Roofed pole or roofed pillar (, plural: stogastulpiai, from stogas – 'roof' and stulpas – 'pole, pillar') is a traditional Lithuanian wooden shrine. They may have anywhere between one and three layers of stylized roofs. Roofed poles can be simple, or richly decorated.Senoji lietuvių skulptūra, kryžiai ir koplytėlės (Old Lithuanian sculpture, crosses, and shrines) Nowadays the most common ornamentation are a distinctive blend of Christian symbolism and traditional solar, celestial, and nature motifs.Algirdo Šalkausko stebuklai iš medžio Stogastulpiai, together with Lithuanian crosses, are common throughout Lithuania, and can be found in churchyards, village/town squares, cemeteries, farms, parks, in fields and woods, at cross-roads, and as wayside shrines.
See also Dievdirbys Lithuanian cross crafting Irminsul
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