Photos: Mountains light up in Poland for anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II
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The Giewont Mountain in Zakopane, in the Tatra Mountains, southern Poland, on Thursday evening, was lit up in a spectacular light show to commemorate the death of Pope John Paul II.
The dazzling light show commemorated the 15th anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II. Born Karol Wojtyla in Wadowice, southern Poland, he is probably the most famous Pole of the past century and is still revered by many in the predominantly Catholic nation.
View of a light installation on the Giewont Mountain in Zakopane, in the Tatra Mountains, southern Poland. EPA-EFE/GRZEGORZ MOMOT
The pontificate of John Paul II lasted 26 years, five months and 16 days (from 1978 to 2005), making him the second-longest-reigning elected pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, after Pius IX (1846-78).
Exterior view of Poland’s Presidential Palace, on whose facade is a light projection with the words ‘John Paul II’ in Warsaw, Poland, 02 April 2020. The name of the late pontiff was projected to commemorate the 15th anniversary his death. EPA-EFE/RADEK PIETRUSZKAA view of candles in front of the Bishop’s Palace with the Papal Window in Krakow, Poland. EPA-EFE/LUKASZ GAGULSKIView of a light installation on the Giewont Mountain in Zakopane, in the Tatra Mountains. The dazzling light show commemorated the 15th anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II. EPA-EFE/GRZEGORZ MOMOTCandles burn in a window of a tenement house in Warsaw, Poland, 02 April 2020, to mark the 15th death anniversary of Pope John Paul II. EPA-EFE/Andrzej Lange
