Globus
Globus is a shell-limestone sculpture by Ursula Hensel-Krüger, standing before Kiel’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce. It rises about 2.8 metres.
Created in 1958, the work reflects trade and craftsmanship through flowing, transparent forms. A globe rests on three legs. Two gently rising semicircular walls encircle it, interlocking slightly and carrying subtle figurative reliefs on their outer surfaces.
The setting brings together a sculptural building by Kauffmann Theilig & Partner and an older structure by Wilhelm Neveling. Kiel’s maritime heritage surrounds this meeting of global openness, skilled work and contrasting architecture. Hensel-Krüger designed the monument away from the figurative style common during its period.
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Spots like this one are the stops myTuur strings into tours through Kiel. In the app, each story begins where you stand: walk up to a spot and it starts, read it on screen or listen as you go, then follow the route to the next one.
What is myTuur?
myTuur is a free city-guide app. Its tours are built from spots, and each spot carries a story that starts when you get there, to read or to listen to as you like.