アエルゼンのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

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Built in 1855 for a castle owner who did not survive a journey to Egypt in search of a cure for tuberculosis, it served as a family crypt until 1942; the remains have since been reburied.

Unfortunately, the view is no longer the best as it is quite overgrown.

The 5.75-meter-high interior measures 7.33 × 6.18 meters. The interior consists of a brick vault with a mortar coating, originally painted dark blue. The pyramid contains nine sarcophagi. Buried within are Count Ernst of Münster, his wife, Princess Wilhelmine Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe (1783–1858), and the couple's daughters.

The entrance is designed in Egyptian style as a temple portal and carved into the pyramid body with a sloping jamb. Above the entrance is the architectural inscription "Count Münster's family / burial / built in the year MDCCCXXXIX." Originally, the tomb was closed with a sandstone door weighing several hundred kilograms. A fragment of this door still exists in the entrance area. Today, the door is closed with bars. Architectural examinations of the pyramid's outer shell revealed that it was originally painted red, while the sandstone door was painted yellow.

The mausoleum stands on a base measuring 11.8 by 11.71 meters. From the stone layer on the base, 34 stone layers, each 30 cm high, rise to the 10.51-meter-high apex of the pyramid. The sides have a slope angle of 61 degrees. 626 sandstone blocks were used, each up to 2.5 meters long, 30 cm high, and 40 cm deep. The stone used is a local, fine-grained, beige-colored Rhaetian sandstone, which may have come from a nearby quarry. The stepped side walls give them a blurred appearance, which contradicts the typical pyramid geometry.

Surrounded by greenery, you can enjoy fantastic views over the fields and meadows surrounding the Pied Piper town of Hamelin.

Idyllic views over the rolling hills near Gellersen. Hiking is truly enjoyable here!