Caraiman Cross Editorial Photo

The Heroes` Cross is located in the saddle of the Caraiman Mountains, on the slope to the Seacă Valley at an elevation of 2,291 metres 7,516 ft. The cross itself has a height of 28 metres 92 ft and two arms of 7 metres 23 ft each.The monument is the tallest summit cross in the world situated at such an altitude, as recognized in 2014 by Guinness World Records. The width of the vertical pole is 2 metres 7 ft, the horizontal arms have a length by spindle pole of 7 metres 23 ft, and a square cross section with sides of 2 metres 7 ft.The cross is made out of steel profiles and is mounted on a pedestal of concrete clad with stone 7.5 metres 25 ft high. Inside the pedestal there is a room that originally housed the electric generator that powered the 120 light bulbs of 500 W each located on the perimeter of the cross