cross in front of the Presidential Palace in Poland ( also known as the Smolensk Cross , ) is a wooden cross which was erected as a memorial to the 96 casualties of the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash . It was first moved to a chapel in the Presidential Palace on 16 September 2010 and , on 10 November 2010 , was again moved , this time to St. Anne 's Church , Warsaw , where it currently resides . The cross was controversial , provoking debate in Polish society and media about the issues of separation of church and state , politics , religion and patriotism
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
Cross in front of the Presidential Palace, Warsaw