The Founding of Mannheim by christine.j
This scene shows the laying of the foundation stone for the fortress of Mannheim in 1606.Prince-Elector Frederic IV from Heidelberg is standing in the center, his son, who was nine years at the time, is putting a picture of his father to the foundation stone. Together with this picture they put some red and white wine in the hole, then the stone was covered with earth.
