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33°57′56″N 35°49′41″E / 33.96556°N 35.82806°E / 33.96556; 35.82806

Cross of All Nations
صليب كل الشعوب
Map
LocationBaskinta, Lebanon
MaterialSteel, concrete
Width37 meters
Height73.8 meters
Beginning date25 November 2008
Completion date27 June 2010
Opening date13 September 2010
Dedicated toCommemorate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross

The Cross of All Nations is a monumental cross located in Qanat Bakish, a locality close to the Lebanese town of Baskinta. The cross was built near a church dating back to 1898 on a land belonging to the Lebanese Maronite Order. At 73.8 metres (242 ft) tall, the Cross of All Nations is the largest illuminated cross in the world, it was inaugurated on September 13, 2010 on the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.[1] It was built by the Maronite Church and an organization of French Catholics the "Association Terre de Dieu" led by the brothers Jesus and Francois Ibanez..

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