Wayside Shrine - Buknaiciai, Lithuania
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N 56° 23.000 E 022° 21.400
34V E 583769 N 6249570
Wayside shrine near the way from Ezere in Latvia to Mažeikiai in Lithuania.
Waymark Code: WMX7KZ
Location: Lithuania
Date Posted: 12/08/2017
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The wayside shrines in Europe has appeared in the Gothic period, reached the peak of its expansion in the Baroque. At that time, begin to appear brick wayside shrine of pillar type, which in the 19th century almost replaced the older columnar type. Both forms represent the column on which Jesus Christ was chained and flogged before his crucifixion. Therefore are sometimes decorated with symbols of Christ's suffering (reprimand, spears, spikes, etc.). It was erected as a thanks for saving in diseases and misfortunes. It often represents a significant landmark on the edges of the village, the tops of hills or at crossroads.
Material: bricks
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