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Lüneburg Heath
Heidekreis
Bispingen

Hannibal's Grave

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Hannibal's Grave

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    October 23, 2020

    In 1893 the famous German painter Eugen Bracht painted a picture of the grave of the Carthaginian general Hannibal while on a trip to Turkey. At an art exhibition in the 1920s, where this picture was also shown, visitors felt they knew the place.

    The motif was compared and it was found that the resemblance to the stone formation from the Lüneburg Heath near Wilsede was amazing. Now the assumption was made that Eugen Bracht was never in Turkey, but had painted the picture in the Lüneburg Heath.

    Since then, this stone formation has been called Hannibal's grave and is still a popular excursion destination in the Lüneburg Heath nature reserve.

    lueneburger-heide.de/natur/artikel/14063/hannibals-grab.html

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      September 10, 2019

      It's not Hannibal's grave, it's just supposed to look so similar

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        August 30, 2020

        Hannibal wasn't really here, nor is he buried here. But the stone collection is worth a little break.

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          Location: Bispingen, Heidekreis, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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