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Interesting Facts About Three Crosses Monument in Vilnius
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Interesting Facts About Three Crosses Monument in Vilnius

The Three Crosses monument is the most recognisable silhouette in Vilnius — three white concrete crosses rising from a hilltop in Kalnai Park. But the story behind them is far stranger than the simple shape suggests. Built by Franciscan friars in the 1600s, blown up by Soviet authorities in 1950, and rebuilt in just 14 days during Lithuania's push for independence in 1989. Here are ten genuinely interesting facts about one of Eastern Europe's quietly defiant landmarks.