Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak

Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak
Romania
Front view of the memorial
For the people who died during World War I
Unveiled14 September 1928
Location45°24′58″N 25°29′51″E / 45.415989°N 25.497472°E / 45.415989; 25.497472
near 
Designed byGeorge 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".

  1. ^ "Crucea eroilor ceferisti din Masivul Bucegi" (in Romanian). cfr.ro. Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-09-08.