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This is a list of notable monumental crosses.
Name | Country | Town | Coordinates | Height | Year of completion | Picture | Remarks |
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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 Millenium 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 | ||
Large 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 | ||
Medium 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 Millenium Cross | Poland | Dębica | 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 | |||
Chełmiec Millenium 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 | ||
Small 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 Millenium 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 | ||
Small crosses of Bethany World Prayer Center | United States | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 30.380330 -91.060117 ; 30.380178 -91.059780 | 36.58 m | 2 crosses | ||
Small crosses of Restoration Fellowship Church | United States | Strasburg, Virginia | 39.017645 -78.358180 ; 39.017423 -78.358314 | 36.58 m | 2 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 | |
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 | ||
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 | ||
Wichita Immanuel Baptist Church Cross | United States | Wichita, Kansas | 37.668336 -97.334507 | 33.53 m | |||
Hum Hill Millenium 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 | |||
Wilcy Las Millenium Cross | Poland | Wilcy Las | 51.268507 15.755585 | 32 m | 2000 | ||
Starej Wsi Millenium 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 | ||
Pro-Life Millenium 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 | 2 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 | |
Golgota Beskidów Cross | Poland | Radziechowy | 49.6389923 19.117970 | 30 m | 2001 | ||
Brusznia Cross | Poland | Kielce | 50.865336 20.563670 | 30 m | 2007 | ||
Iwierzyce Millenium 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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | Noumea | -22.279571 166.447057 | ||||
Cruz monumental de Temuco | Chile | Temuco | -38.732029 -72.586367 | ||||
Laurel Grace Covenant Cross | United States | Laurel, Mississippi | 31.634157 -89.181940 | 19.81 m | |||
Monte Beigua Cross | Italy | Monte Beigua | 44.434872 8.557982 | 18.5 m | 1933 | ||
Great Cross of Christ | United States | Hopwood, Pennsylvania | 39.887622 -79.643763 | 18.3 m | 1950 | ||
Laurel Mission at the Cross Cross | United States | Laurel, Mississippi | 31.686804 -89.135642 | 18.29 m | also used as an advertisement tower | ||
Sturgis Mission at the Cross Cross | United States | Sturgis, South Dakota | 44.398111 -103.506664 | 18.29 m | |||
Laghtea Hill Millenium Cross | Ireland | Portroe | 52.865344 -8.393340 | 18.29 m | 2006 | ||
Croix de Lorraine de Courseulles-sur-Mer | France | Courseulles-sur-Mer | 49.337421 -0.467555 | 18 m | 1990 | ||
Montesenario Cross | Italy | Montesenario | 43.898462 11.332577 | 18 m | |||
Gorbea Cross | Spain | Gorbea | 43.033929 -2.781172 | 17.23 m | 1907 | ||
Carriere First Baptist Church Cross | United States | Carriere, Mississippi | 30.615953 -89.652905 | 16.76 m | |||
Cross in the Woods | United States | Indian River, Michigan | 45.398744 -84.631881 | 16.76 m | 1953 | largest crucifix in the world | |
Gdansk Millenium Cross | Poland | Gdansk | 54.357664 18.640172 | 16.35 m | 2000 | ||
Zagórz Millenium Cross | Poland | Zagórz | 54.357664 18.640172 | 16 m | 2000 | ||
Shen Llezhdri Cross | Albania | Prull-Spiten | 41.72892 19.70230 | 15 m | 2020 | ||
Junaluska Cross | United States | Lake Junaluska, North Carolina | 35.528226 -82.96824 | 7.62 m | 1922 |
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