Ruckenkreuz
Ruckenkreuz rises on a rocky mountain above Blaubeuren in Germany, where the concrete cross frames wide views of the town and countryside. At 8.4 metres high and 2.8 metres wide, it stands clearly against the sky.
Completed on 21 November 1926, the reinforced-concrete memorial commemorates Blaubeuren residents who died in the First World War. Hiking routes through the Swabian Jura reach this viewpoint, with forests, hills, old-town rooftops and distant castle ruins surrounding the site. Easy paths also bring families here for walks, picnics and a pause above the town.
The cross offers a striking foreground for photographs, while the open landscape stretches behind it.
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