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List of tallest crosses in the world

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Not to be confused with Memorial cross.

List of tallest crosses in the world (minimum height 20 metres).

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Name Country Town Coordinates Height Year of completion Picture Remarks
Cruz de los Caídos  Spain San Lorenzo de El Escorial 40.641800 -4.155596 150 m 1956
Dambana ng Kagitingan Memorial Cross  Philippines Pilar, Bataan 14.6058464 120.5087274 95 m 1970 observation deck in crossarm
Cruz del Tercer Milenio  Chile Coquimbo -29.952048 -71.347530 92 m 2001 observation deck in crossarm
Cross of Sanctuary of San Miguel Archangel  Brazil Bandeirantes -23.132055 -50.401194 81 m 2017
Radio Relay Tower of Radio Vatican Transmission Center  Italy Santa Maria di Galeria 42.0441298778 12.3222774267 78 m 1957 Cross-shaped radio tower
Cross of All Nations  Lebanon Baskinta 33.9652146 35.8138418 73.8 m 2010
Cross of All People  Brazil Divinópolis -20.127070 -44.954762 73.8 m
Montemorelos Cross  Mexico Montemorelos 25.243883 -99.860889 73 m 2021
Branson Cross  United States Branson, Missouri 36.7519° N, 93.2249° W 66.4464 m 2018 White cross with tears
Skopje Millennium Cross  North Macedonia Skopje 41.964994 21.394372 66 m 2011
Bell Tower of Lakeuden Risti Church  Finland Seinäjoki 62.787045 22.845565 65.2 m 1960 bell tower of a Lutheran church with the shape of a double cross
Orthodox Cross Dračevo[1]  North Macedonia Dračevo 41.93806, 21.51839 63.5 m 2024
Great Cross  United States St. Augustine, Florida 29.9042789 -81.3135266 63.4 m 1966
El Glorioso Cristo de Chiapas  Mexico Copoya, Municipio de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas 16.7176 -93.121 62 m 2011
Cross of Ridge Assembly of God  United States Davenport, Florida 28.195976 -81.637552 60.96 m
Haughton Cross  United States Haughton, Louisiana 32.554724 -93.622539 60.65 m 2009
Cross at First Baptist Church of Central Florida  United States Orlando, Florida 28.548272 -81.506951 60.65 m 2008
The Cross at the Crossroads  United States Effingham, Illinois 39.107602 -88.571203 60.35 m 2001
Cross of Hope  Lebanon Ijdabra 34.2491731 35.7010201 60 m High-rise building in shape of a double cross with a church in one arm
Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ  United States Groom, Texas 35.2098038 -101.1234949 57.91 m 1955
Skopje Aerodrom Cross  North Macedonia Skopje 41.977664 21.464592 56.5 m 2014
Cruz Monumental de El Arenal  Mexico El Arenal 20.221519 -98.912044 55 m 2014
Central cross at Cross Church Pinnacle Hills  United States Rogers, Arkansas 36.314620 -94.188198 53.34 m ensemble of three crosses
Basílica de la Virgen del Camino Cross  Spain León 42.580173 -5.641638 53 m 1961
Meskel Cross  Ethiopia Mekelle, Tigray 13.495427 39.488144 52 m 2017
Sagemont Church Cross  United States Houston, Texas 29.5996555 -95.2198899 51.82 m 2009
Aruvithura Cross[2] India Kottayam, Kerala 9.682450, 76.767361 50.9 m 2014
Central cross at Cross Church Pinnacle Hills  United States Rogers, Arkansas 36.314544 -94.188260 50.29 m ensemble of three crosses
Cross of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes and Praise  Brazil Ituporanga -27.415453 -49.611125 50 m observation tower
Artsakh Cross  Azerbaijan (formerly NKR) Dashushen 39.805404 46.786311 50 m 2017 Demolished by Azerbaijani Armed Forces[3]
Edmond Cross  United States Edmond, Oklahoma 35.6497844 -97.4224877 49.7 m 1996
Third Millennium Cross  Poland Ropczyce 50.0156403 21.57605007 47 m 2006 observation deck on the structure
Drokino Hill Cross  Russia Krasnoyarsk 56.082184 92.780719 47 m 2019
Large Cross at Bellevue Baptist Church  United States Cordova, Tennessee 35.183421 -89.811886 45.72 m 1999
Large cross of Bethany World Prayer Center  United States Baton Rouge, Louisiana 30.380179 -91.059992 45.72 m
Large cross of Restoration Fellowship Church  United States Strasburg, Virginia 39.017533 -78.358250 45.72 m
Cruz de Chorrillos  Peru Lima -12.168007 -77.035343 45 m 1988
Chełmiec Millennium Cross  Poland Boguszów-Gorce 50.780112 16.211561 45 m 2000
Charles-de-Gaulle Memorial  France Colombey-les-Deux-Églises 48.224394 4.879641 44.3 m 1972
Central cross at Cross Church Pinnacle Hills  United States Rogers, Arkansas 36.314640 -94.188325 44.2 m ensemble of three crosses
Gora Qabaristan Cross  Pakistan Karachi 24.8561 67.0498 42.7 m 2015
La Cruz de La Capilla Ecuménica de La Paz  Mexico Acapulco, Guerrero 16.822722 -99.855992 42 m 1970
Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970  Poland Gdansk 54.3605263 18.6490351 42 m 1980 3 crosses
Muntenii de Sus Cross  Romania Muntenii de Sus 46.666307 27.789976 42 m 2017
Góra Liwocz Sanktuarium  Poland Brzyska 49.813284 21.351323 41 m Chapel with 18 metres high cross on the tower, also used for radio transmission
Pilgerkreuz Veitsch  Austria Veitsch 47.5832817 15.4908493 40.70 m 2004 observation deck in crossarm
Danube Park Papal Cross  Austria Vienna 48.2392518 16.4087248 40 m 1983
Cross of Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina  Italy San Giovanni Rotondo 41.706515 15.704057 40 m 2004
Păun Trinitas Cross  Romania Păun 47.1004938473 27.6655912399 40 m 2006 broadcasting tower
Trzy Lipki Cross  Poland Bielsko-Biała 49.834716 19.017404 40 m 2001
Ujazd Millennium Cross  Poland Ujazd 49.8025499 21.40171855688 40 m 2002
Kobayat Cross  Lebanon Kobayat 34.559023781 36.2768206 40 m 2013
Hero's Cross  Romania Caraiman Creek 45.416012 25.497492 39.3 m 1928
Cross of Chillán Cathedral  Chile Chillán -36.6065409415 -72.102150321 39 m 1950
Gardendale Baptist Church Cross  United States Gardendale, Alabama 33.664572 -86.830581 38.1 m 2010
Large cross of Chattanooga Crossing Church  United States Chattanooga, Tennessee 35.053366 -85.139569 38.1 m
Joseph Cross  Germany Stolberg 51.580574 11.005624 38 m 1896 double cross, observation deck on the top
Cruz del Ávila  Venezuela Caracas 10.5250544 -66.8852380 37 m 1982
Krosno Pope Cross  Poland Krosno 49.678390 21.771501 37 m 1997
Limanowski Cross  Poland Limanowa 49.718916 20.440613 37 m 1999
Cruz de Calvillo  Mexico Calvillo 21.841692 -102.727672 37 m 2020
Central cross of Bethany World Prayer Center  United States Baton Rouge, Louisiana 30.380330 -91.060117 ; 30.380178 -91.059780 36.58 m 3 crosses
Central cross of Restoration Fellowship Church  United States Strasburg, Virginia 39.017645 -78.358180 ; 39.017423 -78.358314 36.58 m 3 crosses
Batesville Cross  United States Batesville, Mississippi 34.303105 -89.919268 36.58 m 2017
Cross at Moffley Hill  Canada Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 46.522022 -84.330977 36.57 m 1960
Small crosses at Bellevue Baptist Church  United States Cordova, Tennessee 35.183524 -89.811962 ; 35.183312 -89.811808 36.57 m 1999 2 crosses
Cross of Family Worship Center  United States Cairo, Georgia 35.2098038 -101.1234949 36.57 m 2022
Papstwarte  Austria Horn 48.699104 15.679800 36.5 m 1983
Dublin Papal Cross  Ireland Dublin 53.356648829 -6.32906546 35.36 m 1979
Hrobacza Łąka Cross  Poland Bielsko-Biała 49.822710268 19.16505664587 35 m 2002
Romanian People's Salvation Cross  Moldova Nisporeni 47.069618 28.200751 35 m 2011
Fátima Cruz Alta  Portugal Fátima 39.629370 -8.674670 34 m 2007
Zabrze Pope Cross  Poland Zabrze 50.324255 18.775747 34,6 m 1999 [1]
Watchman Cross  United States Ponce, Puerto Rico 18.019242 -66.6199994 34 m 1984
Bald Knob Cross  United States Alto Pass, Illinois 37.55195224 -89.346379190 33.83 m 1963
Catfish House Giant Cross  United States Florence, Missouri 32.160798 -90.127203 33.53 m 2015
Lake City Cross  United States Lake City, South Carolina 33.889095 -79.755529 33.53 m 2016
Cookeville Cross  United States Cookeville, Tennessee 36.135426, -85.517036 33.53 m
Pigeon Forge Cross  United States Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 35.802208, -83.581121 33.53 m
Wichita Immanuel Baptist Church Cross  United States Wichita, Kansas 37.668336 -97.334507 33.53 m
Błonia Pope Cross  Poland Siedlce 52.184247 22.290173 33 m 1999
Góra Jana Cross  Poland Pelplin 53.928939 18.669835 33 m 1999
Prespa Cross  North Macedonia Podmocani 41.029704 21.055144 33 m 2000
Hum Hill Millennium Cross  Bosnia and Herzegovina Mostar 43.329521 17.806944 33 m 2002
Przełęcz Rędzińska Jubilee Cross  Poland Rędziny 50.831285 15.938523 33 m 2000
Kruševo Cross  North Macedonia Kruševo 41.402431 21.223285 33 m 2010
Pacification of Wujek  Poland Katowice 50.243876 18.989635 33 m 2000
Artashavan Holy Cross  Armenia Artashavan 40.413655 44.380233 33 m
St. John Paul II Parish Chapel  Lithuania Šilainiai, Kaunas 54.925565 23.87231 33 m 2019 Tallest cross in Lithuania[4]
Cross at Hilltop Baptist Church  United States Indiana, Pa 40.58633792, -79.21230442 32.9184 m
Wilcy Las Millennium Cross  Poland Wilcy Las 51.268507 15.755585 32 m 2000
Starej Wsi Millennium Cross  Poland Stara Wies 49.907724189 19.122878129 31.5 m 2000
Mount Davidson Cross  United States San Francisco, California 37.738353 -122.454783 31.39 m 1934
Mount Royal Cross  Canada Montreal 45.508860 -73.587936 31.4 m 1924
Piatra Fântânele Cross  Romania Bistriţa 47.2397217 25.0110519 31 m
Caryville Cross  United States Caryville, Tennessee 36.374491 -84.240211 30.94 m 2003
Hunter's Chapel Holy Church Cross  United States Lasper, Alabama 33.791356 -87.227456 30.48 m
Inspiration Network City of Lights Campus Cross  United States Charlotte, North Carolina 34.966975 -80.847750 30.48 m
Ballinger Cross  United States Ballinger, Texas 31.7237343574 -99.9322441 30.48 m 1993
Calvary Church Cross  United States Springfield, Illinois 39.744032, -89.660028 30.48 m 2015
Cross of New Providence Baptist Church  United States Loudon, Tennessee 35.778367, -84.350973 30.48 m 2002
Pro-Life Millennium Cross  Canada Aberdeen, Saskatchewan 52.38949015 -106.1579528 30.48 m 2005
Small crosses of Chattanooga Crossing Church  United States Chattanooga, Tennessee 35.053317 -85.139527 ; 35.053409 -85.139600 30.48 m 3 crosses
Hammond Mission Church Cross  United States Hammond, Louisiana 30.459164 -90.475883 30.48 m
Cruz Cerro Philippi  Chile Puerto Varas -41.310105 -72.980091 30 m 1980
Perchiu Hill Hero Cross  Romania Onesti 46.263458 26.753715 30 m 1999 broadcasting tower
Cruz de Morro da Cruz  Brazil Igrejinha -29.539768 -50.836954 30 m
Golgota Beskidów Cross  Poland Radziechowy 49.6389923 19.117970 30 m 2001
Brusznia Cross  Poland Kielce 50.865336 20.563670 30 m 2007
Iwierzyce Millennium Cross  Poland Iwierzyce 50.038784 21.720707 30 m
Svartberget Cross  Sweden Hassela 62.086474 16.723348 30 m 2011
Cruz Celestial de Xicotepec  Mexico Xicotepec 20.289408 -97.948616 30 m 2018
Cevo Pope Cross  Italy Cevo 46.080364 10.363562 29.87 m 1998 collapsed in 2014, whereby one person was killed
Jakob Cross  Austria Sankt Jakob in Haus 47.484348 12.581269 29.6 m 2014 double cross, observation decks in and on crossarms and on the top
Fort Jefferson Memorial Cross  United States Wickliffe, Kentucky 36.957471 -89.092442 28.96 m 1999
Graniteville Cemetery Cross  United States Graniteville, South Carolina 33.565444 -81.798796 28.04 m 2015
El Cristo Roto  Mexico San José de Gracia, Aguascalientes 22.139036 -102.431256 28 m 2006
Wilzenberg Cross  Germany Schmallenberg 51.152940 8.327068 28 m 2015
 Mexico Mexico City 19.407514 -99.240246 28 m
St. Louis Grace Church Cross  United States St. Louis, Missouri 38.741911 -90.446177 27.43 m
Rybky Millenium Cross  Slovakia Rybky 48.727250 17.318463 27 m 2000
Kreuzberg Cross  Germany Bischofsheim 50.370126 9.980360 27 m 2014
Mount Mic Hero Cross  Romania Poiana Mărului 45.364801 22.468941 27 m 2004
Europawarte  Austria Schrattenthal 48.747295 15.866377 26 m 1980
Cruz de Tenglo  Chile Puerto Montt -41.486429 -72.951855 25 m
Kamienna Góra Cross  Poland Gdynia 54.515483 18.544027 25 m 1994
Święta Woda Jubilee Cross  Poland Wasilków 53.221969 23.221664 25 m 2000 surrounded by smaller crosses
Potaczkowa Millennium Cross  Poland Podobin 49.626393 20.061175 25 m 2000
Jelenia Góra Millennium Cross  Poland Jelenia Góra 50.921154 15.775640 25 m 2002
Rankovce Cross  North Macedonia Rankovce 42.164958 22.116283 25 m 2024
Muncelu Cross  Romania Muncelu 46.860723 26.972224 25 m 2012
Bendoszka Wielka Cross  Poland Bukovec 49.427868 19.044180 23,5 m 2000
Our Lady of the Sierras Cross  United States Hereford, Arizona 31.380837 -110.23392 23 m 1998
Markbergkreuz  Germany Schönau an der Brend 50.389707 10.105037 23 m 1998
Cluj-Napoca Fortress Cross  Romania Cluj-Napoca 46.773925 23.582735 23 m 2002
Ostlandkreuz  Germany Geislingen an der Steige 48.615477 9.829687 22,7 m 2003
Meskel cross #2  Ethiopia Adigrat, Tigray 14.292027 39.454938 22 m ?
Monumento a los peregrinos  Mexico Mexico City 19.454463 -99.130348 22 m
Dealul lui In Cross  Romania Runcu 45.186926 25.362432 22 m 2017
Mount Amiata Cross  Italy Mount Amiata 42.887953 11.625000 22 m 1946
Croix du Nivolet  France Les Déserts, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 45.613583 5.964565 21.5 m 1909
Mount Macedon Memorial Cross  Australia Mount Macedon, Victoria -37.389542 144.576911 21 m 1995 War Memorial. Originally erected in 1934 but rebuilt in 1995 due to general deterioration.
Monument to Poznań June 1956 (Poznań Crosses)  Poland Poznan 52.408269 16.917293 21 m 1981
Gura Ocniței Cross  Romania Gura Ocniței 44.951643 25.569625 21 m 2014
Croix Lorraine  France Nouméa -22.279571 166.447057
Cruz monumental de Temuco  Chile Temuco -38.732029 -72.586367
Gari Cross  North Macedonia Gari 41.500478 20.685647
Štip Cross  North Macedonia Štip 41.738472 22.186283
Kučkovo Cross  North Macedonia Kučkovo 42.062698 21.303126
Lazaropole Cross  North Macedonia Lazaropole 41.537713 20.696410
Dračevo Cross  North Macedonia Dračevo 41.929285 21.522806
Czarna Gora Cross  Poland Czarna Gora 49.381192 20.124566 20 m
Łysa Góra Cross  Poland Nowa Słupia 50.858759 21.054600 20 m 2012 [2]
Velestovo Cross  North Macedonia Velestovo 41.083656 20.831315 20 m
Croix de Ternant  France Orcines 45.802951 3.003570 20 m broadcasting tower

Planned projects

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  • Monterrey cross, Monterrey, Mexico, 160 m, announced in 2022[5]
  • Cross of Blaszki, Poland, 100 m, announced in 2018 [6]
  • Kraljevo Cross, Kraljevo, Serbia, 33.5 m, announced in 2015 [7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "From today, the view of the sky will not be the same". Republika English. April 28, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Vallyachan Mala – St. George Forane Church". Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Azerbaijan toppled the Cross in Stepanakert". Monumentwatch.org. November 19, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Kaune, Šilainiuose, iškilo aukščiausias kryžius Lietuvoje". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). June 3, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Gallegos, Rocio (June 6, 2022). "Nuevo León elude permisos y da terrenos a la Iglesia para que construya una cruz gigante". La Verdad Juárez (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Redakcja (June 8, 2018). "Krzyż gigant w gminie Błaszki powstanie na 100-lecie niepodległości. Monument będzie 2 razy większy niż pomnik Chrystusa w Świebodzinie". Dziennik Łódzki (in Polish). Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "Krst od 100.000 evra biće podignut iznad Kraljeva". B92.net. July 28, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
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