# St Pancras unveils 36ft German Christmas pyramid sponsored by Hilton

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/st-pancras-station-unveils-36ft-pyramid-sponsored-by-german-tourist-board-as-its-christmas-tree-after-raising-money-for-great-ormond-street-last-year/
- Published: 2026-11-03T11:54:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T12:07:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16261533/St-Pancras-station-Christmas-German-tourist-board.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Culture, Markets, Travel, World

## Key points

- St Pancras unveiled a 36ft German Christmas pyramid.
- Its 24 windows will form an Advent calendar from 1 December.
- Some passengers say the festive structure is not really a tree.

## Summary

St Pancras International has unveiled a 36ft German Christmas pyramid as its festive centrepiece, created with Germany’s tourist board and sponsored by Hilton. The installation highlights German festive traditions and destinations, while also promoting travel links between Britain and Germany.

The wooden structure has three rotating tiers, 24 illuminated windows and 1,564 recycled lights; 18 workers spent more than 2,300 hours assembling its 898 biodegradable plywood parts. From 1 December, a window will light each day until Christmas Eve, with interactive displays and prize draws for trips to Germany. It will remain at the station until 2 January, though some social media users have questioned calling it a tree. Last year’s 39ft tree raised money for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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