Workers mounted a gigantic Swiss flag into the side of a Swiss mountain at Säntis, as is customary for Switzerland’s National Day on August 1st.
It is not only Switzerland’s, but also the world’s, largest flag.
Measuring 6,400 square metres and weighing more than 700 kg, the gigantic flag is traditionally displayed on August 1st, on the the Säntis mountain (except when the weather is bad).
It is, literally, anchored and fastened to the mountain.
On July 31st, as has been the custom since its was first hang in 2009, the flag was unfurled on the Säntis’ rocky north slope — a process documented in this video.
Though the mountain straddles the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell, the flag is so huge, it s visible from much of eastern Switzerland.
According to the Säntis website, the flag is made from “polyamide material, which is also used as the so-called cap material for hot air balloons.”n reference to the cable car’s anniversary, the new dimensions were chosen to be 80 by 80 meters. In addition, the anchoring and fastening of the flag to the rock was improved.
Photo: Santisbahn.ch
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