The sarcophagus of Friedrich Wilhelm, the "Black Duke" of Braunschweig, who was killed at the Battle of Waterloo. The city is recognising the 200th anniversary of his death,.
This has been newly restored, in time for an exhibition in the near by Landesmuseum. I wrote a previous blog about this exhibition, and had to admit that I was none the wiser when I came out after spending an hour or so reading complicated German! It was a shame there was not an audio guide or a leaflet in English, a common language for many visitors. The cathedral provides leaflets in several languages.
Down in the crypt.
The crypt has been closed for several weeks, while the sarcophagi were being restored. I thought it was closed for several months, and came across it quite by chance, when I looked through a window into the dark crypt, and a friendly visitor's face smiled back! "Ahhh" I thought, it is open again. It costs a Euro to visit, with a guide in German naming all the tsplendid tombs.
View of the crypt.
The sarcophagus of Caroline of Brunswick, wife of the English King George lV, and sister to Friedrich Wilhelm, the "Black Duke" of Braunschweig.
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