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The church occupied the site of the church of San Giorgio, where St Francis had been buried before his remains were moved
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The exterior of the building consists of alternate strips of pink and white stone, with massive supporting arches on either side
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The giant steps to the Basilica di San Francesco
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The interior has the same layout as the Upper Basilica of St Francis
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The Palazzo Capitano del Popolo, built between 1212 and 1305, was the first public building to be erected in Piazza del Comune
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The Palazzo Comunale is home to the Pinacoteca Comunale, an art gallery with works by local medieval artists
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The preservation of the streets and buildings over the centuries has helped to maintain the charm of the town.
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Traffic and parking within the town-walls is admitted for few hours only per day
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Votive 'Hill of Crosses' (Kryziu Kalnas) at Siauliai
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The 'Hill of Crosses' is a place of national pilgrimage
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The hillock is covered by thousands of crosses
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Some of these are devotional whereas others are memorials (many for people deported to Siberia)
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The hillock was originally a fortification
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It is believed that the tradition of placing crosses began in the 14th century
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During the Soviet era, the crosses were bulldozed at least three times, only to spring up again
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Votive 'Hill of Crosses' at Siauliaii
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Gates of Dawn, Vilnius, one of Europe's leading pilgrimage destinations
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![Gates of Dawn, Vilnius, one of Europe's leading pilgrimage destinations
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Gates of Dawn, Vilnius, one of Europe's leading pilgrimage destinations
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![Gates of Dawn, Vilnius, one of Europe's leading pilgrimage destinations
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Gates of Dawn, Vilnius, one of Europe's leading pilgrimage destinations
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