Images

Abduction of Zal by the Simurgh From the Sarai Albums Tabriz, c. 1370 CE Hazine 2153, folio 23a Kept at Topkapı Palace Museum

Scene from Shahnameh: Rustam (or Rustum) shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow, from manuscript Ms. or. fol. 4251, Berlin State Library

The traditional Freiberg Christmas Market. The picture was taken in December 2009.

On the south side of the Freiberg Cathedral, you can visit the Golden Gate, a richly ornamented sandstone portal dating from 1230 CE.

The Untermarkt (Under Market) in Freiberg. Visible is both the Museum Freiberg and the Freiberg Cathedral, also known as St. Mary's Cathedral. Notable is also the gothic patrician houses with very high and steep pitched roof constructions.

The Markus Rohling Stolln Visitor Mine where miners worked during the 18th and 19th century CE.

The Annaberg Mountain Altar, painted by Hans Hesse (1470 - 1539 CE), was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a part of the Ore Mountain Mining Region 2019 CE. The altar painting depicts the different types of work done in, or in connection...

A traditional smoke, or "incense", man from the Ore Mountains, dressed as a miner. These wooden figures are an important part of the region's Christmas traditions.

An example of bobbin lace making, traditional to the Ore Mountain region, as showcased at the Frohnauer Hammer Museum in Annaberg-Bucholz.

The inside of the Frohnauer Hammer museum, a preserved hammer forge from the 17th century CE.