The Commemorative Cross to the Romanian Heroes of the First World War, also called the Heroes' Cross on Mount Cairaman is a monument built between 1926 and 1928 on Caraiman Peak at an altitude of 2,29
Front view of the memorial
Heroes' Cross
Heroes' Cross - side view
Heroes' Cross - view from the stairs
Prahova Valley
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Prahova Valley is the valley where the Prahova river makes its way between the Bucegi and the Baiu Mountains, in the Carpathian Mountains, Romania. It is a tourist region, situated about 100 km north
Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak
…Council. Nowadays, at night, the Cross on Caraiman is illuminated with 300 light bulbs of 500 W each and can be seen from dozens of miles away, on the Prahova Valley. There is a new project which aims to cover the cross with a fluorescent dye and on top of the cross to be a projected laser spot. Tourism in Romania…
Prahova Valley, as seen from the Caraiman Mountain
Prahova Valley, in an aquarelle by Amedeo Preziosi