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Erthal Obelisk on the Cathedral Square

Erthal Obelisk on the Cathedral Square

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Erthal Obelisk on the Cathedral Square

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Location: Thuringia, Germany

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Scotty 🦊

October 19, 2020

The Erthal Obelisk is an 18 meter high obelisk on the Domplatz in Erfurt. It was erected around 1777 on the occasion of the first visit of the Archbishop of Mainz and Erfurt mayor Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal, making it one of the oldest monuments in Erfurt.

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WildeHilde

January 25, 2020

The Erthal obelisk in Erfurt on Domplatz has the following inscription, which was only readable by a photo with a subsequent increase in contrast, color values and brightness:

THE BEST FATHER IN THE COUNTRY
FRIEDRICH CARL IOSEPH
OF HEALING. CHAIR AT MAINZ ERZBISCHOFF
OF HEALING. RÖM. R. BY GERM. ORCHANCELLOR AND CHURCH PRINCE
ALSO BORN PRINCE AND BISHOP TO WORMS etc. etc.
JANUARY 3, 1719. CHOSEN JULY 18, 1774.
IN THE HIGHEST OWNERS PERSON CURRENTLY IN
ERFURT 17 MAY 1777. HAVE THIS MONUMENT
TO ETERNAL MEMORY FROM DEEPLY PAYABLE
GRATEFULNESS OF THE HIGHEST GRACEFUL GUARDIANS
PRESENT OF HIS CHURCH'S GRACE
BUILD THE FAITHFUL SUBJECT
HIESIGER CITY Erfurt.

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Söhni 🏃

December 4, 2017

The 18-meter-high obelisk is one of the oldest monuments in the city. The obelisk, made of sandstone, is decorated with garlands of medallions and stands on a square pedestal on whose four sides inscription panels can be seen.

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1. Krämerbrücke Erfurt – Petersberg Citadel loop from Erfurt Hauptbahnhof

2. Fischmarkt Erfurt – Erfurt Old Town loop from Erfurt Hauptbahnhof

3. Krämerbrücke Erfurt – Fischmarkt Erfurt loop from Hanseviertel

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