At a time when the entire world has a common enemy, it has become important that all nations come together and support each other.
Motivated by the same idea, Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter has taken up the initiative of lighting up the northern and eastern parts of Matterhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps.
Switzerland expresses solidarity with India in its fight against #COVID19. Swiss mountain of #Matterhorn lit in tricolour. Friendship from Himalayas to Alps 🇮🇳🏔🇨🇭
— Gurleen Kaur (@gurleenmalik) April 18, 2020
Thank you @zermatt_tourism#Together_against_Corona @IndiainSwiss @MEAIndia @IndiaUNGeneva pic.twitter.com/O84dBkPfti
Recently, it displayed colours of the Indian flag to express solidarity in these testing times.
The picture of the same was shared by IFS officer Gurleen Kaur, who wrote ‘Friendship from Himalayas to Alps’.
Proud moment for India 🇮🇳
— Sourav Verma (@SouravArts) April 18, 2020
The Indian flag on the Matterhorn, Switzerland’s landmark 🙏 pic.twitter.com/9Rjo8FHsPN
What a gesture: Switzerland projected 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇮🇳 flag (different days) onto Switzerland’s iconic #Matterhorn as a sign of solidarity in the fight against #COVID19.
— Pankaj Khajuria (@_PankaJKhajuria) April 18, 2020
Thank you #Switzerland for being a steadfast partner of India and recognising India effort in fight against #Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/SE7wcduHJ6
The 14,690-feet-high mountain has been lit up with the colours of other countries’ flags in the past. It also displayed the words ‘hope’, ‘solidarity’ and ‘stay home’.
A report from News 18 quoted Hofstetter as saying:
Light is hope. So if you do a message with light in such a situation as we are in now, you give that hope — especially with this iconic, standalone, pyramid-shaped, incredibly strong mountain. The Matterhorn was here before mankind was.
INDIAN TRICOLOR ON THE MATTERHORN MOUNTAIN: Indian Tricolor Flag of India of more than 1000 meters in size projected on Matterhorn Mountain, Zermatt, #Switzerland to express Solidarity with all Indians in this ongoing fight against #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/TOPSLXvL23
— 🇮🇳 दीपक चौधरी 🇮🇳 (@DeepakC87449954) April 18, 2020
Matterhorn mountain in Swiss Alps lights up with Indian flag in show of solidarity
— Amrita Bhinder (@amritabhinder) April 18, 2020
Switzerland expressed solidarity with India in its fight against coronavirus by projecting tricolour on Matterhorn mountain to give “hope and strength” to all Indians. https://t.co/UBnLfig7Gh