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Wayside cross

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

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 crosses. Often they serve as waymarks for walkers and pilgrims or designate dangerous places.[1]

  1. ^ Sakrale Kleinbauten: Flurkreuze / Wegkreuze(PDF; 256KB) Redaktion: ibid Altbau AG, CH-Merkblätter des Bundesamtes für Bevölkerungsschutz, Kulturgüterschutz
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