The action of volcanic vapors and gases resulted in a solid, glassy sandstone known as "Mühlsteinquader", which was gradually mined over the course of more than 300 years of mining. It was named "Humboldtfelsen" in honor of Alexander von Humboldt, who sent two geologists and painters here in 1851 to investigate the columnar decay of the sandstone on the spot. Today the rock is a protected natural monument.

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Until 1810, the quarry was divided into two parts by the "Lazy Wall" rock wall, which was made of heavily cracked sandstone that was unsuitable for making millstones. After this …

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These are impressive quarries

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