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Authentic German Christmas Pyramids

A beautiful German Erzgebirge Pyramid spreads warm light all over your living-room. It creates a unique festive atmosphere. When the candles are lit, the tiers slowly begin to turn creating an enchanting play of light and shadow. All this and much more makes the Christmas Pyramid one of the favourite products of the German Erzgebirge.

100 % handmade - 100% quality made in Germany

The Origin of the Pyramid goes all the way back to the 16th century. In the 18th century German Miners created Lichtergestelle (light-racks). They tied several wooden sticks together at the top and decorated them with candles. This was the forerunner of the Christmas tree and the elaborate Pyramids of today.

The skilled craftsmen from the Erzgebirge were not satisfied with the rather basic light-rack. They looked for something with more perfection. In the middle of the rack they put a wooden rod on which a dish was fastened. Beautiful figurines were placed on the dish and a propeller was put on top of the wooden rod. The rising heat from the candles turned the propeller.

The first turning Christmas Pyramid was born.

There are endless variations of Pyramids from the Erzgebirge. The basic forms vary from staircase, rack, tower to hanging Pyramids. On the tiers you will find many different types of figurines like the three Wisemen, miners and animals. The style could be oriental, gothic or forestmotif. Pyramids from our manufacturers (Müller Kleinkunst Seiffen, KWO Olbernhau and Richard Glässer Seiffen) have reams of lovers from all over the world.

Today the Erzgebirge offers hundreds of different Pyramids in all kinds of designs and sizes. The long tradition of the pyramid makes it an extraordinary jewel of the Erzgebirge.

A traditonal gift - Handmade in Germany

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Christmas Pyramids - How to buy

In our category Christmas Pyramids you will find practical buttons/banners, allowing you to facilitate your search and easily find a German Christmas pyramid according to your wishes. If you just want to see every kind of pyramid we can offer, you may just click in “all pyramids”. Or you can narrow your search according to the price range you are looking for. You may also filter the wooden Christmas pyramids according to the number of tiers. Or you may only be interested in models with electric candles, especially those which fit for US 120 volt standard, or you prefer a blank Christmas pyramid or you are maybe just looking for candles and candle holders? Again, with a click in the appropriate category you will quickly find the product you are looking for. If you are interested in the Authentic Christmas pyramids of one particular manufacturer, you can just click the corresponding button, and that’s it.

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