find oil and subsequently arrive late and cannot join the wedding anymore. The unknown artist masterfully expresses the emotions in the faces and the body languages of the girls, showing a much more realistic expression than what was common in art around that time. All figures are different, and have ethnic Slavic features. The sculptures are outside of the north entrance to the transept. The seats in the choir from 1363 are masterfully carved and show the life of Jesus. The unknown master also created the seats in the choir in Bremen's Cathedral. The Magdeburger Ehrenmal by Ernst Barlach was ordered as a heroic war memorial, but due to his voluntary participation during World War I Barlach was against the war and showed the pain and suffering of the war instead. This created a great controversy, and the work was almost destroyed. The spot in front of this sculpture was also the starting point of the Monday demonstrations. The Lebensbaumkruzifix (literally: Tree of life cross) is a painted bronze sculpture from 1986 and expanded in 1988 that shows Jesus nailed to a tree instead of a cross. Jesus is attached to the tree only with his hands and feet, and is otherwise hanging freely. The sculpture was designed not only to be viewed from the front but from all sides. The tree is barren except for a small leaf of hope/life where the blood of Jesus drips on the tree. The artist, Prof. Jürgen Weber, wanted the sculpture to be the centerpiece near the altar, but the sculpture was placed on the south side of the transept against his wishes. The Magdeburg Ivories, 17 carved panels thought to be created for an unidentified object in Magdeburg Cathedral around the time of its dedication and now dispersed in museums across the world, a prime example of Ottonian art. References Sources Nicola Coldstream (2002) "Medieval Architecture", Oxford History of Art, Oxford University Press, . "Der Dom zu Magdeburg", DKV Kunstführer Nr. 415/2, Munich. Buchholz, Ingelore (2001): Magdeburg: Der Stadtführer, Verlag Janos Stekovics, . Sussman, Michael (1997): Der Dom zu Magdeburg, Passau. Ullmann, Ernst (1989): Der Magdeburger Dom: ottonische Gründung und staufischer Neubau, Leipzig External links Magdeburg Cathedral from the official homepage of Magdeburg City of Magdeburg Tourist Information Der Magdeburger Dom (German) Kirchen und Klöster zu Magdeburg (German) Ringing of the Susanne and the Apostolica in 2017 at youtube Buildings and structures