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Modern SitesSite Name: The Force of Water Alternative Name: Die Kraft des WassersCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 1.708 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Gelsenkirchen Nearest Village: Schalke
Latitude: 51.513316N Longitude: 7.089942E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The viewer has the impression that the water fountain would lift a large erratic boulder into the air.
The illusion is created by the fact that the water from the circularly arranged water nozzles covers the steel column on which the stone block rests.
Reference:
[01] Stadt Gelsenkirchen; Kunst im öffentlichen Raum: Naraha, Takashi - Die Kraft des Wassers .
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