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Historical Archive: Friedberg Mikvah Jewish ritual bath, dated 1260 carved from basalt, 72 steps down to natural spring 25 m (82 feet) below surface Stair railing is modern. Numbers used here for capitals do not correspond to their order along stairs. part of Wetterau Museum, Friedberg Judengasse street entrance courtyard with mikvah oculus mikvah seen through oculus entry to mikvah from courtyard oculus from below oculus and capital from stair capital near top of stair stairwell with corner column corner column with console console worn stairs wall and stairs along two sides stairs along three sides stairs along three sides with water and reflection of oculus stairs along three sides with more wall visible, water, and reflection of oculus lowest currently accessible point lowest level of stairs bottom of mikvah with stairs running down under water view up to oculus from midway down stairs view up to blind arch and oculus from midway down stairs blind arch, stair, and oculus blind arch blind arch and stair with engaged and free-standing columns capital 2 with arch capital 2 with arch and less wall capital 2 capital 2, upper foliage capital 3, at lowest level of stair capital 4 capital 5 capital 6 capital 7 console with capital of engaged column cylindrical base of engaged column cubic base of free-standing column, showing tool marks wall graffiti