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Three Crosses
The Hill of Three Crosses is a mound, which has long been called the Bald Hill or the Crooked Hill. There was a wooden castle on this hill till the late 14th century. Three white crosses erected on the hill commemorate 14 Franciscans, who, according to a legend, came as missionaries and were martyred by pagans on the site in the 14th century. The first crosses were built in 1613. Later they were renovated, but after the revolt of 1863, the Tsarist authorities did not allow to rebuild them. Reinforced concrete crosses designed by Antoni Wiwulski were erected in 1916 - exactly 300 years after the first crosses were built here. The Soviet authorities destroyed the monument, but having restored the independence of the state, The Three Crosses were rebuilt in their original place. Imprinted in the silhouette of Vilnius and in the minds of people, they symbolize the beginning of Christianity in Lithuania.
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