<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>The high‐pressure modification of BaGe<sub>5</sub> is obtained from a 1:5 molar mixture of Ba<sub>6</sub>Ge<sub>25</sub> and Ba (multianvil press, 15 GPa, 1000‐1200 K, 2 h).</p> </abstract>