Travel destination: Externsteine near the Wiembecketeich in the Teutoburg forest - Stock-Fotografie

The Externsteine is a famous ancient sandstone rock formation, located in the Teutoburg Forest in a nature reservat, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The formation consist of several tall and narrow columns of rock. Three man-made chambers in the rocks are connected by passages. Often the Externsteine were interpreted as a Germanic sanctuary, others interpret it as an old observatory.