The Labyrinth of the Minotaur

We know the “staff” of the labyrinth from the Greek mythology: King Minos of Crete, his wife Pasiphaë, her daughter Ariadne, the hero Theseus, the master builder and inventor Daedalos, his son Icarus and the impossible mythological monster Minotaur, part person, part animal for whom the labyrinth was built as a prison.
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A new Labyrinth Design from the Outback

Alana Forest from Australia has developed new and creative ideas for the labyrinth.
The ways are crossing and looks like being knotted. At first sight this seems to be a maze, because there are crossroads. However, they are not intended as those. Rather one should always go straight ahead, not branch off  to the right or to [...]

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Labyrinths of all kinds at Schwäbisch Hall (Germany)

Still up to the 11th of November, 2009 there is a stone labyrinth on the “Grasbödele”, directly beside the river and in the middle of the town Schwäbisch Hall.
It is part of the exhibition “UMwege LabyrinthWandlungenLebenswege” which is opened up to the 18th of October in the “Altes Schlachthaus” in the Haalstraße 9.
The events on the subject Labyrinth were [...]

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The International Day of the Labyrinth on October 13, 2009

On the 3rd International Labyrinth Congress 2005 in Wetzlar (Germany) the October 13 was declared to be the “International Day of the Labyrintht”:
We explain October 13, as the international day of the labyrinth: Starting at 6 p.m. (local time) all interested are invited to meet on a labyrinth of their choice. They know themselves connected [...]

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