Twelve kilometers north of the Lithuanian town of Siauliai sits a historical hill fort that has become buried under tens of thousands of crosses ... Architecture Graveyard life mad urbanism ...

The Hill of Crosses is steeped in legends of ghosts, miracles and heroic acts of defiance. Around 11km outside the city of Siauliai in northern Lithuania, an old, earthen mound hunches under the ...

Situated on a hill in Jurgaičiai, Lithuania eight miles from ... anything you’ll have seen before in a graveyard. The tradition of leaving crosses on the hillside began as an uprising against ...

The Hill of Crosses in Lithuania is an incredible place where over 100,000 crosses cover an old fort hill. This site is 7.5 ...

The surreal dreamscape of crucifixes is just one of Lithuania’s amazing sites, in a country rich with history and natural beauty. Former Travel Editor There are crosses nailed to larger crosses ...

SIAULIAI, Lithuania -- As the Paratroopers got off their bus, they saw before them thousands of crosses, more than they had seen in their entire lives. However, they were not at a cemetery.

But since Lithuania declared independence in 1990, the Hill of Crosses has become not only a tourist attraction, but also a national symbol. Accessibility links Skip to main content ...

Situated on a hill in Jurgaičiai, Lithuania eight miles from ... anything you’ll have seen before in a graveyard. The tradition of leaving crosses on the hillside began as an uprising against ...