{{Short description|Sphere floating on a very thin film of water on a fountain basin}} {{about|the sculpted fountains||Kugel (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} thumb|Principle of operation of a Kugel fountain <br />(A) Water flowing between the sphere and its shaped holder lifts the ball slightly. <br />(B) Water flows over the sides into a reservoir. <br />(C) Water is pumped back in an endless loop. <br />(D) Pump. <br />(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.<ref name="physics">{{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}}</ref> The hydraulics of the fountain can be controlled so that the axis of rotation of the sphere changes continually.<ref name=Kusser>{{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 }}</ref> Ring sculptures that rotate on an axis are also built.<ref name=Kusser/><ref>{{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 }}</ref>
Kugel fountains can be found all over the world. Many are at popular tourist destinations, such as science museums,<ref>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</ref> shopping centers, lobbies, and gardens.
{{Lang|de|Kugel}} is the German word for ''ball'' or ''sphere''.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
==Locations of kugel fountains== <!-- FOR METERS DIAMETER, USE {{convert|size (meters)|m|in|abbr=on}} KEEP THE UNITS METER BASED, PLEASE --> <!-- FOR INCHES DIAMETER, USE {{convert|size (inches)|in|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} KEEP THE UNITS METER BASED, PLEASE --> <!-- FOR APPROXIMATE DIAMETER ADD {{efn|name=a}} AFTER THE DIAMETER --> <!-- FOR VISIBLE BY GOOGLE SATELLITE ADD {{efn|name=b}} IN COORDINATE COLUMN --> <!-- FOR VISIBLE BY GOOGLE STREET VIEW ADD {{efn|name=c}} IN COORDINATE COLUMN -->
{{GeoGroupTemplate}} {{Expand list|date=November 2021}} {{clear}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !|Facility!!City!!Country!!Diameter!!class="unsortable"|GPS Coordinate!!class="unsortable"|Further information |- | 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}} | |- |- | Casino Seefeld | Seefeld | Austria | | {{coord|47.329167|N|11.189444|E|region:AT_type:landmark|name=Casino Seefeld}} | |- | 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> |- | 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 |- |Atlantis Hotel |Nassau |Bahamas | |N 25° 05.028 W 077° 19.330 |https://waymarking.com/waymarks/wm11W05_Pearl_of_Atlantis_Kugel_Ball_Nassau_Bahamas |- |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 <!-- LEAVE IN SO IT DOESN'T GET ADDED AGAIN --> |- | 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}} | |- | Foxconn Factory Courtyard | Kutna Hora, Central Bohemia | Czech Republic | | {{coord|49.941992|N|15.282243|E|type:landmark_region:CZ|name=Kutna Hora}} | |- | 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<ref>{{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}}</ref> |- |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}} | |- | Garmisch-Partenkirchen Casino | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Germany | | {{coord|47.493889|N|11.090278|E|region:DE_type:landmark|name=Garmisch-Partenkirchen Casino}} | Am Kurpark 10, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |- | 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<ref>{{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}}</ref> |- | 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.<ref>{{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|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |- | 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 <!-- ADDRESS , Via Livorno, angolo Via Treviso --> | 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}} |<ref>[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)</ref> |- | "The Solar System" | Tarnów | Poland | | {{coord|50.008342|N|20.975346|E|region:PL_type:landmark|name=Tarnów, Poland}} |<ref>[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)</ref> |- |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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> |- |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}} | |- | Donbas 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}} |<ref>[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</ref> |- | 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}} |<ref>{{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}}</ref> |- | 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}}<ref>{{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 }}</ref> |- |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}} |<ref>{{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}}</ref> |- | 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}} |<ref>[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</ref> |- | 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> |- | Coleman-Morse Center | Notre Dame, Indiana | United States | | {{coord|41.700701|N|86.240622|W|type:landmark_region:US-IN|name=Notre Dame, Indiana}} |<ref>[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</ref> |- | 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}} | {{convert|4250|lb|kg|abbr=on|order=flip}} |- | 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}}<ref>{{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}}</ref> |{{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}} |<ref>{{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 }}</ref> |- | 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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> |- | 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<ref>{{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 }}</ref> |- | 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, Texas | United States | | {{coord|29.721932|-95.390239}} | |- | Oaks Medical Group | Bountiful, Utah | United States | | {{coord|40.8871667|N|111.87116667|W|}} | |- | 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}}<ref name=AtlasWalkVA/> | {{coord| 38.795686|N|77.609996|W|type:landmark_region:US-VA|name=Gainesville, Virginia}}{{efn|name=b}}{{efn|name=c}} |7000 pounds<ref name=AtlasWalkVA>{{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}}</ref> |- | 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}}<ref name=GuinnessSMV/>{{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<ref name=GuinnessSMV>{{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 }}</ref> |- | 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}} |<ref>{{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 }}</ref> |- | 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<ref>{{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 }}</ref> | 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<ref>{{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 }}</ref> | 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)<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> | Carrara | Italy | | {{Osmway|28115793|location}} | Made by Kenneth Davis in 1979{{cn|date=September 2022}} 1.8 tons{{Cn|date=September 2022}} |- |}
=== Notes === {{notelist-la |refs= {{efn|name=a|Approximate}} {{efn|name=b|Visible from Google satellite view}} {{efn|name=c|Visible from Google street view}} }}
==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed"> 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<ref>{{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}}</ref> in its new location in the Willy-Brandt-Platz in Wuppertal, Germany </gallery>
== See also == * {{annotated link|Aquaplaning}} * {{annotated link|Fluid bearing}} * {{annotated link|Lubrication theory}} * {{annotated link|Stone ball}} * {{annotated link|Stone spheres of Costa Rica}}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category|Kugel fountains}}
* {{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.]
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