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The Externsteine relief, a medieval depiction of the Descent from the Cross, Teutoburg Forest , Germany Medieval Germany Aesthetic, Ancient Germany, Teutoburg Forest, Descent From The Cross, Medieval Germany, Sandstone Rock, Medieval Europe, North Rhine Westphalia, Early Middle Ages

The Externsteine is a distinctive sandstone rock formation located in the Teutoburg Forest, near the town of Horn-Bad Meinberg in the Lippe district of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The formation is a tor consisting of several tall, narrow columns of rock which rise abruptly from the surrounding wooded hills. In a popular tradition going back to an idea proposed to Hermann Hamelmann in 1564, the Externsteine are identified as a sacred site of the pagan Saxons, and the location…

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