Here was a picturesque view over the city to the surrounding villages
In contrast, the southern section offers a completely different picture today. At the location of the opera was until the 1860s, the "Schneckenberg" - a hill to whose "summit" led a spiraling winding path. Here was a picturesque view over the city to the surrounding villages. On the slope of the mountain trickled an artificial waterfall. Theodor Körner is said to have written "Lützow's wild and daring hunt" at this actually contemplative place.