So that it cannot be mistaken for a European '1'
The European Red Cross.
if you refer to shoes then aUK female 7 = European 40 UK male 7 = European 40.5
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The Alps.
A garden cross spider, Araneus diadematus. Source: Google search for spider cross back
Geneva, Switzerland.
The Atlantic.
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Many Europeans write a 1 with a rather long "flag" at the top but no cross mark at the bottom, so that a 1 and a 7 can sometimes be mistaken for one another. The line through the 7 distinguishes it in the way that the line through a Z can distinguish it from a 2.
European shoe size for Men = size 40 UK size 7 European shoe size for Ladies = size 40.5 UK size 7
The height of Jesus' cross is not specifically mentioned in historical accounts. However, crosses during that time period are estimated to have been around 7 to 9 feet tall, with the horizontal beam called the patibulum typically around 5 to 6 feet wide.
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