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Alexis Caraco

Zugspitze: Golden cross removed from Germany’s highest peak

A helicopter lifted the 4.88-meter iron cross from the 2,962-meter peak for restoration work, after years of visitors covering it with stickers.

The cross, made in 1993, has been taken to a workshop in Eschenlohe, where craftswoman Andrea Würzinger will clean it, sand the surface, and reapply gold leaf where needed.

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