Republic of Kugelmugel, a ball-shaped house built by artist (and
Kugelmugel President) Edwin Lipburger. Unfortunately, the border’s
closed; you won't get past the barbed wire fence. But you can visit
the website: http://www.republik-kugelmugel.com/!
Kugelmugel has since become a tourist attraction in Vienna due to its
unique history and architecture. Roughly translated, Kugelmugel means
"spherical hill."
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Kugelmugel is a micronation located in Vienna, Austria.
Located in Vienna Prater, the Republic of Kugelmugel declared
independence in 1984, after disputes between artist Edwin Lipburger
and Austrian authorities over building permits for the ball-shaped
As Kugelmugel came to be quite well-known in the public, it also
became a tourist attraction of Vienna.de:Kugelmugel sv:Kugelmugel
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Kugelmugel is a micronation located in Vienna, Austria.
In 1984, the artist Edwin Lipburger built a ball-shaped house with a
barbed-wire fence around it on a small plot in the Vienna Prater and
Kugelmugel has since become a tourist attraction in Vienna due to its
unique history and architecture. Roughly translated, Kugelmugel means
"spherical hill".
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Kugelmugel is a micronation located in Vienna, Austria.Located in
Vienna Prater, the Republic of Kugelmugel declared independence in
1984, after disputes between artist Edwin Lipburger and Austrian
authorities over building permits for the ball-shaped house he built
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Why Kugelmugel? Because Round Is Free!, April 14, 2007
By
Robert I. Hedges - See all my reviews
(TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
Do not order this book if you are seriously interested in UN-approved
Oliver Croy’s Counter-Communities #3, Republik Kugelmugel is also
centred on a self-willed person. In the early 1970s, the Austrian
artist Edwin Lipburger built a house in the shape of a ball. Provoked
by a series of complaints from the Austrian Authorities (due to
"As Kugelmugel came to be quite well-known in the public, it also
became a tourist attraction of Vienna."
~L
Loomis
17:46 / 25.02.05
There's a similar place in Australia called the Hutt River Province
Kugelmugel has never been taken into serious consideration by either
the specialised art or architectural press. Nonetheless Kugelmugel
resonates today, as projects sharing a similar approach are produced
and presented within museum and exhibition contexts.
Summary: Why Kugelmugel? Because Round Is Free!
Comment: Do not order this book if you are seriously interested in
UN-approved micronations such as Liechtenstein, Tuvalu, or San Marino.
Buy this book if you are interested in "countries" with self appointed
Kugelmugel has since become a tourist attraction in Vienna due to its
unique history and architecture. Roughly translated, Kugelmugel means
"ball hill".
The embassy of the Republik is located in the bar "Zum Klimt" on
Singer Straße
Kugelmugel, a micronation, and the Wurstelprater, or Prater, which is
an amusement park. There is no charge to enter the Wiener Prater or
Wurstelprater. Rides are on a pay-as-you-go basis, and are owned and
operated by independant operators.
Kugelmugel has since become a tourist attraction in Vienna due to its
unique history and architecture. Roughly translated, Kugelmugel means
"spherical hill".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kugelmugel
Kugelmugel is a micronation located in Vienna. The Republic of
Kugelmugel emerged in 1984 when artist Edwin Lipburger and Austrian
authorities began feuding over building permits for Lipburger’s house.
Independence was declared, Lipburger stopped paying taxes and began
Republic of KugelMugel: Located in Vienna, KugelMugel is a spherical
house built by artist Edwin Lipburger in 1984. Mr. Lipburger declared
it an independent republic when it was threatened with demolition for
running afoul of Austrian building codes. After a 10-week jail term,
Mr
spherical Republic of Kugelmugel, whose President Lipburger was thrown
in jail in 1979 for 10 weeks shortly after the nation’s founding, now
sits in one of Vienna’s public parks, a source of both pride and
revenue to neighboring-in-every-direction Austria. In 2006, Lonely
* Kugelmugel: Perhaps the most like Petoria, Kugelmugel is located
in Vienna and when an artist and Austrian authorities began
feuding over building permits for his house. Independence was
declared.
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