Friday, August 31, 2018

Wertheim, Germany: Angels' Well

Apparently the city fathers of Wertheim thought they needed a little help with the place in 1574. When they constructed this well, they topped it with carvings of angels - holding the city's coat of arms no less. It is said to also have statues of eight people who were important in the town's history.

I didn't know this at the time of my visit, but supposedly there are carvings of skeletons of a general and a pauper on the building right behind the well. Since you can't tell one from the other, maybe there's a message there.

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