Gerechtigkeitsspirale
| Gerechtigkeitsspirale | |
|---|---|
| Spiral of justice | |
| Artist | Erhart Falckener |
| Year | 1510 |
| Type | Wood, relief carved |
| Location | St. Valentin, Kiedrich, Germany |
| 50°02′28″N 8°05′05″E / 50.0412°N 8.0847°E | |
Gerechtigkeitsspirale (German: "spiral of justice") is a relief carving of a poem at the pilgrimage church of St. Valentin in Kiedrich, in Hesse, Germany. The text is carved in the form of a spiral on the front of one of the pews for the congregation, creating possibly the earliest known shape poem in the German language. The carving is one of several decorative designs on the pews in the church, and was created in 1510 by the master carpenter Erhart Falckener.