This huge and near-symmetrical
pyramidal peak is 4,478metres (14,692 ft) high, making it one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe.
Schmalz is planning to build the statue on the
pyramidal peak and it is believed that it would cost EUR10m and could be ready for Saint Patrick's Day, 2015.
There is some purple light in the eastern sky now and as the dawn descends we turn our gaze northwards and there, above the blank ice wall of the mountains, another darker,
pyramidal peak rises up at the very head of the valley.
Which Alpine mountain is famous for its
pyramidal peak? 5.
Among the most conspicuous summits within the World Heritage Site is the
pyramidal peak of Mount Assiniboine, Canada's "Matterhorn." At 3,618 metres, it stands 450 metres above its surrounding neighbours on the B.C.-Alberta border, adjacent Banff National Park.