Crosses

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

The bulletproof cross stands at the only operational Christian cemetery in Pakistan's most populated city.

Hundreds of unusual wheel crosses poke above the earth in this small Estonian cemetery.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

The centuries-old crosses "growing" in the cemetery are steeped in local lore and are believed to have healing powers.

An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.

The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.

A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.

The mysterious large white cross visible from the runway is a memorial to a massacre during Spanish Civil War.

Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.

Hundreds of small crosses have been carved into the bark of the trees outside this small Estonian village.

A massive cross stands as the sole resident of this water-locked Crimean crag.

The only things left in this abandoned Latvian graveyard are a mysterious stone and a ghost story.

This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.

This small Estonian hill is covered in hand-made twig crosses that are said to bring good luck.