The Caraiman Peak is a mountain peak located in Romania

Romania

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, in the Bucegi Mountains

Bucegi Mountains

The Bucegi Mountains are located in central Romania, south of the city Braşov. They are part of the Southern Carpathians group of the Carpathian Mountains....

 of the Southern Carpathians

Southern Carpathians

The Southern Carpathians or the Transylvanian Alps are a group of mountain ranges which divide central and southern Romania, on one side, and Serbia, on the other side. They cover part of the Carpathian Mountains that is located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiș and Cerna Rivers...

. It has a height of 2,260 m. The nearest town is Buşteni

Busteni

Buşteni is a small mountain town in the north of the county Prahova, in the center of Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, at the bottom of the Bucegi mountains, that have a maximum altitude of 2505 m. Its name literally means tree-logs in Romanian. One village, Poiana Ţapului, is...

.

The Heroes' Monument

Atop Caraiman peak lies the Heroes' Cross, a memorial of World War I

World War I

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. It was erected between 1926 and 1928, and was initiated by Queen Maria of Romania

Marie of Edinburgh

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. The material needed for construction was carried up using a funicular

Funicular

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, as well as carts carried by ox

Ox

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en. The monument's height is 29.5 meters and the arms' length is 14 meters.

The cross is lit at night using 300 500 W

Watt

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bulbs. Until 1939, the lighting installation was powered by an electric generator located inside the base of the monument and was made up of only 120 bulbs. In 1939, it was connected to the national electrical network.