!!!Jungfrau, Switzerland

Photos by Stas Sedov and Sergey Shandin,
members of the [AirPano Team|Geography/About/Consortium/AirPano,_Team] that is a member of the [global-geography Consortium|Geography/About/Consortium]. \\

29 May 2019

with kind permission of [AirPano|http://www.AirPano.com]

Jungfrau, Switzerland

The first natural landmark in the Alps to be included in the UNESCO
World Heritage List (2001) is one of the most beautiful mountains of
Switzerland named Jungfrau. The name is German for "maiden", which is
derived from the name of the neighbouring monastery. The peak is also
jokingly referred to as "Mme Meyer" (Mrs. Meyer), in honour of brothers
Johann and Hieronymus Meyer who were the first to ascend the mountain in
1811.

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Jungfrau rises at 4,158 meters and is the third highest mountain in the
Bernese Alps. The border between the northern canton of Bern and the
southern canton of Valais goes right through the summit of the mountain.
The surrounding territory is the largest glaciated area in Europe, but
at the same time, the landscapes feature high contrast. There are
breathtaking cliffs on the north-west, the ultra white areas in the
west, and the ice-covered south-east. All these things are against the
background of a bright blue sky.

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Nowadays this area is full of mountaineering routes. Even though the
ascent is still rather dangerous, there is a safe alternative. In 1912,
a railway leading to the Jungfraujoch Pass at an elevation of  3,454
metres was constructed. Its total length is 9 km with 7 of them running
through the tunnel carved in a rock. The vertical drop between the first
and the last station is 1,400 meters, and the journey takes around an
hour.

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The Sphinx observation deck located on the Jungfraujoch Pass provides a
fantastic view of the Alpine landscapes, glaciers and even the range of
Schwarzwald (The Black Forest) in southeast Germany and the French Alps
including Mont Blanc on a clear day.

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There is also the Sphinx Observatory with functioning restaurants and
the Jungfraujoch Ice Palace consisting of a net of ice aisles and halls
inside the Aletsch glacier. Its overall area is over 1,000 m² with all
the exhibited items made of ice.

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The interesting fact about the railway is that its creator Adolf
Guyer-Zeller initially wanted to make the way right up to the summit so
that the final section of the way people would overgo using an elevator.
But the implementation was prevented by World War I, after that the idea
was considered impractical.

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Nowadays there is one more possibility to visit the Alpine summits —
enjoy the mountain beauty using AirPano panoramas.

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[5 panoramas of Jungfrau|Geography/Europe/Switzerland/Pictures/Jungfrau]

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