The Hill of Crosses

I have this daily calendar “1000 Places to See Before You Die” on my desk. Every morning, I tear a page from it and read about a new ‘must see’ place. Each day there would be a postcard photo of a great place, the printing was not that very good that everything looked dull. Until today.

It has been 3 months, 89 days to be exact, of flipping pages, for the first time I found a photo so enticing, some place that really makes me wonder if I could ever be able to go there.

The Hill of Crosses
Lithuania

From Wikipedia:

The Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian: Kryžių kalnas (help·info)) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The exact origins are unknown, but it is considered that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising.[1] Over the centuries, not only crosses, but giant crucifixes, carvings of Lithuanian patriots, statues of the Virgin Mary and thousands of tiny effigies and rosaries have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims. The number of crosses is unknown, but estimates put it at about 55,000 in 1990 and 100,000 in 2006.

I googled more photos, and I am more attracted. HOW AMAZING WOULD IT BE TO TAKE PHOTOS THERE!

I don’t know, some people may find it weird, but I think I have a thing for taking photos of cemeteries, graveyards, and now, the hill of crosses. I find some sort of eeriness at the same time find these places like a piece of art. Regardless if it’s a high end cemetery, or a very dense, old cemetery, I still find all cemeteries like art.

I hope that soon, I can take some formal photography sessions in these types of places. I think they’re as beautiful as taking photos of sunsets.