No, it’s not a roller coaster. But it looks like one, doesn’t it? In fact, it’s an art installation but one that the public can enjoy – by travelling along and around it but on foot rather than at roller coaster speed. And the view is spectacular – what a photo op.

The name struck me as a little odd to begin with and then I realised that this is simply a version of the ‘tortoise and the hare’ – the Aesop fable. The tiger represents the speed and the turtle the slow and steady alternative. Although the installation looks like the tiger (super-speedy) it’s really for us to approach as a turtle would – slowly and meaningfully.

It’s located in Duisburg, Germany, and it was built on the site of a mound of mining waste.

The Tiger & Turtle was designed by Ulrich Genth and Heike Mutter.

WHERE IS THE TIGER & TURTLE?

TIGER & TURTLE

Ehinger Str. 117,
47249 Duisburg,
Germany

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Jackie

Jackie

JJ is originally from the UK and has lived in South Florida since 1994. She is the founder and editor of JAQUO Magazine. You can connect with her using the social media icons below.

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