▁feature ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Europa - Center ▁in ▁Bre it scheid platz , ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁Design ▁The ▁Welt k ugel br un nen ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁There ▁was ▁an ▁open ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁f ount ain ▁which ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Berliner ▁Jo achim ▁Sch m ett au . ▁He ▁had ▁assistance ▁from ▁his ▁colle ague ▁sculpt or ▁Sus anne ▁We h land . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁part ▁consists ▁of ▁several ▁car ved ▁blocks ▁of ▁red ▁gran ite , ▁which ▁form ▁an ▁approximately ▁hem is pher ical ▁base ▁with ▁the ▁diameter ▁being ▁ 8 . 5 ▁meters . ▁It ▁is ▁arranged ▁in ▁a ▁pool ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁meters ▁in ▁diameter . ▁In ▁the ▁symbol ic ▁glo be ▁characters ▁from ▁different ▁cult ures ▁are ▁dep icted . ▁ ▁The ▁large ▁pool ▁of ▁water ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁st air case ▁that ▁leads ▁from ▁the ▁bas ement ▁of ▁the ▁Bre it scheid platz ▁in ▁the ▁Europa - Center ▁bas ement . ▁ ▁Main ten ance ▁costs ▁The ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁Welt k ugel br un nen ▁costs ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Charlot ten burg - Wil mers dorf ▁around ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁eu ros . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁district ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁costs , ▁the ▁Welt k ugel br un nen ▁is ▁dependent ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁spons ors . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Charlot ten burg -