Switzerland's vinyl turntable roundabout: Unique road art (2019)

Switzerland's flag may be square, but its streets are dotted with roundabouts. About as ordinary as station clocks, every town has at least one. And since the public is often involved in designing these traffic circles, we have seen horrible things... Think horizontal steel pipes or piles of rock. But all is not lost, as the town of Lyss near Bern proves. Those who swing by will undoubtedly hit the latest roundabout. And given its decor, does it surprise that the KUFA Kreisel has gone viral? This roundabout in Switzerland is a giant vinyl turntable. It doesn’t spin or produce any sounds. Heck, it is missing a tonearm! Even though the traffic circle in Lyss is quite an eye-catcher... Credits go to the Bern civil engineering department, which had commissioned the roundabout. The KUFA Kreisel is located at a freeway entrance near a popular cultural venue called Kulturfabrik. Its club hosts frequent parties, but the KUFA also offers flea markets, pub quizzes, and cultural events. It ... Read full article.