The Hill of Crosses (21 photos) Bashny.Net

Not far from the Lithuanian city of Siauliai is a wonderful hill, all dotted with crosses of different shapes and different materials.
How did the Hill of Crosses - history is silent.

This place has gained popularity after the Pope has established a cross here.



 
Since then, the Hill of Crosses became a real place of pilgrimage.









And, if initially there were only crosses Catholics (Traditional Lithuanian crosses), now a mixture of many Christian denominations seem commonplace.





According to preliminary estimates, on a hill there are at least fifty thousand crosses.







Naturally their sizes range from small wearable, to huge pagan.







Date of occurrence of the Hill of Crosses is not precisely known.









Scientists have put forward version of the XIV-th to the XIX-th centuries.





It is believed that one who has established a cross, will find happiness.





Source: www.roadplanet.ru