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Friday, May 4, 2012

Heidelberg castle cont'd

In the Museum of Medicine...

"Take 2 Aspirin and Call me in the Morning" has been around for awhile obviously. 

And then inside the base of the tower

And then back outside. 

This wall just fascinates me - Elmut explained that each row has a number of historical and mythical heroes. The purpose of this wall was as a display of Power and Strength to visitors of all ranks. 
I know it worked for me. 
I don't remember all the characters and rows but know the bottom row was Biblical characters like Joshua and Samson. 
I think the next row up included Greek heroes like Hercules. On the top were the Greek characters for Sun and Moon. Each character had a plaque underneath it that have a brief explanation of heroic exploits. Elmut translated the one for Joshua and it said "... He killed 30 of his Enemy in battle".

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