The German town of Gengenbach takes Christmas very seriously . So seriously that it numerate down to the vacation with one of the biggest Advent calendars in the existence .
Two X ago , the town of 11,000 people on the edge of the Black Forest set out to add in more holidaymaker during the vacation season . So to make its holiday marketplace unique , Gengenbach began turn its townspeople hall into a building - sized Advent calendar .
Now one by one , every night from November 30 to December 23 , the windows of Gengenbach ’s Baroque city hall light up with artistic creations inspired by a yearly melodic theme . At 6 p.m. each eve , the light of city residence hall go up , and a spotlight trains on one window . Then , the window shade pulls up to reveal the Modern windowpane . By December 23 , all the window are exposed and on display , and will stay that way until January 6 .
Each year , the windows are beautify according to a root , like children ’s books or the employment of famous artists like Marc Chagall . For 2017 , all the Advent calendar window are filled with illustrations by Andy Warhol .
According toGuinness World Records , it ’s not the downright big Advent calendar in the mankind . That record belong to a rough 233 - foot - high , 75 - infantry - across-the-board calendar built in London ’s St Pancras railway system place in 2007 . Still , Gengenbach ’s may be the grownup Advent calendar that arrive back year after year . And as a tourist attraction , it has become a huge winner in the last 20 old age . The townspeople presently gets up of 100,000 visitors every year during the vacation season , according to the local holidaymaker bureau .
