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Aerial view. Three Crosses (Lithuanian: Trys kryžiai) is a prominent monument in Vilnius, Lithuania, on the Hill of Three Crosses (Lithuanian: Trijų Kryžių kalnas), also known as the Bald Hill (Lithuanian: Plikasis kalnas) or Crooked Hill (lt:Kreivasis kalnas), in Kalnai Park.
The original Three Crosses monument was dedicated to the Franciscan martyrs of Vilnius. Franciscan martyrs of Vilnius are 14 semi-legendary Franciscan friars murdered in Vilnius, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, during the reign of Algirdas (1345–77).
Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian: Kryžių kalnas ⓘ) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania.The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is uncertain, but it is believed that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising. [2]
Stage in Kalnų Park Three Crosses on the Crooked Hill. Kalnai Park (Lithuanian: Kalnų parkas, literally: Park of Hills) is a 24.5-hectare (61-acre) park between the left bank of the Neris River and right bank of the Vilnia River in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The crosses were removed in 1961 with tractors and bulldozers, but despite Soviet prohibitions, Catholics continued to put small crucifixes and larger crosses on the Hill of Crosses. Pope John Paul II visited the hill during his visit to Lithuania, primarily because it was a sign of anti-Communist Catholic resistance, as well as a Catholic ...
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Three Crosses. There used to be wooden crosses of the Bald Hill, now known as the Hill of Three Crosses in Kalnai Park, Vilnius. In 1916, a concrete monument was designed by Polish–Lithuanian architect and sculptor Antoni Wiwulski or Antanas Vivulskis in Lithuanian. It was demolished in 1950 by Soviet authorities.