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Hill of Crosses

The Hill of Crosses is a pilgrimage site 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.
The exact number of crosses is unknown, but estimates put it at about 55,000 in 1990 and 100,000 in 2006.
Shop selling crosses to the devoted
Shop selling crosses to the devoted
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses
Hill of crosses