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Submitted by Harald_Platta on Monday, 30 January 2017  Page Views: 2332

Modern SitesSite Name: Großer Summstein
Country: Germany Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Herten
Latitude: 51.594024N  Longitude: 7.138657E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Großer Summstein
Großer Summstein submitted by Harald_Platta : The Großer Summstein ("Big Humming Stone") is a modern stone sculpture by Hugo Kükelhaus in Herten (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It measures 450 x 60 x 110 cm. The visitor has to put the head into one of the two holes of the stone. The person has to breath out with a humming tone. The sound waves are reflected by the stone and are supposed to be felt as vibrations within the body of the ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Großer Summstein ("Big Humming Stone") is a modern stone sculpture by Hugo Kükelhaus. It is situated near St. Antonius church in the city centre of Herten (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It measures 450 x 60 x 110 cm. It was crafted out of one block of natural stone and has a weight of 8.5 t.

The visitor has to put the head into one of the two holes of the stone. The person has to breath out with a humming tone. The sound waves are reflected by the stone and are supposed to be felt as vibrations within the body of the visitor.

Stones with similar holes have been discovered in the Neolithic/Bronze Age catacombs in Malta (Hal Saflieni Hypogeum) and in medieval monasteries in Brittany. They were probably used for healing and meditation.

References:
[01] Seelert, S.: Großer Summstein (Modell Krefeld). In: Stadt Herten. Kunst im öffentlichen Raum. Skulpturen [Webpage].
[02] Klunk, L.: Grosser Summstein. In: kunstgebiet.ruhr [Webpage].
[03] Wilms, R.: Tönende Kunst zum Anfassen. In: Der Westen (23.10.2012).
[04] Hauenschild, H.: Der Summstein. Musikgeschichten (1998).
[05] Team Naherholung (Hrsg.): Entdeckungen der Sinnesobjekte im Park der Sinne (2002).
[06] Burba, K.: Summsteine und SummTonHöhlen. In: Musik und Gesundheit, Heft 20/2011. [Link].
[07] Kükelhaus, H.: Entfaltung der Sinne (1982).
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Großer Summstein
Großer Summstein submitted by Harald_Platta : The Großer Summstein ("Big Humming Stone") is a modern stone sculpture by Hugo Kükelhaus in Herten (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It measures 450 x 60 x 110 cm. Picture taken in January 2017. © Platta 2017 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Großer Summstein
Großer Summstein submitted by Harald_Platta : The Großer Summstein ("Big Humming Stone") is a modern stone sculpture by Hugo Kükelhaus in Herten (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It measures 450 x 60 x 110 cm. Picture taken in January 2017. © Platta 2017 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Großer Summstein
Großer Summstein submitted by Harald_Platta : The Großer Summstein ("Big Humming Stone") is a modern stone sculpture by Hugo Kükelhaus in Herten (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It measures 450 x 60 x 110 cm. The visitor has to put the head into one of the two holes of the stone. The person has to breath out with a humming tone. The sound waves are reflected by the stone and are supposed to be felt as vibrations within the body of the ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Großer Summstein
Großer Summstein submitted by Harald_Platta : The Großer Summstein ("Big Humming Stone") is a modern stone sculpture by Hugo Kükelhaus in Herten (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). Picture taken in January 2017. © Platta 2017 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Großer Summstein
Großer Summstein submitted by Harald_Platta : The Großer Summstein ("Big Humming Stone") is a modern stone sculpture by Hugo Kükelhaus in Herten (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). The visitor has to put the head into one of the two holes of the stone. The person has to breath out with a humming tone. The sound waves are reflected by the stone and are supposed to be felt as vibrations within the body of the visitor. © Platta 2017

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