Caption

Friedrich Merz (CDU, Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany) looks at the 13-metre-high and 45-year-old Ates Nordmann fir tree (Abies nordmanniana) on the Brüninghauser Bachtal in Sauerland handing over the Christmas tree to the Federal Chancellery, Berlin, 28.11.2025

Date

Nov 27, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Ben Kriemann

Reference

BRK25M33_113

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

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38,6Mb (3,0Mb) / 15,0in x 10,0in / 4500 x 3000 (300dpi)

Keywords

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