Overview

• The indoor summit cross by artist Bernhard Rieger opened on July 3 at the Zugspitzbahn station, offering a weather-proof alternative to the exposed peak.
• Visitors can now pose beneath the painted replica on firm ground, avoiding the steep, crowded climb to the 4.88-metre gilded cross.
• The replica’s painted surface invites sticker placement, preventing visitors from risking falls on the steep terrain around the outdoor cross.
• The outdoor cross crafted by Franz Würzinger in 1993 remains at the 2,962-metre summit while the original 1851 cross bearing wartime bullet holes is displayed at the Museum Werdenfels.
• The Bayerische Zugspitzbahn describes the installation as an art intervention designed to enhance safety and streamline visitor flow.