Facts About Three Crosses
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The original three crosses was torn down in 1950 by order of the Soviet authorities. A new monument designed by Henrikas Šilgalis was erected in its place in 1989.
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Three Crosses is a prominent monument in Vilnius, Lithuania, on the Hill of Three Crosses, originally known as the Bald Hill, in Kalnai Park.
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The monument was depicted on 50 litas banknote.
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The original wooden Three Crosses were built on the Bleak Hill, the place where seven friars were beheaded, sometime before 1649.
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The rebuilt crosses now are 1.8 metres higher than those of 1916.
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Broken pieces of the old monument can be seen several meters below the rebuilt monument.
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Legend has it that long ago seven Franciscan monks were crucified here.
