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GREEN MEN OF BAMBERG 1
Nearby places: Coburg, Schweinfurt

 


 

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Number of Green Men
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have to be restored

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Revealing Discoveries
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In the church are there
Wise Women/Goddesses/The Great Mother

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The Dom with almost no Green Men on the exterior



Only at the entrance I could locate two very beautiful ones

 

BAMBERGER DOM

Some call him the most famous of all Green Men, the "archetype" so to speak. He is situated under the statue of the Rider. He doesn't look very happy. Instead, he is a little shy, or, ponders about escape. Maybe he was forced to serve the Rider (Stefan of Hungary), while his true mission lies elswhere... 


The Rider with Green Man on the right side under

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The Rider with Green Man on the right side under

Wie so oft wird auch hier offiziell die Anwesenheit des Grünen Manns unter den Tisch gefegt. Kein Wort über ihn in der Kirchenbrochüre. Auch zB nicht in einer ausgiebigen WDR TV Reportage über Bamberg. Nur ein Bild des Reiters und dann hörte es auf.  Obwohl der Grüne Mann weltberühmt ist! Ein komisches Gefühl...

 

PFAHLPLÄTZCHEN
(Small square near the Dom)

Several Green Men on the facade of a teahouse

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GREEN MEN OF BAMBERG 2

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