The Hollywood Pilgrimage Memorial Monument, more commonly referred to as the Hollywood Cross is a 32-foot tall steel Christian cross located just above the Ford Amphitheatre and overlooking Cahuenga Pass, the Hollywood Freeway and the Hollywood Bowl in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California. It was originally erected as a memorial for Christine Wetherill Stevenson and is now owned and maintained by The Church on the Way in Van Nuys.[1]

Hollywood Cross
Location2580 Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°06′48″N 118°20′02″W / 34.11338°N 118.33399°W / 34.11338; -118.33399
Built1923
Governing bodyPrivate
Designated1995
Reference no.617
Hollywood Cross is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Hollywood Cross
Location of Hollywood Cross in the Los Angeles metropolitan area

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  1. ^ "History and Reverence Illuminate a Hilltop Icon". LA Times. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.