Murinsel

{{Short description|German bridge/artificial island}}

{{about|the artificial floating platform in Graz, Austria|the Croatian region historically known in German by the same name|Međimurje County}}

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The Murinsel (German, literally Mur island) in Graz, Austria, is an artificial floating "island" in the middle of the river Mur and links the two banks on both sides. At night the blue navigation lights that surround the structure light up. This landmark of Graz was designed by New York City artist Vito Acconci on the occasion of Graz becoming the 2003 European Capital of Culture.{{cite web | url = http://www.graztourismus.at/cms/beitrag/10030647/2866010/ | title = Murinsel | publisher = Graz Tourism | accessdate = 2003-06-28}}{{cite web | url = http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0023872 | title = Mur Island (Graz, 2003) | work = Structurae | publisher = Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag | accessdate = 2003-06-28}}

Described by the artist as "A bowl that morphs into a dome that morphs into a bowl…"{{Cite web|url=http://acconci.com/mur-island/|title=MUR ISLAND|last=|first=|date=|website=Acconci Studio|access-date=September 25, 2017}} Mur Island is in the form of a giant sea shell and measures {{convert|47|m|abbr=on}} in length. Two footbridges connect it with both banks of the Mur. The center of the platform forms an amphitheatre. Below a twisted round dome there is a café and a playground.