All that remains is sawdy in the mysterious Bavarian statue that has acquired the prestige of celebrities among alpine hikers.
Last modified on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 01:53 GMT
German police have opened an investigation into the disappearance of a giant wooden sculpture from a mountainside phallus where he gave the impression without explanation several years ago.
The two-metre-high sculpture appears to have been demolished over the weekend, the local newspaper allgaeuer Zeitung reported on Monday, leaving a lot of sawdness on the 1738-metre-high Grenten Mountain in southern Bavaria, 140 km southwest of Munich.
The homage to male genitalia had earned celebrity prestige in recent years as a hikers’ destination, and even gave the impression on Google Maps, where it was classified as a “cultural monument”. According to local tradition, it was done as a prankster birthday to foresee a young man whose circle of relatives did not appreciate the gift, so the sculpture of two hundred kg (440 pounds) transported it to the mountain and left it there.
In recent weeks, the sculpture has experienced combined fortunes, being knocked down and placed back in place, but also a beer compromised through the brewery (“a spicy and herbal red beer”).
The German news firm dpa reported that policemen from the Bavarian town of Kempten were investigating the disappearance, it was unclear whether a crime had been committed, the owner of the sculpture is unknown.
These have been difficult days for mysterious unrthodox monuments. The 11-foot stainless metal monolith in the Utah desert that has attracted so much attention since its discovery a fortnight ago has also disappeared.
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said the workplace didn’t have the resources to spend a lot of time researching who took the article, which is illegal in the first place.
Hundreds of others have traveled to locate the monolith, which was seen on November 18 through state helicopter teams that help wildlife biologists count the maroon sheep. Utah officials did not specify where the monolith was located, however, others temporarily discovered it using 2016 satellite imagery and decided on its GPS coordinates.
with Associated Press