Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze, has its gilded summit cross again in place for the beginning of the ski season. The landmark, managed by the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn and the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, had change into so coated in stickers that it wanted an in depth restoration.
A blacksmith in Bavaria stripped, primed and lacquered the construction earlier than making use of actual gold leaf to carry again its shine.
The corporate says it’s going to now implement a sticker ban beneath native conservation guidelines, with indicators and a protecting movie to cease additional injury.
Customer numbers stay excessive, so a small reproduction close to the mountain station has been put aside for vacationers who nonetheless need a spot to depart their stickers.
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