Truly Bizarre Monuments Found Abroad
| May 5, 2017
The Child Eater of Bern
The Child Eater of Bern (Kindlifresserbrunnen) is truly the stuff of nightmares — not only for little children, but for well-adjusted adults too. The statue, which sits above a fountain in Bern, Switzerland, depicts a terrifying man stuffing a child into his mouth while three other children attempt to escape from the sack slung over his arm. There are a few different origin myths. Some say it depicts a figure from Greek mythology, while others believe that it was a macabre warning to the local Jewish population.
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