Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak | |
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Romania | |
For the people who died during World War I | |
Unveiled | 14 September 1928 |
Location | 45°24′58″N 25°29′51″E / 45.415989°N 25.497472°E near |
Designed by | George Cristinel and Constantin Procopiu |
Burials by nation | |
Burials by war | |
The Commemorative Cross to the Romanian Heroes of the First World War (Romanian: Crucea comemorativă a eroilor români din Primul Război Mondial), also called the Heroes' Cross on Mount Cairaman (Crucea Eroilor de pe Muntele Caraiman) is a monument built between 1926 and 1928 on Caraiman Peak at an altitude of 2,291 m located in Romania, in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians. It has a height of 39.3 metres (129 ft) and the nearest town is Buşteni.[1] The name of the monument is "The Heroes' Cross", but it is popularly known as the "Cross on Caraiman".