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The Externsteine are a special stone formation which always attracted legends and myths over the centuries.
Die Externsteine sind eine markante Sandstein-Felsformation im Teutoburger Wald und als solche eine herausragende Natursehenswürdigkeit Deutschlands, die unter Natur- und Kulturdenkmalschutz steht.
Kreuzabnahme-Relief / Externsteine / Horn-Bad Meinberg / Teutoburg Forest / North Rhine-Westpahlia / Germany
"The Externsteine relief is a monumental rock relief depiction of the Descent from the Cross scene, carved into the side of the Externsteine sandstone formation (www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/54607905469/in/dat...) in the Teutoburg Forest....
It is the oldest relief of this type known north of the Alps, dated to the high medieval period (likely the 12th century)." [Wikipedia]
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My homeland Northwest Germany is poor in mountains and rocks, so the only exception has been a very popular and even mystic place for centuries. We took advantage of the nice Summer weather to visit the Externsteine on Sunday.
The Externsteine belong to the Teutoburger Wald and are a natural outcropping of five sandstone pillars, the tallest of which is 37 mtr high and form a wall of several hundred metres in length, in a region that is otherwise largely devoid of rocks. The pillars have been modified and decorated by humans over the centuries. The place has been an important location for religion and spiritual activities throughout history. In warm evening light the beauty performs perfectly.
Externsteine / Horn-Bad Meinberg / Teutoburg Forest / North Rhine-Westpahlia / Germany
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Aus Sandablagerungen im Meer der Kreidezeit vor 120 Millionen Jahren hat sich der Osning-Sandstein gebildet. Aus diesem bestehen die Externsteine sowie der gesamte Hauptkamm des Teutoburger Walds. Durch die Kollision zweier Kontinentalplatten vor etwa 65 Millionen Jahren wurde diese Sandsteinschicht in die Vertikale verschoben. Wind und Wetter der darauffolgenden Zeitalter verliehen den Externsteinen ihre heutige Form.
Quelle: Infoschild der OstWestfalenLippe Marketing GmbH
Externsteine, Horn-Bad Meinberg, Osterwestfalen-Lippe, Germany
A clear night with the wide sky
over this location makes is even more fascinating and magic.
Panorama stitched from 8 shots
River Wiembecke, view from Externsteine / Teutoburg Forest / North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany
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Horn-Bad Meinberg / Teutoburg Forest / North Rhine-Westpahlia / Germany
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