Effingham is the historic crossing point of Illinois interstates, highways, and railroads. This city greets visitors with a mighty 198-foot (60 m) cross built in 2001. The Cross at the Crossroads has a visitor center, chapel, and the cross its self is circled by an interactive monument for each of the Ten Commandments.
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Ten Commandments
Each Commandment has a bench and a button to play an audible recording, while overlooking the words etched into a very shiny stone monument.
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I started on my right and went counter clockwise around the cross to each monument. I listened to each recording and found the audio was very well done and not just reading the stones.
Please see their website, The Cross Foundation, to learn about the "I Love You Card" program and see pictures of the cross under construction.
- Photographed on September 5, 2018 by @soill
- Effingham, Illinois
- The Cross Foundation
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Wow I'm not a religious person, but religious architecture and sculptures are still one of the most inspired and beautiful thing's ive come across.