A Whole World to Discover!
Viborg Kommune - Klejtrup - Verdenskortet by Frank Vincentz/Wiki Commons
🔎 Near the village of Klejtrup lies a miniature map of the world that allows visitors to walk across each continent and country as they explore the contours of the land masses.
Traveling the world has never been easier than walking through the nations on World Map at Lake Klejtrup. Part of the shoreline is shaped like the continents of the world, covered in grass, sand, and stone to portray geography. The water of the lake is perfect for the seas that surround the lands.
The map is further accentuated by red poles that indicate the line of the equator. Because the artist lived in the United States for two decades of his life, he outlined the borders of each state with yellow bricks. Along the world map, miniature flags sprout up at their country of representation, and the flags are updated every year as countries are added or removed from the world.
The site was created from 1944 to 1969 by a farmer who was inspired while working in the meadows. After discovering a boulder that was shaped like the Jutland Peninsula, Søren Poulsen envisioned a world map and starting hauling boulders over and shaping them to fill in contours. He did his work in the winter, setting stones on the ice and then adjusting their position as the ice melted. Some of the boulders weigh more than two tonnes. 🔍
Traveling the world has never been easier than walking through the nations on World Map at Lake Klejtrup. Part of the shoreline is shaped like the continents of the world, covered in grass, sand, and stone to portray geography. The water of the lake is perfect for the seas that surround the lands.
The map is further accentuated by red poles that indicate the line of the equator. Because the artist lived in the United States for two decades of his life, he outlined the borders of each state with yellow bricks. Along the world map, miniature flags sprout up at their country of representation, and the flags are updated every year as countries are added or removed from the world.
The site was created from 1944 to 1969 by a farmer who was inspired while working in the meadows. After discovering a boulder that was shaped like the Jutland Peninsula, Søren Poulsen envisioned a world map and starting hauling boulders over and shaping them to fill in contours. He did his work in the winter, setting stones on the ice and then adjusting their position as the ice melted. Some of the boulders weigh more than two tonnes. 🔍
