List of tallest crosses in the world should not be confused with Memorial cross.
List of tallest crosses in the world (minimum height 20 metres).
| Name | Country | Town | Coordinates | Height | Year of completion | Picture | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Lorenzo de El Escorial | 40.641800 -4.155596 | 150 m | 1956 | |||||
| 14.6058464 120.5087274 | 95 m | 1970 | observation deck in crossarm | |||||
| Cruz del Tercer Milenio | Coquimbo | -29.952048 -71.347530 | 92 m | 2001 | observation deck in crossarm | |||
| Cross of Sanctuary of San Miguel Archangel | Bandeirantes | -23.132055 -50.401194 | 81 m | 2017 | ||||
| Radio Relay Tower of Radio Vatican Transmission Center | Santa Maria di Galeria | 42.0441298778 12.3222774267 | 78 m | 1957 | Cross-shaped radio tower | |||
| Baskinta | 33.9652146 35.8138418 | 73.8 m | 2010 | |||||
| Cross of All People | Divinópolis | -20.127070 -44.954762 | 73.8 m | |||||
| Montemorelos Cross | Montemorelos | 73 m | 2021 | |||||
| Branson, Missouri | 36.7519° N, 93.2249° W | 66.4464 m | 2018 | White cross with tears | ||||
| Skopje | 41.964994 21.394372 | 66 m | 2011 | |||||
| Dračevo cross | Skopje | Skopje | 63.05 m | 2024 | ||||
| Seinäjoki | 62.787045 22.845565 | 65.2 m | 1960 | bell tower of a Lutheran church with the shape of a double cross | ||||
| St. Augustine, Florida | 29.9042789 -81.3135266 | 63.4 m | 1966 | |||||
| Copoya, Municipio de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas | 16.7176 -93.121 | 62 m | 2011 | |||||
| Cross of Ridge Assembly of God | Davenport, Florida | 28.195976 -81.637552 | 60.96 m | |||||
| Haughton Cross | Haughton, Louisiana | 32.554724 -93.622539 | 60.65 m | 2009 | ||||
| Cross at First Baptist Church of Central Florida | Orlando, Florida | 28.548272 -81.506951 | 60.65 m | 2008 | ||||
| Effingham, Illinois | 39.107602 -88.571203 | 60.35 m | 2001 | |||||
| Cross of Hope | 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 | Groom, Texas | 35.2098038 -101.1234949 | 57.91 m | 1955 | ||||
| Skopje Aerodrom Cross | Skopje | 41.977664 21.464592 | 56.5 m | 2014 | ||||
| Cruz Monumental de El Arenal | El Arenal | 20.221519 -98.912044 | 55 m | 2014 | ||||
| Central cross at Cross Church Pinnacle Hills | Rogers, Arkansas | 36.314620 -94.188198 | 53.34 m | ensemble of three crosses | ||||
| Basílica de la Virgen del Camino Cross | León | 42.580173 -5.641638 | 53 m | 1961 | ||||
| Meskel Cross | Mekelle, Tigray | 13.495427 39.488144 | 52 m | 2017 | ||||
| Sagemont Church Cross | 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 | Rogers, Arkansas | 36.314544 -94.188260 | 50.29 m | ensemble of three crosses | ||||
| Cross of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes and Praise | Ituporanga | -27.415453 -49.611125 | 50 m | observation tower | ||||
| Artsakh Cross | (formerly NKR) | Dashushen | 39.805404 46.786311 | 50 m | 2017 | Demolished by Azerbaijani Armed Forces[2] | ||
| Edmond Cross | Edmond, Oklahoma | 35.6497844 -97.4224877 | 49.7 m | 1996 | ||||
| Third Millennium Cross | Ropczyce | 50.0156403 21.57605007 | 47 m | 2006 | observation deck on the structure | |||
| Drokino Hill Cross | Krasnoyarsk | 56.082184 92.780719 | 47 m | 2019 | ||||
| 35.183421 -89.811886 | 45.72 m | 1999 | ||||||
| Large cross of Bethany World Prayer Center | 30.380179 -91.059992 | 45.72 m | ||||||
| Large cross of Restoration Fellowship Church | 39.017533 -78.358250 | 45.72 m | ||||||
| Cruz de Chorrillos | Lima | -12.168007 -77.035343 | 45 m | 1988 | ||||
| Chełmiec Millennium Cross | Boguszów-Gorce | 50.780112 16.211561 | 45 m | 2000 | ||||
| Charles-de-Gaulle Memorial | Colombey-les-Deux-Églises | 48.224394 4.879641 | 44.3 m | 1972 | ||||
| Central cross at Cross Church Pinnacle Hills | Rogers, Arkansas | 36.314640 -94.188325 | 44.2 m | ensemble of three crosses | ||||
| Gora Qabaristan Cross | Karachi | 24.8561 67.0498 | 42.7 m | 2015 | ||||
| La Cruz de La Capilla Ecuménica de La Paz | Acapulco, Guerrero | 16.822722 -99.855992 | 42 m | 1970 | ||||
| Gdansk | 54.3605263 18.6490351 | 42 m | 1980 | 3 crosses | ||||
| Muntenii de Sus Cross | Muntenii de Sus | 46.666307 27.789976 | 42 m | 2017 | ||||
| Góra Liwocz Sanktuarium | Brzyska | 49.813284 21.351323 | 41 m | Chapel with 18 metres high cross on the tower, also used for radio transmission | ||||
| Veitsch | 47.5832817 15.4908493 | 40.70 m | 2004 | observation deck in crossarm | ||||
| Danube Park Papal Cross | Vienna | 48.2392518 16.4087248 | 40 m | 1983 | ||||
| San Giovanni Rotondo | 41.706515 15.704057 | 40 m | 2004 | |||||
| Păun Trinitas Cross | Păun | 47.1004938473 27.6655912399 | 40 m | 2006 | broadcasting tower | |||
| Ujazd Millennium Cross | Ujazd | 49.8025499 21.40171855688 | 40 m | 2002 | ||||
| Kobayat Cross | Kobayat | 34.559023781 36.2768206 | 40 m | 2013 | ||||
| Caraiman Creek | 45.416012 25.497492 | 39.3 m | 1928 | |||||
| Chillán | -36.6065409415 -72.102150321 | 39 m | 1950 | |||||
| Gardendale Baptist Church Cross | Gardendale, Alabama | 33.664572 -86.830581 | 38.1 m | 2010 | ||||
| Large cross of Chattanooga Crossing Church | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 35.053366 -85.139569 | 38.1 m | |||||
| Joseph Cross | Stolberg | 51.580574 11.005624 | 38 m | 1896 | double cross, observation deck on the top | |||
| Cruz del Ávila | Caracas | 10.5250544 -66.8852380 | 37 m | 1982 | ||||
| Krosno Pope Cross | Krosno | 49.678390 21.771501 | 37 m | 1997 | ||||
| Limanowski Cross | Limanowa | 49.718916 20.440613 | 37 m | 1999 | ||||
| Cruz de Calvillo | Calvillo | 21.841692 -102.727672 | 37 m | 2020 | ||||
| Central cross of Bethany World Prayer Center | 30.380330 -91.060117 ; 30.380178 -91.059780 | 36.58 m | 3 crosses | |||||
| Central cross of Restoration Fellowship Church | 39.017645 -78.358180 ; 39.017423 -78.358314 | 36.58 m | 3 crosses | |||||
| Batesville Cross | Batesville, Mississippi | 34.303105 -89.919268 | 36.58 m | 2017 | ||||
| Cross at Moffley Hill | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | 46.522022 -84.330977 | 36.57 m | 1960 | ||||
| 35.183524 -89.811962 ; 35.183312 -89.811808 | 36.57 m | 1999 | 2 crosses | |||||
| Cross of Family Worship Center | Cairo, Georgia | 35.2098038 -101.1234949 | 36.57 m | 2022 | ||||
| Papstwarte | Horn | 48.699104 15.679800 | 36.5 m | 1983 | ||||
| Dublin Papal Cross | Dublin | 53.356648829 -6.32906546 | 35.36 m | 1979 | ||||
| Hrobacza Łąka Cross | Bielsko-Biała | 49.822710268 19.16505664587 | 35 m | 2002 | ||||
| Romanian People's Salvation Cross | Nisporeni | 47.069618 28.200751 | 35 m | 2011 | ||||
| Zabrze Pope Cross | Zabrze | 50.324255 18.775747 | 34,6 m | 1999 | https://www.swwojciech-zabrze.pl/nasza_parafia,26 | |||
| Ponce, Puerto Rico | 18.019242 -66.6199994 | 34 m | 1984 | |||||
| Alto Pass, Illinois | 37.55195224 -89.346379190 | 33.83 m | 1963 | |||||
| Catfish House Giant Cross | Florence, Missouri | 32.160798 -90.127203 | 33.53 m | 2015 | ||||
| Lake City Cross | Lake City, South Carolina | 33.889095 -79.755529 | 33.53 m | 2016 | ||||
| Cookeville Cross | Cookeville, Tennessee | 36.135426, -85.517036 | 33.53 m | |||||
| Pigeon Forge Cross | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 35.802208, -83.581121 | 33.53 m | |||||
| Wichita Immanuel Baptist Church Cross | Wichita, Kansas | 37.668336 -97.334507 | 33.53 m | |||||
| Hum Hill Millennium Cross | Mostar | 43.329521 17.806944 | 33 m | 2002 | ||||
| Przełęcz Rędzińska Jubilee Cross | Rędziny | 50.831285 15.938523 | 33 m | 2000 | ||||
| Katowice | 50.243876 18.989635 | 33 m | 2000 | |||||
| Artashavan Holy Cross | Artashavan | 40.413655 44.380233 | 33 m | |||||
| St. John Paul II Parish Chapel | Šilainiai, Kaunas | 54.925565 23.87231 | 33 m | 2019 | Tallest cross in Lithuania[3] | |||
| Cross at Hilltop Baptist Church | Indiana, Pa | 40.58633792, -79.21230442 | 32.9184 m | |||||
| Wilcy Las Millennium Cross | Wilcy Las | 51.268507 15.755585 | 32 m | 2000 | ||||
| Starej Wsi Millennium Cross | Stara Wies | 49.907724189 19.122878129 | 31.5 m | 2000 | ||||
| Mount Davidson Cross | San Francisco, California | 37.738353 -122.454783 | 31.39 m | 1934 | ||||
| Mount Royal Cross | Montreal | 45.508860 -73.587936 | 31.4 m | 1924 | ||||
| Piatra Fântânele Cross | Bistriţa | 47.2397217 25.0110519 | 31 m | |||||
| Caryville Cross | Caryville, Tennessee | 36.374491 -84.240211 | 30.94 m | 2003 | ||||
| Hunter's Chapel Holy Church Cross | Lasper, Alabama | 33.791356 -87.227456 | 30.48 m | |||||
| Inspiration Network City of Lights Campus Cross | Charlotte, North Carolina | 34.966975 -80.847750 | 30.48 m | |||||
| Ballinger Cross | Ballinger, Texas | 31.7237343574 -99.9322441 | 30.48 m | 1993 | ||||
| Calvary Church Cross | Springfield, Illinois | 39.744032, -89.660028 | 30.48 m | 2015 | ||||
| Cross of New Providence Baptist Church | Loudon, Tennessee | 35.778367, -84.350973 | 30.48 m | 2002 | ||||
| Pro-Life Millennium Cross | Aberdeen, Saskatchewan | 52.38949015 -106.1579528 | 30.48 m | 2005 | ||||
| Small crosses of Chattanooga Crossing Church | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 35.053317 -85.139527 ; 35.053409 -85.139600 | 30.48 m | 3 crosses | ||||
| Hammond Mission Church Cross | Hammond, Louisiana | 30.459164 -90.475883 | 30.48 m | |||||
| Cruz Cerro Philippi | Puerto Varas | -41.310105 -72.980091 | 30 m | 1980 | ||||
| Perchiu Hill Hero Cross | Onesti | 46.263458 26.753715 | 30 m | 1999 | broadcasting tower | |||
| Cruz de Morro da Cruz | Igrejinha | -29.539768 -50.836954 | 30 m | |||||
| Golgota Beskidów Cross | Radziechowy | 49.6389923 19.117970 | 30 m | 2001 | ||||
| Brusznia Cross | Kielce | 50.865336 20.563670 | 30 m | 2007 | ||||
| Iwierzyce Millennium Cross | Iwierzyce | 50.038784 21.720707 | 30 m | |||||
| Svartberget Cross | Hassela | 62.086474 16.723348 | 30 m | 2011 | ||||
| Cruz Celestial de Xicotepec | Xicotepec | 20.289408 -97.948616 | 30 m | 2018 | ||||
| Cevo Pope Cross | Cevo | 46.080364 10.363562 | 29.87 m | 1998 | collapsed in 2014, whereby one person was killed | |||
| Jakob Cross | 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 | Wickliffe, Kentucky | 36.957471 -89.092442 | 28.96 m | 1999 | ||||
| Graniteville Cemetery Cross | Graniteville, South Carolina | 33.565444 -81.798796 | 28.04 m | 2015 | ||||
| El Cristo Roto | San José de Gracia, Aguascalientes | 22.139036 -102.431256 | 28 m | 2006 | ||||
| Wilzenberg Cross | Schmallenberg | 51.152940 8.327068 | 28 m | 2015 | ||||
| Mexico City | 19.407514 -99.240246 | 28 m | ||||||
| St. Louis Grace Church Cross | St. Louis, Missouri | 38.741911 -90.446177 | 27.43 m | |||||
| Kreuzberg Cross | Bischofsheim | 50.370126 9.980360 | 27 m | 2014 | ||||
| Mount Mic Hero Cross | Poiana Mărului | 45.364801 22.468941 | 27 m | 2004 | ||||
| Europawarte | Schrattenthal | 48.747295 15.866377 | 26 m | 1980 | ||||
| Cruz de Tenglo | Puerto Montt | -41.486429 -72.951855 | 25 m | |||||
| Muncelu Cross | Muncelu | 46.860723 26.972224 | 25 m | 2012 | ||||
| Our Lady of the Sierras Cross | Hereford, Arizona | 31.380837 -110.23392 | 23 m | 1998 | ||||
| Markbergkreuz | Schönau an der Brend | 50.389707 10.105037 | 23 m | 1998 | ||||
| Cluj-Napoca Fortress Cross | Cluj-Napoca | 46.773925 23.582735 | 23 m | 2002 | ||||
| Ostlandkreuz | Geislingen an der Steige | 48.615477 9.829687 | 22,7 m | 2003 | ||||
| Meskel cross #2 | Adigrat, Tigray | 14.292027 39.454938 | 22 m | ? | ||||
| Monumento a los peregrinos | Mexico City | 19.454463 -99.130348 | 22 m | |||||
| Dealul lui In Cross | Runcu | 45.186926 25.362432 | 22 m | 2017 | ||||
| Mount Amiata Cross | Mount Amiata | 42.887953 11.625000 | 22 m | 1946 | ||||
| Croix du Nivolet | Les Déserts, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 45.613583 5.964565 | 21.5 m | 1909 | ||||
| Mount Macedon Memorial Cross | 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) | Poznan | 52.408269 16.917293 | 21 m | 1981 | ||||
| Gura Ocniței Cross | Gura Ocniței | 44.951643 25.569625 | 21 m | 2014 | ||||
| Croix Lorraine | Nouméa | -22.279571 166.447057 | ||||||
| Cruz monumental de Temuco | Temuco | -38.732029 -72.586367 | ||||||
| Croix de Ternant | Orcines | 45.802951 3.003570 | 20 m | broadcasting tower |