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World's biggest Swiss flag unfurled on Alpine cliff

A cablecar descends in front of a huge 6,400-square-metre (68,890-square-foot) Swiss national flag on the western face of the north-eastern Swiss landmark Mount Saentis, Switzerland July 31, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Teams of workers unfurled the world's biggest Swiss flag on an Alpine cliff on Sunday to mark the country's national day on Aug. 1.

The 6,400-square-metre (68,890-square-foot) banner featuring the white cross on a red field weighs around 700 kg (1,540 lb) and took 600 hours of work to make, the Heimgartner flag company said.

A cablecar descends in front of a huge 6,400-square-metre (68,890-square-foot) Swiss national flag on the western face of the north-eastern Swiss landmark Mount Saentis, Switzerland July 31, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

(Reporting by Arnd Wiegmann, writing by Michael Shields; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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