Elephants on Basel Minster in Switzerland

Elephants on the eastern choir side of the exterior of Basel Minster (Basler Münster) in Switzerland

Traveling with small children? Gothic churches and cloisters can provide plenty of entertainment opportunities. Let them find the elephants! The Romanesque mason sculptors had obviously never seen real elephants but these rare sculptures on the eastern end of the church are easy enough to recognize.

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