For the visitor centre, the city of Regensburg commissioned the manufacture of an illuminated globe that displays all of the world heritage sites in the world.

World Heritage Centre in Regensburg

In former times, the Bavarian city of Regensburg was a thriving metropolis of European trade and the political centre for the Holy Roman Empire. Today, Regensburg has the best preserved large medieval city in Germany and is therefore recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. 

The execution and production with the Solid Surface Material HI-MACS®

The architectural office, Bertrom Black Frey in Ulm, planned the globe in cooperation with the a-u-r-a architects, Christian Schmutz and Marisol Rivas Velázquez, in Ulm. The execution and production by Rosskopf & Partner AG was characterized by the three-dimensional thermoforming of the individual elements made of solid surface material HI-MACS® (product and registered trademark of LG) into a sphere and the technical incorporation of the lighting. Most importantly, the contours of all the countries had to be implemented and milled accurately in accordance with the drawings. For this, the contours were milled subsequent to thermoforming using a 5-axis CNC machine.

The globe ist nearly free-standing

The globe displayed in the visitor centre is nearly free-standing; a single support is employed in the middle for stabilization. The globe is complemented with monitors, which allow visitors to locate the World Heritage sites.