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The biggest Greek flag in the world !!!

It all started back in 1994 when we built and opened our Keri Lighthouse Restaurant, situated in the area next to the famous landmark.

In the centre of the parking area we placed a 7m tall flag pole where the Greek flag can be seen all year round waving in the breeze and surrounded the pole with small trees for decoration. After many years the trees flourished and grew, covering the flag, and realised we would need a taller pole for the flag to be seen.


The restaurant "Keri Lighthouse"
Throughout the last decade Greece has gained many honours and lived through many unique moments of pride such as the Olympic Games 2004, Football Euro Championship winners 2004, Euro Basketball winners 2005, Eurovision song contest winners 2005 and we decided to honour this we would build a large flagpole and raise the largest Greek flag in the world.


Not only to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest Greek flag but also to benefit the island with another tourist attraction and make people more aware of Zakynthos.

I started to calculate what would be needed to do this and with the help of the Ionian Islands Committee the idea became a reality.
In May 2006 the creation of the flag began and we ordered a custom built flag pole and materials for the flag from a company abroad.

All materials arrived in Greece in January 2007 and were transported to the location of the flag and construction began. The foundations were constructed meeting all health and safety requirements by Greek law and the pieces of flag pole were welded together, the piece were so large we had to remove part of the perimeter wall of the parking area for them to be fitted!
Monday 12th February 2006 was the first Pan-Hellenic unfolding and presentation of the flag which took place at the church in Keri Village with the help of the students from the local primary school.

 

A few days later another presentation was made in Zakynthos Town in front of the statue of Dionysos Solomos (the famous poet and author of the Greek National Anthem) in Solomos Square.

The media covered the presentation and Zakynthos was once more credited for providing something unique to the community.

The exact dimensions of the flag are not yet known as we await authentication and certification from the Guinness Book of World Records, meanwhile the construction and placement of the flag is almost complete in its resting place.

Meanwhile the construction and placement of the flag is almost complete in its resting place.

The flag pole was raised using two cranes and the base was bolted to the ground.

There is a special electric installation connected to the ground as a lightening conductor.

We raised the flag (the base construction measures 50sqm) and  it is the first stage to see that all is correct with the construction.

 

Sunday 13 May

The time has come to make the first raising of the Big Flag. The flag weights 80 kilos aprox and with the guide pole the total is 150 kilos.

The special motor of the pole raises the flag to the height of 50 meters and the wind starts to wave the flag. The sound of the flag flapping in the wind is a unique sound and experience for us.

Yes finally it's waving!! The Big flag is finally moving and sends messages of freedom in blue and white tones.

Sunday 20 May

The officials from the Guinness Book of Records verified the size of the flag.

 

The dimensions are:

18.10 meters in height
36.90 meters in length
total area is 667.89 square meters.

 

Judges are:

Member of Parliament (MP) of the region of Ilia, Mr Panagiotis Adrahtas.
MP of Zakynthos, Mr Dimitris Varvarigos
The Prefect of the region of Drama, Mr Konstantinos Evmiridis
The Prefect of the region of Evritanias, Mr Konstantinos Kondogiorgos
The Prefect of Zakynthos Town, Ms Dionysios Gasparos
The Mayor of Zakynthos Town, Mr Akis Tsagaropoulos
The Mayor of Artemision Municipality, Mr Antonis Antiohos
The Mayor of Elation Municipality, Mr Nikos Theodosis
The Mayor of Laganas Municipality where the area of Keri is) Mr Dionysios Kominiotis

At the event there were many important people present from Zakynthos and more than 1,000 visitors. After the verification of the dimensions of the flag the flag was raised while the band played the national anthem of Greece.

The biggest Greek Flag in the world is now in place at the top!!

 

Official qualification and raise of the flag

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