Stone cross
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Stone crosses in Central Europe are usually bulky Christian monuments, some 80–120 cm high and 40–60 cm wide, that were almost always hewn from a single block of stone, usually granite, sandstone, lim
Stone cross in Saxon Weißig near Dresden, with a carving of a crossbow
Stone cross in the Upper Palatinate
Plague cross on plague cemetery near Leiberg
Stone cross in Saxon Kleinwolmsdorf near Dresden with a carving of a sword
Wayside cross
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A wayside cross is a cross by a footpath, track or road, at an intersection, along the edge of a field or in a forest. It can be made of wood, stone or metal. Stone crosses may also be conciliation cr
Stone cross
…that could not be buried in consecrated ground in a graveyard. It is also probable that some crosses served as boundary markers, direction signs (wayside crosses), boundary stones of tax exempt or otherwise privileged territory (Freisteine) or weather crosses. Several old crosses could also be connected with…
Sagemont Church Cross at the intersection of Beltway 8 and Interstate 45 in Houston, Texas, US. It was inaugurated in 2009 and measures 51.82 meters.
Wayside cross near Grod, Beinwil (Freiamt), Switzerland
Croix de la Brassée in Guillac, Morbihan
Croix du Valet in Caro, Morbihan