kugel fountain

{{Short description|Sphere floating on a very thin film of water on a fountain basin}}

[[File:Kugelball.svg|thumb|Principle of operation of a Kugel fountain

(A) Water flowing between the sphere and its shaped holder lifts the ball slightly.

(B) Water flows over the sides into a reservoir.

(D) Pump.

(E) Ball can easily be moved by hand.]]

A kugel fountain (also called a floating sphere fountain or by the pleonasmic name kugel ball) is a water feature or sculpture where a sphere sits in a fitted hollow in a pedestal, and is supported by aquaplaning on a thin film of water. Pressurized water flows between the sphere and socket, creating a mechanical hydrostatic bearing that is nearly frictionless. The sphere can weigh thousands of kilograms, but the efficient bearing allows it to be spun by the force of a hand. The sphere does not float, being denser than water; it is often made from granite.{{cite journal |last1=Snoeijer |first1=Jacco H. |last2=van der Weele |first2=Ko |date=November 2014 |title=Physics of the granite sphere fountain |url=https://pof-snoeijer.tnw.utwente.nl/Papers/2014/SnoeijerAJP14.pdf |url-status=live |journal=American Journal of Physics |volume=82 |issue=11 |pages=1029–1039 |bibcode=2014AmJPh..82.1029S |doi=10.1119/1.4886365 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417132519/http://stilton.tnw.utwente.nl/people/snoeijer/Papers/2014/SnoeijerAJP14.pdf |archive-date=17 April 2018 |access-date=22 September 2018}} The hydraulics of the fountain can be controlled so that the axis of rotation of the sphere changes continually.{{cite web |title=Floating Sphere (Kugel ball fountain) from the market leader {{!}} KusserUSA |url=http://www.kusserusa.com/floating-spheres-rings-discs-wheels.html |website=www.kusserusa.com |language=en |access-date=21 October 2018 |archive-date=22 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022033721/http://www.kusserusa.com/floating-spheres-rings-discs-wheels.html |url-status=live }} Ring sculptures that rotate on an axis are also built.{{cite web |url= http://floatingspherefountain.com/stone-ring-fountain |title= Ring water feature |work= Brahma Granitech, India |accessdate= 21 May 2015 |archive-date= 9 July 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150709042026/http://floatingspherefountain.com/stone-ring-fountain |url-status= live }}

Kugel fountains can be found all over the world. Many are at popular tourist destinations, such as science museums,Amanda Oaks, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926213334/http://www.richmond.com/museums/output.aspx?Article_ID=3195201&Vertical_ID=155&tier=20&position=6 Richmond in the Record Books], Richmond.com, 18 August, [2004], Retrieved 18 September 2007 shopping centers, lobbies, and gardens.

{{Lang|de|Kugel}} is the German word for ball or sphere.{{cite web |url= http://dictionary.reverso.net/german-english/Kugel |title= German-English dictionary: Kugel translation |work= Reverso.net |accessdate= 21 May 2015 |archive-date= 19 May 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150519005616/http://dictionary.reverso.net/german-english/Kugel |url-status= live }}

Locations of kugel fountains

\|Facility	City	Country	Diameter	class="unsortable"\|GPS Coordinate	class="unsortable"\|Further information
class="wikitable sortable"
Temaikèn Park \| Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires Province \| Argentina \| \| {{coord\|34.366725\|S\|58.804462\|W\|region:AR_type:landmark\|name=Buenos Aires}} \|
\| Feldkirch \| Austria \| \| Unknown \|
Casino Innsbruck \|Innsbruck \|Austria \|{{convert\|1.2\|m\|in\|abbr=on}} \|{{coord\|47.262688\|N\|11.396148\|E\|scale:1000}} \|This kugelbrunnen (English: kugel fountain) is located in front of the Casino Innsbruck at Salurner Straße 15 in Innsbruck, Austria. Installed 2000 - Welte IHT - https://kusser.com/en_INT/portfolio/ball-fountain-casino-innsbruck/
Casino Velden \| Velden \| Austria \| \| {{coord\|46.615243\|N\|14.043190\|E\|region:AT_type:landmark\|name=Casino Velden}} \|
People's Globe, Fairfield Showground \| Prairiewood, New South Wales \| Australia \| 1.6 m (63 in) \| {{coord\|33.8691937\|S\|150.9046948\|E\|region:AU-NSW_type:landmark\|name=Fairfield Showground}} \| Installed 2021, shows map of world and distances migrants travelled to Fairfield.{{cite book \|title=City Life \|date=2024 \|publisher=Fairfield City Council \|page=8 \|url=https://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/documents/your-council/publications/city-life/issue-103-winter-2024.pdf \|access-date=15 March 2025}}
Questacon \| Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \| Australia \| \| {{coord\|35.298158\|S\|149.131507\|E\|region:AU-ACT_type:landmark\|name=Canberra}} \|
\|Bowral, New South Wales \|Australia \| \| {{coord\|34.477105\|S\|150.418071\|E

}

|Casuarina Square

|Darwin, Northern Territory

|Australia

| {{coord|12.375488|S|130.882411|E|}}

| SkyHigh Mount Dandenong

| Victoria

| Australia

| {{coord|37.826974|S|145.3528|E|region:AU-VIC_type:landmark|name=SkyHigh Mount Dandenong}}

| Forrest Place

| Perth, Western Australia

| Australia

| {{coord|31.952756|S|115.859182|E|region:AU-WA_type:landmark|name=Perth}}

| The University of Western Australia, CS Department

| Perth, Western Australia

| Australia

| {{coord|31.97781|S|115.81645|E|region:AU-WA_type:landmark|name=Perth}}

| Installed 2009

|Place du Martyr

|Verviers

|Belgium

|{{Coord|50.5934996|5.8599302}}

|Installed in 2003, called "Rio + 10"

| WestJet Headquarters

| Calgary, Alberta

| Canada

| {{coord|51.121511|N|114.008751|W|scale:1000|name=WestJet}}{{efn|name=b}}{{efn|name=c}}

| Chinatown

| Victoria, British Columbia

| Canada

| {{coord|48.429117|N|123.366900|W|type:landmark_region:CA-BC|name=Kugel ball at Chinatown}}{{efn|name=b}}{{efn|name=c}}

| Floating metal sphere, not a Kugel ball

| Dundarave

| West Vancouver, British Columbia

| Canada

| {{coord|49.333258|N|123.182506|W|type:landmark_region:CA-BC|name=West Vancouver}}{{efn|name=b}}{{efn|name=c}}

| Guinness World Records Museum

| Niagara Falls, Ontario

| Canada

| {{coord|43.091872|N|79.075985|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|name=Niagara Falls}}

| Holiday Inn Express Montreal Airport

| Montreal, Quebec

| Canada

| {{coord|45.461109|N|73.723973|W|type:landmark_region:CA-QC|name=Montreal}}

| Lyngby Storcenter

| Lyngby

| Denmark

| {{coord|55.771329|N|12.505888|E|region:DK_type:landmark|name=Lyngby, Denmark}}

|University of Helsinki, Physicum building

|Helsinki

|Finland

|0.5 m (20 in)

|{{coord|60.205102|N|24.962891|E|region:FI_type:landmark|name=Helsinki, Finland}}

| Rotuaari pedestrian street

| Oulu

| Finland

| {{coord|65.012207|N|25.471133|E|region:FI_type:landmark|name=Oulu, Finland}}

| Hämeenpuisto

| Tampere

| Finland

| {{coord|61.497792|N|23.751926|E|region:FI_type:landmark|name=Tampere, Finland}}

| Casino Grand Cercle

| Aix-les-Bains

| France

| {{coord|45|41|20|N|5|54|50|E|type:city_region:FR}}

| Rue de Bretagne

| Alençon

| France

| {{coord|48.431505|0.077226|format=dms|region:FR_type:landmark|name=Alençon}}

| Square des longs-prés

| Boulogne-Billancourt, Île de France

| France

| {{coord|48.832248|2.24638|format=dms|region:FR_type:landmark|name=Boulogne-Billancourt}}

| Place de l'Hôtel de ville

| Le Havre

| France

| {{coord|49|29|34|N|0|06|28|E|type:city_region:FR}}

| Près-La-Rose natural park

| Montbéliard

| France

| {{coord|47|30|21|N|6|48|11|E|type:city_region:FR}}

| Spreebogen

| Berlin

| Germany

| {{convert|1.5|m|in|abbr=on}}

| {{coord|52.522983|N|13.346974|E|}}

| Architect: Stephan Haan; Material: Granite{{Cite web|url = http://www.blog.contini-frank.de/2014/08/spree-bogen-teil-3/|title = Spree-Bogen: Teil 3 | Moabit am Sonntag|date = 3 August 2014|access-date = 9 November 2017|archive-date = 10 November 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171110004906/http://www.blog.contini-frank.de/2014/08/spree-bogen-teil-3/|url-status = live}}

|Sparkasse Bensheim

|Bensheim

|Germany

|{{coord|49.681111|N|8.618056|E|}}

|Schweinemarktplatz

|Crailsheim

|Germany

|49.136516°N 10.072113°E

| Äußere Neustadt, Martin-Luther-Platz

| Dresden

| Germany

| {{coord|51.06438|N|13.75621|E|region:DE_type:landmark|name=Dresden}}

| Düren

| Germany

| {{coord|50.80593|N|6.48238|E|region:DE-BY_type:landmark|name=Dueren}}

| Erlangen

| Germany

| {{coord|49.595552|N|11.005286|E|region:DE-BY_type:landmark|name=Erlangen}}

| Palmengarten

| Frankfurt am Main

| Germany

| {{coord|50.116667|N|8.683333|E|region:DE_type:landmark|name=Frankfurt am Main}}

| Hanse-Viertel

| Hamburg

| Germany

| {{convert|2.11|m|in|abbr=on}}

| {{coord|53.552890|N|9.988048|E|region:DE-BY_type:landmark|name=Hamburg}}

| Installed in 2012{{Cite web|url=http://www.allianz-realestate.com/en/press/press-releases/news/05-11-12-biggest-granit-sphere-in-western-europe-for-hamburg/|title=Biggest Granite Sphere in Western Europe for Hamburg|website=Allianz-Realestate|access-date=2017-04-30|archive-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822230228/http://www.allianz-realestate.com/en/press/press-releases/news/05-11-12-biggest-granit-sphere-in-western-europe-for-hamburg|url-status=live}}

| Westpark

| Munich

| Germany

| {{coord|48.122954|N|11.531178|E|region:DE_type:landmark|name=Munich}}

|Tibusplatz

|Münster

|Germany

| {{coord|51.965940|N|7.627233|W|}},

|Europa-Park, Schlosspark

|Rust

|Germany

|{{coord|48.268611|N|7.723889|E||display=}},

|Herrenschreiberstraße

|Rheine

|Germany

| {{coord|52.277445|N|7.438585|W|}},

|City Center, Riesenstraße

|Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz

|Germany

| {{coord|49.442902|N|7.770518|E|}}

| Langenfeld

| Germany

| {{coord|51.109795|N|6.948499|E|region:DE_type:landmark|name=Langenfeld}}

|Calwer Straße

|Stuttgart

|Germany

|{{convert|1.0|m|in|abbr=on}}

| {{coord|48.77634268|N|9.17419541|E|}}

|SAP SE Headquarters

|Walldorf

|Germany

|{{convert|1.5|m|in|abbr=on}}

|Am Zwinger 1

|Sankt Wendel

|Germany

| {{coord|49.468055|N|7.168804|E|}}

|House of Science

|Patras

|Greece

|{{convert|1.0|m|in|abbr=on}}

|A granite sphere of a diameter of precisely 1 m, immersed in the water basin up to the angle of 35° from the bottom.{{Cite journal |last=Snoeijer |first=Jacco H. |last2=der Weele |first2=Ko van |date=2014-11-01 |title=Physics of the granite sphere fountain |url=https://pubs.aip.org/aapt/ajp/article-abstract/82/11/1029/1057509/Physics-of-the-granite-sphere-fountain?redirectedFrom=fulltext |journal=American Journal of Physics |volume=82 |issue=11 |pages=1029–1039 |doi=10.1119/1.4886365 |issn=0002-9505}}

| Bengaluru International Airport Terminal

| Bangalore

| India

| {{coord|13.1989|N|77.7056|E|type:landmark_region:IN}}

| W5 Interactive Discovery Centre

| Belfast

| Northern Ireland

| {{coord|54.603768|N|5.91560|W|region:NI_type:landmark|name=Belfast}}

| Bloomfield Science Museum

| Jerusalem

| Israel

| {{coord|31.7781|N|35.2007|E|type:landmark_region:IL}}

| Parco Commerciale Dora

| Turin

| Italy

| {{coord|45.087556|N|7.668025|E|type:landmark_region:IT|name=Turin}}

| Incrocio Viale Giosuè Carducci-Via Filzi

| Riva del Garda

| Italy

{{coord|45.885812|N|10.845519|E|type:landmark_region:IT|name=Riva del Garda}}

| Parco

| Kumamoto

| Japan

| {{coord|32.802953|N|130.710127|E|region:JP_type:landmark|name=Kumamoto}}

| Lobby of the Radisson Blu Hotel

| Salwa, Kuwait City

| Kuwait

| {{coord|29.375|N|48.08722|E|}}

| Triq it-Torri

| Sliema

| Malta

| {{coord|35.914802|N|14.496526|E|region:MT-56_type:landmark|name=Triq it-Torri}}

| Te Papa Museum

| Wellington

| New Zealand

| {{coord|41.290556|S|174.781389|E|region:NZ_type:landmark|name=Wellington}}

| Centrum of Tjuvholmen Aker brygge

| Oslo

| Norway

| {{coord|59.909499|10.723976}}

| Byrkjedalstunet

| Rogaland

| Norway

| {{coord|58.779475|6.317047}}

| Flåm

| Sogn og Fjordane

| Norway

| {{coord|60.863663|7.117002}}

| Park Zdrojowy

| Polanica-Zdrój

| Poland

| {{coord|50.409609|N|16.51015|E|region:PL_type:landmark|name= Polanica-Zdrój, Poland}}

|[http://kamela.info.pl/index.php/atrakcje-turystyczne ATRAKCJE TURYSTYCZNE: POLANICA ZDRÓJ, summer 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809011147/http://kamela.info.pl/index.php/atrakcje-turystyczne |date=9 August 2017 }}, Retrieved on 8 August 2017 (in Polish)

| "The Solar System"

| Tarnów

| Poland

| {{coord|50.008342|N|20.975346|E|region:PL_type:landmark|name=Tarnów, Poland}}

|[http://www.tarnowianin.com/799_kosmiczna_fontanna_w_tarnowie_juz_dziala.html Kosmiczna fontanna w Tarnowie juz dziala] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515063224/http://www.tarnowianin.com/799_kosmiczna_fontanna_w_tarnowie_juz_dziala.html |date=15 May 2011 }}, Spring 2011, Retrieved on 5 June 2011 (in Polish)

|Predmostnaya Ploshchad

|Krasnoyarsk

|Russia

|{{convert|1.4|m|in|abbr=on}}

| {{coord|55.991543|N|92.8879158|E|}}

| The city has six kugel balls.

| Malaya Sadovaya Street

| Saint Petersburg

| Russia

| {{coord|59.93421|N|30.33744|E|region:RU_type:landmark|name=St. Petersburg}}

|Petnica

|Valjevo

|Serbia

| {{coord|44.2599|N|19.9286|E}}

| Patrimonio Inteligente

| Puerto Lumbreras, Región de Murcia

| Spain

| {{coord|37.577255|N|1.793379|W|region:ES_type:landmark|name=Puerto Lumbreras, Spain}}

| Casa de las Ciencias

| A Coruña

| Spain

| {{coord|43.3618|N|8.413951|W|region:ES_type:landmark|name=A Coruña, Spain}}

| Museo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

| Alcobendas, Madrid

| Spain

| {{coord|40.537837|N|3.640595|W|region:ES_type:landmark|name=Alcobendas, Spain}}

|Museo Elder de la Ciencia y la Tecnología

|Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

|Spain

|[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=28.141104___N_-15.429532___E 28.141104ºN 15.429532ºW]

| Kaggensgatan Pedestrian Street

| Kalmar

| Sweden

| {{coord|56.661616|N|16.364538|E|region:SE_type:landmark|name=Kalmar, Sweden}}

| Kursaal

| Bern

| Switzerland

| {{coord|46.952857|N|7.449401|E|region:CH_type:landmark|name=Bern}}

|Due to construction/renovation work at the Kursaal Bern the Kugelbrunnen has been sold to a private person and moved to an undisclosed location.{{Cite web |title=Für 13'520 Franken auf Ricardo ersteigert: Weltkugel-Brunnen des Kursaals reist nach Lyss zu neuem Besitzer |url=https://tv.telebaern.tv/telebaern-news/fuer-13520-franken-auf-ricardo-ersteigert-weltkugel-brunnen-des-kursaals-reist-nach-lyss-zu-neuem-besitzer-144070533 |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=TeleBärn |date=18 October 2021 |language=de-ch}}

|Rue Cheneau-de-Bourg

| Lausanne

| Switzerland

|{{coord|46.520139|N|6.636332|E|region:CH_type:landmark|name=Lausanne}}

| Zürichhorn

| Zürich

| Switzerland

| {{coord|47.35321|N|8.55182|E|region:CH_type:landmark|name=Zürich}}

| Donbass Arena

| Donetsk

| Ukraine

| {{coord|48|01|15|N|37|48|34|E|region:UA_type:landmark|name=Donetsk, Ukraine}}

| Waitrose car park

| Abingdon

| England

| {{coord |51.671882| -1.279409|}}

| Carsington Water Visitor Center

| Derbyshire

| England

| {{coord|53.061064|N|1.641143|W|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Derbyshire}}

| Paultons Park

| Hampshire

| England

| {{coord|50.948699|N|1.552747|W|type:landmark_region:GB|name=Hampshire}}

|[http://www.paultonspark.co.uk/2009/ridesattractions/attractionsall.html Paultons Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106012532/http://www.paultonspark.co.uk/2009/ridesattractions/attractionsall.html |date=6 January 2010 }}, Summer 2008, Retrieved 15 June 2009

| Town Centre

| Kenilworth

| England

| {{coord|52.343929|N|1.579821|W|type:}}

| Techniquest

| Cardiff

| Wales

| {{coord|51.462671|N|3.168174|W|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Cardiff}}

| Amarillo, Texas

| United States

| {{coord|35.207017|N|101.830733|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|name=Amarillo}}

| "Discovery", Columbus Learning Center

| Columbus, Indiana

| United States

| {{coord|39.252718|N|85.902096|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|name=Columbus Learning Center}}

|{{cite web |url=http://www.columbus.in.us/listings/index.cfm?action=displayListing&listingID=5975&catID=336&subCatID=2929&startrange=All&endrange=All&substart=M&subend=S¬ify=1&ShowTab=0 |title=Columbus, Indiana Convention and Visitors Bureau |accessdate=2011-07-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927180752/http://www.columbus.in.us/listings/index.cfm?action=displayListing&listingID=5975&catID=336&subCatID=2929&startrange=All&endrange=All&substart=M&subend=S¬ify=1&ShowTab=0 |archivedate=27 September 2011}}

| Water Tower Plaza

| Gilbert, Arizona

| United States

| {{coord|33.354769|N|111.790991|W|region:US-AZ_type:landmark|name=Gilbert, Arizona}}

| Disneyland

| Anaheim, California

| United States

| {{coord|33.811818|N|117.917062|W|type:landmark_region:US-CA|name=Disneyland Resort}}

|Disney California Adventure Park

|Anaheim, California

|United States

| {{coord|33|48|16.6|N|117|55|17.0|W|type:landmark_region:US-CA|name=Disney California Adventure Park}}

| Amtrak Station

| Bakersfield, California

| United States

| {{coord|35.372165|N|119.008178|W|type:landmark_region:US-CA|name=Bakersfield}}

| San Diego Zoo Safari Park

| Escondido, California

| United States

| {{convert|0.6|m|in|abbr=on}}{{efn|name=a}}

| {{coord|33.09866|-116.99889|type:landmark_scale:10000_region:US}}

| San Diego Zoo

| San Diego, California

| United States

| {{coord|32.733666|N|117.148939|W|}}

| Hollywood Guinness Museum

| Los Angeles, California

| United States

| {{coord|34.1012808|N|118.3380203|W|}}{{efn|name=c}}

| {{convert|10958|lbs|kg|abbr=on|order=flip}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.guinnessmuseumhollywood.com/ |title=Hollywood Guinness Museum |access-date=15 June 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091640/http://www.guinnessmuseumhollywood.com/ |url-status=live }}

|Livermorium Plaza

|Livermore, California

|United States

| {{coord|37.68208|N|121.76803|W|}}

| Opened June 15, 2022, this plaza commemorates the creation of the element Livermorium (Lv).

|Morgan Stanley

|La Jolla, California

|United States

| {{coord|32.848190|N|117.273526|W|}}

| California Baptist University

| Riverside, California

| United States

| {{coord|33.93|N|117.425|W|type:landmark_region:US-CA|name=California Baptist University}}

|Canyon Creek Park

|San Jose, CA

|United States

|{{coord|37.290687|-121.768548|scale:1000}}

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.dillondesignassociates.com/Photo-Gallery-3.html|title=Plazas & Public Art|website=www.dillondesignassociates.com|access-date=2017-09-05|archive-date=19 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519112243/http://www.dillondesignassociates.com/Photo-Gallery-3.html|url-status=live}}

| Fry's Electronics

| San Marcos, California

| United States

| {{convert|40|in|m|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| {{coord|33.13712|-117.183952|type:landmark_region:US}}

| Railroad Community Park

| Santa Paula, California,

| United States

| {{coord|34.35597|N|119.0604|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark|name=Santa Paula, California}}

| 29th Street Mall

| Boulder, Colorado

| United States

| {{coord|40.01715|N|105.25585|W|region:US-CO_type:landmark|name=Boulder}}

| Belmar Shopping Center

| Lakewood, Colorado

| United States

| {{coord|39.708726|N|105.077594|W|region:US-CO_type:landmark|name=Lakewood, Colorado}}

| Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

| Merritt Island, Florida

| United States

| {{coord|28.522486|N|80.681198|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark|name=Cape Canaveral}}

| Magic Kingdom Walt Disney World

| Orlando, Florida

| United States

| {{coord|28.4186592|N|81.5792516|W|type:landmark_region:US-CA|name=Walt Disney World Resort}}

| State Botanical Garden of Georgia

| Athens, Georgia

| United States

| {{coord|33.901103|-83.383138|region:US-GA_type:landmark|name=Athens, Georgia}}

|[http://botgarden.uga.edu/garart.html The State Botanical Garden of Georgia: Art in the Garden] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826001737/http://botgarden.uga.edu/garart.html |date=26 August 2012 }} Retrieved 30 May 2012

| Lincoln Park Zoo

| Chicago, Illinois

| United States

| {{coord|41.9211|N|87.6355|W|region:US-IL_type:landmark|name=Lincoln Park Zoo}}

| Morton Arboretum

| Illinois

| United States

| {{coord|41.81393|N|88.06997|W|region:US-IL_type:landmark|name=Morton Arboretum}}

| Abt Electronics

| Glenview, Illinois

| United States

| {{coord|42.067964|N|87.852602|W|type:landmark_region:US-IL|name=Glenview}}

| Holliday Park Nature Center

| Indianapolis, Indiana

| United States

| {{coord|39.871552|N|86.161384|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|name=Holliday Park sphere}}

|Columbian Park Zoo

|Lafayette, Indiana

|United States

|{{convert|42|in|m|abbr=on|order=flip}}

|{{coord|40.413348|N|86.870509|W|scale:1000}}

|The sphere fountain is a product of Kusser Fountain Works in Germany, a gift from The McAllister Foundation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lafayette.in.gov/1693/Fountain-Plaza-and-Sculptures|title=Fountain Plaza and Sculptures {{!}} Lafayette, IN – Official Website|website=www.lafayette.in.gov|access-date=2016-09-13|archive-date=3 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003144214/http://www.lafayette.in.gov/1693/Fountain-Plaza-and-Sculptures|url-status=live}}

| Coleman-Morse Center

| Notre Dame, Indiana

| United States

| {{coord|41.700701|N|86.240622|W|type:landmark_region:US-IN|name=Notre Dame, Indiana}}

|[http://www.nd.edu/%7Endmag/sm2001/fountain.html Notre Dame Magazine Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706155116/http://www.nd.edu/%7Endmag/sm2001/fountain.html |date=6 July 2008 }}, Summer 2001, Retrieved 31 July 2008

| Iowa State Fairgrounds

| Des Moines, Iowa

| United States

| {{coord|41.595546|N|93.551049|W|region:US-IA_type:landmark|name=Des Moines}}

| Louisville Zoo

| Louisville, Kentucky

| United States

| {{coord|38.205438|N|85.707023|W|region:US-KY_type:landmark|name=Louisville, Kentucky}}

| Marshall Nemer Pavilion, Lourdes Hospital

| Paducah, Kentucky

| United States

| Unknown

| Towne Center at Cedar Lodge

| Baton Rouge, Louisiana

| United States

| {{coord|30.432830|N|91.112009|W|type:landmark_region:US-LA|name=Baton Rouge}}

|The Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum

|Baltimore, Maryland

|United States

| {{coord|39.285164|N|76.612068|W|}}

| Davison Township Police Department

| Davison, Michigan

| United States

| {{coord|43.027255|N|83.555757|W|region:US-MI_type:landmark|name=Davison, Michigan}}

| The Frank's Nursery and Crafts Rose Garden at Michigan State University

| East Lansing, Michigan

| United States

| {{coord|42.72079|N|84.47413|W|type:landmark_region:US-MI|name=East Lansing}}

| Private home

| Superior Township, Michigan

| United States

| {{convert|48|in|m|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| {{coord|42.323598|N|83.597744|W|}}

| {{convert|5600|lb|kg|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| Somerset Collection

| Troy, Michigan

| United States

| {{coord|42|33|41|N|83|11|2|W|region:US-MI_type:landmark|name=Troy, Michigan}}

| Mississippi College

| Clinton, Mississippi

| United States

| {{coord|32.336269|N|90.329185|W|region:US-MS_type:landmark|name=Mississippi College}}

| Kansas City Life Insurance Company

| Kansas City, Missouri

| United States

| {{coord|39.063666|N|94.590743|W|region:US-MO_type:landmark|name=Kansas City, Missouri}}

|Bob Devaney Sports Center

|Lincoln, Nebraska

|United States

|{{convert|48|in|m|abbr=on|order=flip}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/10/prweb8901900.htm|title=Top Stone, Inc. is Excited to Announce 'World's Largest' 4 Foot/5,500 Pound Basketball Rolling Sphere Fountain at 'Cornhuskers' Nebraska Devany Sports Complex|website=PRWeb|access-date=2016-04-08|archive-date=19 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419130858/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/10/prweb8901900.htm|url-status=dead}}

|{{coord|40.830207|N|96.697644|W|}}

|Installed in 2011 by [http://www.topstone1.com Top Stone]

| Henry Doorly Zoo

| Omaha, Nebraska

| United States

| {{coord|41.225158|N|95.927939|W|region:US-NE_type:landmark|name=Omaha}}

| Millennium Plaza

| Omaha, Nebraska

| United States

| {{coord|41.264191|N|96.162198|W|region:US-NE_type:landmark|name=Omaha, Nebraska}}

|Storyland

|Glen, New Hampshire

|United States

| {{coord|44|7|1.71|N|71|10|51.81|W}},

| Duke Power

| Charlotte, North Carolina

| United States

| {{coord|35.2258014|N|80.8505208|W|region:US-SE_type:landmark|name=Charlotte}}

| Elon University, Numen Lumen Pavilion

| Elon, North Carolina

| United States

| {{coord|36.102485|-79.502274|name=Elon University UK}}

| Meditation garden

|Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

|Rocky Mount, North Carolina

|United States

| Canton Ohio Downtown

| Canton, Ohio

| United States

| {{coord|40.798682|N|81.374644|W|}}

| Destroyed By vandals

| TriHealth Fitness & Health Pavilion

| Cincinnati, Ohio

| United States

| {{coord|39.255901|N|84.364927|W|type:landmark_region:US-OH|name=Cincinnati}}

| Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza (park)

| Columbus, Ohio

| United States

| {{coord|40.007172|N|83.022688|W|region:US-OH_type:landmark|name=Columbus, Ohio}}

| COSI Columbus

| Columbus, Ohio

| United States

| Unknown

| The Mall at Tuttle Crossing

| Columbus, Ohio

| United States

| Unknown

|-Removed at some point in the 2010s

| Tulsa Zoo

| Tulsa, Oklahoma

| United States

| {{coord|36.212724|N|95.905802|W|type:landmark_region:US-OK|name=Tulsa Zoo}}

| Nike Campus

| Beaverton, Oregon

| United States

| Unknown

| McKenzie Park

| Hermiston, Oregon

| United States

| {{coord|45.839161|-119.291164}}

| Railroad Plaza

| Lansdale, Pennsylvania

| United States

| {{coord|40.243083|N|75.285833|W|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Lansdale}}

| Alter Hall, Temple University

| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

| United States

| {{coord|39.980071|N|75.156248|W|region:AR_type:landmark|name=Philadelphia}}

| Reading Hospital

| Reading, Pennsylvania

| United States

| {{coord|40.329704|N|75.949492|W|type:landmark_region:US-PA|name=Reading}}

|{{Cite web |url=http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=247093 |title=ReadingEagle.com: Healing garden at Reading Hospital allows visitors to reflect (image caption) |access-date=13 June 2013 |archive-date=24 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324093743/http://www2.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=247093 |url-status=live }}

| Robert E. Freeman Memorial Park

| Providence, Rhode Island

| United States

| {{coord|41.822196|N|71.413868|W|}}{{efn|name=c}}

|Outside Mellow Mushroom

|Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

|United States

| {{coord|32.866696|N|79.785005|W|}}

| The Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum

| Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

| United States

| {{coord|33.692292|N|78.879789|W}}

| The Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum

| Gatlinburg, Tennessee

| United States

| {{coord|35.711403|N|83.518453|W|type:landmark_region:US-TN|name=Gatlinburg, Tennessee}}

|Miracle Field

|Murfreesboro, Tennessee

|United States

|Located at McKnight Park. Kugel ball is a representative of a baseball, and bears the signature of Boston Red Sox pitcher and Murfreesboro native David Price. Miracle Field was constructed with funds from Price's charity, Project One Four. The facility opened on 6 May 2017.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wgnsradio.com/miracle-field-grand-opening-this-saturday-in-murfreesboro-cms-39199 |title=Miracle Field Grand Opening This Saturday in Murfreesboro |access-date=2 May 2017 |archive-date=2 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502100714/http://www.wgnsradio.com/miracle-field-grand-opening-this-saturday-in-murfreesboro-cms-39199 |url-status=live }}

| Oak Court Mall

| Memphis, Tennessee

| United States

| {{coord|35.117305|N|89.913378|W|region:US-TN_type:landmark|name=Memphis}}

| Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park (Earth kugel ball)

| Nashville, Tennessee

| United States

| {{convert|1.8|m|in|abbr=on}}

| {{coord|36.172008|N|86.788634|W|region:US-TN_type:landmark|name=Nashville, Tennessee}}{{efn|name=b}}{{efn|name=c}}

| World War II Memorial {{convert|18000|lbs|kg|abbr=on}} lbs{{Cite web |url=http://tnstateparks.com/assets/pdf/additional-content/park-maps/bicentennial-mall_park-map.pdf |title=Bicentennial Park Map |access-date=13 September 2016 |archive-date=23 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623081656/http://tnstateparks.com/assets/pdf/additional-content/park-maps/bicentennial-mall_park-map.pdf |url-status=live }}

| Cancer Survivors Plaza

| Dallas, Texas

| United States

| {{coord|32.786083|N|96.795739|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|name=Dallas}}

| Historic Downtown Grapevine

| Grapevine, Texas

| United States

| {{coord|32.939966|N|97.078247|W|name=Grapevine}}

| ConocoPhillips Campus

| Houston, Texas

| United States

| {{coord|29.788273|N|95.613542|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|name=Houston, Texas}}

| Houston Museum of Natural Science

| Houston, TX

| United States

| {{coord|29.721932|-95.390239}}

| University Place Orem

| Orem, Utah

| United States

| {{coord|40.2761075|N|111.6803086|W|}}

| Utah's Hogle Zoo

| Salt Lake City, Utah

| United States

| {{coord|40.75|N|111.81412|W|}}

| Lagoon Amusement Park

| Farmington, Utah

| United States

| {{coord|40.985556|N|111.894722|W|}}

| Atlas Walk

| Gainesville, Virginia

| United States

| {{convert|1.32|m|in|abbr=on}}

| {{coord| 38.795686|N|77.609996|W|type:landmark_region:US-VA|name=Gainesville, Virginia}}{{efn|name=b}}{{efn|name=c}}

|7000 pounds{{Cite web|url=http://www.topstone1.com/Atas%20Installed.htm|title=Atlas Walk Fountain|access-date=August 24, 2020|archive-date=23 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723002338/http://www.topstone1.com/Atas%20Installed.htm|url-status=live}}

| Virginia Zoological Park

| Norfolk, Virginia

| United States

| {{coord|36.8786|N|76.2744|W|region:US-VA_type:landmark|name=Norfolk, VA}}

| International Mission Board

| Richmond, Virginia

| United States

| {{coord|37.5683565|N|77.4822119|W|region:US-VA_type:landmark|name=Richmond, Virginia}}

| Science Museum of Virginia (Earth kugel ball)

| Richmond, Virginia

| United States

| {{convert|2.653|m|in|abbr=on}}{{efn|name=a}}

| {{coord|37.560761|N|77.466157|W|region:US-VA_type:landmark|name=Richmond, Virginia}}{{efn|name=b}}{{efn|name=c}}

| World's largest since 2003{{cite web |url= http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-kugel/ |publisher= Guinness World Records |title= Largest kugel |date= 8 January 2003 |accessdate= 14 May 2017 |archive-date= 30 June 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170630094929/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-kugel/ |url-status= live }}

| Science Museum of Virginia (Earth's Moon kugel ball)

| Richmond, Virginia

| United States

| {{convert|0.72|m|in|abbr=on}}{{efn|name=a}}

| {{coord|37.561323|-77.466698|region:US-VA_type:landmark|name=Richmond, Virginia}}{{efn|name=b}}{{efn|name=c}}

| Crossroads Park

| Bellevue, Washington

| United States

| {{coord|47.617418|N|122.1227715|W|type:landmark_region:US-WA|name=Bellevue}}

| Whatcom Community College

| Bellingham, Washington

| United States

| {{coord|48.79534|N|122.493681|W|region:US-WA_type:landmark|name=Bellingham, Washington}}

| Pacific Science Center

| Seattle, Washington

| United States

| {{coord|47|37|9|N|122|21|4|W|region:US-WA_type:landmark|name=Seattle}}

| Milwaukee County Zoo

| Milwaukee, Wisconsin

| United States

| {{coord|43.134167|N|87.955833|W|region:US-WI_type:landmark|name=Milwaukee}}

| Casper Area Chamber of Commerce

| Casper, Wyoming

| United States

| {{coord| 42.855157|N|106.325434|W|type:landmark_region:US-WY|name=Casper, Wyoming}}{{efn|name=b}}{{efn|name=c}}

|{{Cite web |url=https://mycountry955.com/caspers-5-best-water-features-photos/ |title=CASPER'S 5 BEST WATER FEATURES [PHOTOS] |last=Darcy |first=Rick |date=July 26, 2016 |website=95.5 My Country |access-date=August 24, 2020 |archive-date=2 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502125057/http://mycountry955.com/caspers-5-best-water-features-photos/ |url-status=live }}

| Canyon Visitor Education Center

| Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

| United States

| {{coord| 44.734717|N|110.491888|W|type:landmark_region:US-WY|name=Yellowstone}}

| Five Points Centennial Plaza{{cite web | url=https://www.fivepointsfoundation.org/accomplishments.php | title=Five Points Foundation | access-date=24 August 2020 | archive-date=29 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029123841/http://www.fivepointsfoundation.org/accomplishments.php | url-status=usurped }}

| Five Points (Columbia, South Carolina), South Carolina

| United States

| {{coord| 33.9976052|N|81.01667|W|type:landmark_region:US-SC|name=South Carolina}}

| St. Rita's Medical Center{{cite web | url=https://www.mccarthy.com/projects/st-ritas-medical-center | title=St. Rita's Medical Center | access-date=24 August 2020 | archive-date=28 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928225905/https://www.mccarthy.com/projects/st-ritas-medical-center | url-status=live }}

| St. Rita's Medical Center, Ohio

| United States

| {{coord| 40.7409395|N|84.120673|W|type:landmark_region:US-OH|name=Ohio}}

| Jack C. Taylor Conference Center

| Annapolis, Maryland

| United States

| {{coord|38.987778|N|76.491389|W|region:US_MD_type:landmark|name=Annapolis, Maryland}}

| Installed in front of the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center at the United States Naval Institute in 2021.

| Piazza d’armi (a public square){{cite web |title=Piazza d'Armi |url=https://massacarrara-live.it/index.php/edifici-e-location/edifici-e-location-carrara/piazza-darmi/ |website=Massa Carrara Live |language=it-IT}}{{cite web |last1=Bakerjian |first1=Martha |title=Carrara, Tuscany Guide |url=https://www.marthasitaly.com/articles/192/carrara-tuscany-travel-guide |website=Martha's Italy |language=en-us}}

| Carrara

| Italy

| {{Osmway|28115793|location}}

| Made by Kenneth Davis in 1979{{cn|date=September 2022}}

1.8 tons{{Cn|date=September 2022}}

= Notes =

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Gallery

File:Kugel June 24 2021.jpg|World globe, Jack C. Taylor Conference Center of the United States Naval Institute, Annapolis

File:Reaching for the Stars.jpg|Celestial globe, weighing nine tons, being spun by a child at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

File:Kugel Ball in Lansdale.jpg|Lansdale station, Railroad Plaza, Lansdale, Pennsylvania

File:Malta - Sliema - Triq It-Torri - floating sphere fountain 01 ies.ogv|Sliema, Malta

File:Bottrop - Kirchplatz - Kugelbrunnen 02 (0) ies.ogv|The Kirchplatz fountain in Bottrop, Germany, with pigeon

File:Kugel fountain dueren germany.jpg|Kugel fountain in Dueren, Germany

File:Wuppertal Willy-Brandt-Platz 2014 016.webm|The transplanted Döppersberger Brunnen{{Cite web|url=https://www.denkmal-wuppertal.de/2014/01/neuer-doppersberger-brunnen-1989.html|title=Neuer Döppersberger Brunnen (1989) - Denkmal-Wuppertal.de|date=5 January 2014 |access-date=22 August 2018|archive-date=22 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822051727/https://www.denkmal-wuppertal.de/2014/01/neuer-doppersberger-brunnen-1989.html|url-status=live}} in its new location in the Willy-Brandt-Platz in Wuppertal, Germany

References

External links

{{cite journal |last1=Snoeijer |first1=Jacco H. |last2=der Weele |first2=Ko van |title=Physics of the granite sphere fountain |journal=American Journal of Physics |date=November 2014 |volume=82 |issue=11 |pages=1029–1039 |doi=10.1119/1.4886365 |url=http://stilton.tnw.utwente.nl/people/snoeijer/Papers/2014/SnoeijerAJP14.pdf|bibcode=2014AmJPh..82.1029S }}
[http://www.kugel.com/faq.htm Kugel fountain FAQ]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716211222/http://www.terracaching.com/viewcache.cgi?ID=LCMI Terracache dedicated to the kugel fountain.]
[http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=147bb295-043d-405c-a67c-d8ddd04c2688&exp=True Waymarking list of large kugel fountains, with GPS coordinates and images.]

Category:Balls

Category:Fountains

Category:Garden ornaments

Category:Outdoor sculptures

\|Facility	City	Country	Diameter	class="unsortable"\|GPS Coordinate	class="unsortable"\|Further information
class="wikitable sortable"
Temaikèn Park \| Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires Province \| Argentina \| \| {{coord\|34.366725\|S\|58.804462\|W\|region:AR_type:landmark\|name=Buenos Aires}} \|
\| Feldkirch \| Austria \| \| Unknown \|
Casino Innsbruck \|Innsbruck \|Austria \|{{convert\|1.2\|m\|in\|abbr=on}} \|{{coord\|47.262688\|N\|11.396148\|E\|scale:1000}} \|This kugelbrunnen (English: kugel fountain) is located in front of the Casino Innsbruck at Salurner Straße 15 in Innsbruck, Austria. Installed 2000 - Welte IHT - https://kusser.com/en_INT/portfolio/ball-fountain-casino-innsbruck/
Casino Velden \| Velden \| Austria \| \| {{coord\|46.615243\|N\|14.043190\|E\|region:AT_type:landmark\|name=Casino Velden}} \|
People's Globe, Fairfield Showground \| Prairiewood, New South Wales \| Australia \| 1.6 m (63 in) \| {{coord\|33.8691937\|S\|150.9046948\|E\|region:AU-NSW_type:landmark\|name=Fairfield Showground}} \| Installed 2021, shows map of world and distances migrants travelled to Fairfield.{{cite book \|title=City Life \|date=2024 \|publisher=Fairfield City Council \|page=8 \|url=https://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/documents/your-council/publications/city-life/issue-103-winter-2024.pdf \|access-date=15 March 2025}}
Questacon \| Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \| Australia \| \| {{coord\|35.298158\|S\|149.131507\|E\|region:AU-ACT_type:landmark\|name=Canberra}} \|
\|Bowral, New South Wales \|Australia \| \| {{coord\|34.477105\|S\|150.418071\|E

kugel fountain

Locations of kugel fountains

= Notes =

Gallery

See also

References

External links