• General view of the Hill of Crosses. Close view of the Hill of Crosses. Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian: ) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai...
  • After WWII, when Lithuania was occupied by the Soviets, it was strictly forbidden to place crosses or even come to pray at the Hill of Crosses.
  • The Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas) – Is a small hill near the city Siauliai (Lithuania), covered with hundreds of thousands of crosses.
  • The Hill of Crosses, or Kryziu Kalnas in Lithuanian, is a collection of over 200,000 wooden crosses erected on a small hill in Šiauliai in Northern Lithuania.
  • Grey Cross from Lithuania A quick look at the different catholic cross on the hill of crosses will show you a variety of crosses in different shapes and sizes.
  • Situated near the northern city of Siauliai in Lithuania, the Hill of Crosses stands tall amidst vast farmland, adorned with over 100,000 crosses of various...
  • In 1990, when Lithuania finally regained its independence, it is estimated that the hill had more than 55,000 crosses!
  • Laden with more than 100,000 Christian symbols, Lithuania's Hill of Crosses is one of the world’s most unique pilgrimage sites.
  • But, the Hill of Crosses we see today started after the Lithuanian Revolt against the Russian occupation in 1831.