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The Christmas crib in the Diorama Bethlehem is built in a halfcircle 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 fantasylandscape 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 shepherds 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. Angels announce the birth of Christ The following camp of the shepherds 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 handmills. Shepherds camp 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 Christs birth. In front of the cave the first shepherds have arrived and pay homage to the newborn Christ.

 

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