Dodekalitten (nær Sakskøbing)

On a hillock near Kragenæs on the island of Lolland, 12 monumental stone sculptures rise in a circle 40 metres in diameter. Each basalt monument stands 7–9 metres tall and weighs 25–45 tonnes, with the top carved as a face gazing inward toward the centre of the circle. The artwork — Dodekalitten — is a collaboration between sculptor Thomas Kadziola and composer Gunner Møller Pedersen, and it is also a sound installation: each stone emits its own tone, which varies with wind and light. The narrative starting point is one of history's great natural catastrophes: when the Mediterranean, around 7,500 years ago, broke through the Bosphorus Strait and flooded the Black Sea and the advanced agricultural civilisation on its shores — an event thought to underlie the myth of the Great Flood. The project began in 2010 with the first stone placed in 2012 and is now complete with all 12 sculptures in place. The site is freely accessible all year round.