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

List

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 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
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 [1] 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 Dashushen 39.805404 46.786311 50 m 2017
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
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
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
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
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 [2]
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
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
Muncelu Cross   Romania Muncelu 46.860723 26.972224 25 m 2012
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
Croix de Ternant   France Orcines 45.802951 3.003570 20 m broadcasting tower

Planned projects

  • Monterrey cross, Monterrey, Mexico, 160 m, announced in 2022 [3]
  • Cross of Blaszki, Poland, 100 m, announced in 2018 [4]
  • Kraljevo Cross, Kraljevo, Serbia, 33.5 m, announced in 2015 [5]
  • Dračevo cross,Skopje 63.5 m,announced in 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vallyachan Mala – St. George Forane Church". Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Kaune, Šilainiuose, iškilo aukščiausias kryžius Lietuvoje". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). June 3, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Krst od 100.000 evra biće podignut iznad Kraljeva". B92.net. July 28, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

External links

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