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Deutsch Français Description Multimedia Show Facts and Figures Visitor Information Tips for Tour Operators Homepage	The Christmas crib in the Diorama Bethlehem is built in a half-circle and comprises over 450 figures, 80 m² of plastic landscape and a painted background measuring more than 30 m. What the viewer sees is not just a fantasy-landscape but a realistic reproduction of the environs of Bethlehem; the seamless transition from the plastic landscape to the painted background creates the perfect illusion of an endless scenery. The scenery starts on the left side with the shepherd's field where the angels awaken the shepherds and announce the birth of Christ. In the far distant one perceives the desert of Juda and the moabit mountains. The following camp of the shepherd's camp at the outskirts of Bethlehem shows scenes of the daily life of the nomads: men taking care of the animals and women grinding the grain in stone hand-mills. The town of Bethlehem lies upon two neighbouring hills on the slopes of which are caves used by the shepherds as emergency shelters. In one of these caves Joseph and Marie found shelter too. According to the legend the tower of David, seen as a ruined castle, stands over the cave of Christ's birth. In front of the cave the first shepherds have arrived and pay homage to the new-born Christ. On the right side of Bethlehem one sees the arrival of Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar the Moor riding a white horse. The three kings are adorned with the riches of the orient: silken flags fly in the wind, a body-servant carries a parasol, on the elephant a throne is built, a dromedary carries the women under a sun-tent. The caravan is about to camp: camels are unloaded, the servants unpack rich presents, a water-carrier brings water for the animals. In the shade of a few slender palms the women turn the winch of the dipping-wheel that waters the fields where a farmer ploughs his land with a wooden hook-plough. The mighty Frankenberg dominates the horizon. The scenery ends on the right side with a small clear lake at the foot of a mountainous country. Mary and Joseph are seen fleeing into Egypt on a narrow mountain path. At the shore of the lake some of Herod's soldiers search the landscape for the wanted child.
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The Christmas crib in the Diorama Bethlehem is built in a half-circle and comprises over 450 figures, 80 m² of plastic landscape and a painted background measuring more than 30 m. What the viewer sees is not just a fantasy-landscape but a realistic reproduction of the environs of Bethlehem; the seamless transition from the plastic landscape to the painted background creates the perfect illusion of an endless scenery.

The scenery starts on the left side with the shepherd's field where the angels awaken the shepherds and announce the birth of Christ. In the far distant one perceives the desert of Juda and the moabit mountains.

The following camp of the shepherd's camp at the outskirts of Bethlehem shows scenes of the daily life of the nomads: men taking care of the animals and women grinding the grain in stone hand-mills.

The town of Bethlehem lies upon two neighbouring hills on the slopes of which are caves used by the shepherds as emergency shelters. In one of these caves Joseph and Marie found shelter too. According to the legend the tower of David, seen as a ruined castle, stands over the cave of Christ's birth. In front of the cave the first shepherds have arrived and pay homage to the new-born Christ.

On the right side of Bethlehem one sees the arrival of Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar the Moor riding a white horse. The three kings are adorned with the riches of the orient: silken flags fly in the wind, a body-servant carries a parasol, on the elephant a throne is built, a dromedary carries the women under a sun-tent.

The caravan is about to camp: camels are unloaded, the servants unpack rich presents, a water-carrier brings water for the animals. In the shade of a few slender palms the women turn the winch of the dipping-wheel that waters the fields where a farmer ploughs his land with a wooden hook-plough. The mighty Frankenberg dominates the horizon.

The scenery ends on the right side with a small clear lake at the foot of a mountainous country. Mary and Joseph are seen fleeing into Egypt on a narrow mountain path. At the shore of the lake some of Herod's soldiers search the landscape for the wanted child.

Created by Ele