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Glas Ark in Bavarian Forest National Park

Glas Ark in Bavarian Forest National Park

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Glas Ark in Bavarian Forest National Park

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Please check local regulations for: Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

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Location: Neuschönau, Freyung-Grafenau, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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1. On the Lusen via Teufelsloch and Himmelsleiter

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2. Lusen Summit – View of Lusen loop from Waldhäuser

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3. Lusen Summit – Himmelsleiter to Lusen Summit loop from Waldhäuser

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Intermediate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Sebastian Kowalke

August 16, 2018

In 2003, regional glass artists created this four and a half meter long ship. It consists of countless thin sheets of glass and weighs more than three tons. From 2003 to 2005 it traveled to the most important places for traditional glass production in the Bavarian-Bohemian border area. In the meantime, the glass ark has found its last resting place in the sea of forests of the Bavarian Forest. It lies on the slope of the Lusen in a huge, wooden hand.

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Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

May 27, 2020

The joint art project by German glassmakers and Czech wood sculptors can now be admired below the Luse summit after a long journey through the entire Bohemian Forest. The work of art, which is supposed to commemorate the tradition of glassworks, also stimulates thinking about nature.

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Robi

March 12, 2017

On Lusen, between Teufelsloch and Himmelsleiter, near the Czech border, lies a green-shimmering, five-meter-long ship. It consists of 480 interconnected glass panes and is held by a hand made of oak wood: the glass ark.

Source: nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.de/zu_gast/wandern_und_erleben/erlebniswege/glasarchepfad.htm

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Location: Neuschönau, Freyung-Grafenau, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Glas Ark in Bavarian Forest National Park

1. On the Lusen via Teufelsloch and Himmelsleiter

2. Lusen Summit – View of Lusen loop from Waldhäuser

3. Lusen Summit – Himmelsleiter to Lusen Summit loop from Waldhäuser

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