heroes cross caraiman peak

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High altitude mountain landscape , The Commemorative Cross to the Romanian Heroes of the First World War,Caraiman, Bucegi, Romania Royalty Free Stock Photo

Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak Royalty Free Stock Photo

Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak in Romania Royalty Free Stock Photo

Heroes` Cross on Caraiman Peak, Bucegi Mountains, Romania Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Heroes' Cross 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 36 metres and the nearest town is Busteni. The Heroes' Cross was built in the memory of the railway heroes who died on duty in World War I fighting against the armies of the Central Powers. The cross was erected at the initiative of Marie of Edinburgh and King Ferdinand of Romania in order to be seen from a large distance as possible.