Kugel Ball - Hanse Viertel - Hamburg / Germany
Posted by: Astartus
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West-Europe's largest movable Kugel Ball.
Waymark Code: WMFTQ8
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Date Posted: 11/30/2012
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Located inside the "Hanse-Viertel" shoopping mall is west-europe's largest moveable Kugel Ball. The ball is made from green Migmatit, has a diameter of 2.11m and weights roughly 13 tons. The ball comes from a stone quarry in Brasil and is approx. 300 million years old.
Depicted on the ball are the continents and the major shipping routes between the continents. A small plaque attached to one of the sourrounding pillars has all the details and figures related to this Kugel Ball.