Märchen- und Sandsteinhöhle Walldorf, Show mine and heritage monument in Walldorf, Germany.
Description
Märchen- and Sandsteinhöhle Walldorf is a sandstone cave system that extends underground with numerous support pillars forming a network of passages and chambers. The site features more than 30 artistic scenes integrated into the natural cave landscape.
History
Sand extraction began here as early as the 10th century and continued until it stopped in 1919. The quarrying activity shaped this underground space over the centuries.
Culture
The underground passages display scenes from fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and Ludwig Bechstein that visitors encounter while walking through. These depictions give the place a storytelling quality that shapes the experience of being underground.
Practical
Visitors walk through roughly 800 meters of passages, making for a short and manageable underground experience. The path is well-lit and marked to help with navigation.
Did you know?
The cave system was created during times when sand extraction was everyday craft work, yet was later transformed with artistic fairy tale figures. This conversion of a working site into a place of imagination makes a visit distinctive.
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