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Thislist of tallest crossesin the world includes all crosses with a minimum height of 20 metres (66 feet).
| Name | Country | Town | Coordinates | Height m (ft) | Year of completion | Picture | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz de los Caídos |  Spain | San Lorenzo de El Escorial | 40.641800 -4.155596 | 150 m (490 ft) | 1958 |  | |
| Dambana ng Kagitingan Memorial Cross |  Philippines | Pilar,Bataan | 14.6058464 120.5087274 | 95 m (312 ft) | 1970 |  | observation deck in crossarm |
| Cruz del Tercer Milenio (Third Millennium Cross) |  Chile | Coquimbo | -29.952048 -71.347530 | 92 m (302 ft) | 2001 |  | observation deck in crossarm |
| Cruz do santuário São Miguel Arcanjo (Cross of Sanctuary of San Miguel Archangel) |  Brazil | Bandeirantes | -23.132055 -50.401194 | 81 m (266 ft) | 2017 | .jpg) | |
| Radio Relay Tower of Radio Vatican Transmission Center |  Italy | Santa Maria di Galeria | 42.0441298778 12.3222774267 | 78 m (256 ft) | 1957 | Cross-shaped radio tower | |
| Cross of All Nations |  Lebanon | Qanat Bakish | 33.9652146 35.8138418 | 73.8 m (242 ft) | 2010 | ||
| Cross of All People | Brazil | Divinópolis | -20.127070 -44.954762 | 73.8 m (242 ft) | |||
| Montemorelos Cross |  Mexico | Montemorelos | 25.243883 -99.860889 | 73 m (240 ft) | 2021 | ||
| Branson Cross |  United States | Branson, Missouri | 36.7519° N, 93.2249° W | 66.4464 m (218.000 ft) | 2018 | White cross with tears | |
| Skopje Millennium Cross |  North Macedonia | Skopje | 41.964994 21.394372 | 66 m (217 ft) | 2011 |  | |
| Bell Tower ofLakeuden Risti Church |  Finland | Seinäjoki | 62.787045 22.845565 | 65.2 m (214 ft) | 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 (208 ft) | 2024 | ||
| Great Cross | United States | St. Augustine, Florida | 29.9042789 -81.3135266 | 63.4 m (208 ft) | 1966 |  | |
| El Glorioso Cristo de Chiapas | Mexico | Copoya, Municipio de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas | 16.7176 -93.121 | 62 m (203 ft) | 2011 |  | |
| Cross of Ridge Assembly of God | United States | Davenport, Florida[citation needed] | 28.195976 -81.637552 | 60.96 m (200.0 ft) | |||
| Haughton Cross | United States | Haughton, Louisiana | 32.554724 -93.622539 | 60.65 m (199.0 ft) | 2009 |  | |
| Cross at First Baptist Church of Central Florida | United States | Orlando, Florida | 28.548272 -81.506951 | 60.65 m (199.0 ft) | 2008 | ||
| The Cross at the Crossroads | United States | Effingham, Illinois | 39.107602 -88.571203 | 60.35 m (198.0 ft) | 2001 |  | |
| Cross of Hope | Lebanon | Ijdabra | 34.2491731 35.7010201 | 60 m (200 ft) |  | 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 (190.0 ft) | 1955 |  | |
| Skopje Aerodrom Cross | North Macedonia | Skopje | 41.977664 21.464592 | 56.5 m (185 ft) | 2014 |  | |
| Cruz Monumental de El Arenal | Mexico | El Arenal | 20.221519 -98.912044 | 55 m (180 ft) | 2014 |  | |
| Central cross at Cross Church Pinnacle Hills | United States | Rogers, Arkansas | 36.314620 -94.188198 | 53.34 m (175.0 ft) | ensemble of three crosses | ||
| Basílica de la Virgen del Camino Cross | Spain | León | 42.580173 -5.641638 | 53 m (174 ft) | 1961 |  | |
| Meskel Cross |  Ethiopia | Mekelle, Tigray | 13.495427 39.488144 | 52 m (171 ft) | 2017 |  | |
| Sagemont Church Cross | United States | Houston, Texas | 29.5996555 -95.2198899 | 51.82 m (170.0 ft) | 2009 |  | |
| Aruvithura Cross[2] |  India | Kottayam, Kerala | 9.682450, 76.767361 | 50.9 m (167 ft) | 2014 | ||
| Central cross at Cross Church Pinnacle Hills | United States | Rogers, Arkansas | 36.314544 -94.188260 | 50.29 m (165.0 ft) | ensemble of three crosses | ||
| Cross of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes and Praise | Brazil | Ituporanga | -27.415453 -49.611125 | 50 m (160 ft) | observation tower | ||
| Artsakh Cross |  Azerbaijan (formerlyNKR) | Dashushen | 39.805404 46.786311 | 50 m (160 ft) | 2017 | Demolished by Azerbaijani Armed Forces[3] | |
| Edmond Cross | United States | Edmond, Oklahoma | 35.6497844 -97.4224877 | 49.7 m (163 ft) | 1996 | ||
| Third Millennium Cross |  Poland | Ropczyce | 50.0156403 21.57605007 | 47 m (154 ft) | 2006 |  | observation deck on the structure |
| Drokino Hill Cross |  Russia | Krasnoyarsk | 56.082184 92.780719 | 47 m (154 ft) | 2019 | ||
| Large Cross at Bellevue Baptist Church | United States | Cordova, Tennessee | 35.183421 -89.811886 | 45.72 m (150.0 ft) | 1999 | ||
| Large cross of Bethany World Prayer Center | United States | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 30.380179 -91.059992 | 45.72 m (150.0 ft) | |||
| Large cross of Restoration Fellowship Church | United States | Strasburg, Virginia | 39.017533 -78.358250 | 45.72 m (150.0 ft) | |||
| Cruz de Chorrillos |  Peru | Lima | -12.168007 -77.035343 | 45 m (148 ft) | 1988 |  | |
| Chełmiec Millennium Cross | Poland | Boguszów-Gorce | 50.780112 16.211561 | 45 m (148 ft) | 2000 | .jpg) | |
| Charles-de-Gaulle Memorial |  France | Colombey-les-Deux-Églises | 48.224394 4.879641 | 44.3 m (145 ft) | 1972 | .JPG) | |
| Central cross at Cross Church Pinnacle Hills | United States | Rogers, Arkansas | 36.314640 -94.188325 | 44.2 m (145 ft) | ensemble of three crosses | ||
| Gora Qabaristan Cross |  Pakistan | Karachi | 24.8561 67.0498 | 42.7 m (140 ft) | 2015 |  | |
| La Cruz de La Capilla Ecuménica de La Paz | Mexico | Acapulco, Guerrero | 16.822722 -99.855992 | 42 m (138 ft) | 1970 |  | |
| Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970 | Poland | Gdansk | 54.3605263 18.6490351 | 42 m (138 ft) | 1980 |  | 3 crosses |
| Muntenii de Sus Cross |  Romania | Muntenii de Sus | 46.666307 27.789976 | 42 m (138 ft) | 2017 | ||
| Centennial Cross | United States | Dubuque | 42.445 90.695 | 42 m (137 ft)[4] | 2024 | Originally built in 1937 to a height of 23 m (75 ft) | |
| Góra Liwocz Sanktuarium | Poland | Brzyska | 49.813284 21.351323 | 41 m (135 ft) |  | Chapel with 18 m (59 ft) high cross on the tower, also used for radio transmission | |
| Pilgerkreuz Veitsch |  Austria | Veitsch | 47.5832817 15.4908493 | 40.70 m (133.5 ft) | 2004 |  | observation deck in crossarm |
| Danube Park Papal Cross | Austria | Vienna | 48.2392518 16.4087248 | 40 m (130 ft) | 1983 |  | |
| Cross ofSanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina | Italy | San Giovanni Rotondo | 41.706515 15.704057 | 40 m (130 ft) | 2004 |  | |
| Păun Trinitas Cross | Romania | Păun | 47.1004938473 27.6655912399 | 40 m (130 ft) | 2006 |  | broadcasting tower |
| Trzy Lipki Cross | Poland | Bielsko-Biała | 49.834716 19.017404 | 40 m (130 ft) | 2001 | _Polen_unter_dem_Kreuz%2c_Drei_Linden.jpg) | |
| Ujazd Millennium Cross | Poland | Ujazd | 49.8025499 21.40171855688 | 40 m (130 ft) | 2002 |  | |
| Kobayat Cross | Lebanon | Kobayat | 34.559023781 36.2768206 | 40 m (130 ft) | 2013 | ||
| Hero's Cross | Romania | Caraiman Creek | 45.416012 25.497492 | 39.3 m (129 ft) | 1928 | .jpg) | |
| Cross ofChillán Cathedral | Chile | Chillán | -36.6065409415 -72.102150321 | 39 m (128 ft) | 1950 |  | |
| Gardendale Baptist Church Cross | United States | Gardendale, Alabama | 33.664572 -86.830581 | 38.1 m (125 ft) | 2010 | ||
| Large cross of Chattanooga Crossing Church | United States | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 35.053366 -85.139569 | 38.1 m (125 ft) | |||
| River of Praise Church Cross | United States | Tomball, Texas | 30.053824 -95.622324 | 38.1 m (125 ft) | 2017 | ||
| Joseph Cross |  Germany | Stolberg | 51.580574 11.005624 | 38 m (125 ft) | 1896 |  | double cross, observation deck on the top |
| Cruz del Ávila |  Venezuela | Caracas | 10.5250544 -66.8852380 | 37 m (121 ft) | 1982 |  | |
| Krosno Pope Cross | Poland | Krosno | 49.678390 21.771501 | 37 m (121 ft) | 1997 |  | |
| Limanowski Cross | Poland | Limanowa | 49.718916 20.440613 | 37 m (121 ft) | 1999 | .jpg) | |
| Cruz de Calvillo | Mexico | Calvillo | 21.841692 -102.727672 | 37 m (121 ft) | 2020 |  | |
| Central cross of Bethany World Prayer Center | United States | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 30.380330 -91.060117 ; 30.380178 -91.059780 | 36.58 m (120.0 ft) | 3 crosses | ||
| Central cross of Restoration Fellowship Church | United States | Strasburg, Virginia | 39.017645 -78.358180 ; 39.017423 -78.358314 | 36.58 m (120.0 ft) | 3 crosses | ||
| Batesville Cross | United States | Batesville, Mississippi | 34.303105 -89.919268 | 36.58 m (120.0 ft) | 2017 | ||
| Cross at Moffley Hill |  Canada | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | 46.522022 -84.330977 | 36.57 m (120.0 ft) | 1960 | ||
| Small crosses at Bellevue Baptist Church | United States | Cordova, Tennessee | 35.183524 -89.811962 ; 35.183312 -89.811808 | 36.57 m (120.0 ft) | 1999 | 2 crosses | |
| Cross of Family Worship Center | United States | Cairo, Georgia | 35.2098038 -101.1234949 | 36.57 m (120.0 ft) | 2022 | ||
| Papstwarte | Austria | Horn | 48.699104 15.679800 | 36.5 m (120 ft) | 1983 |  | |
| Dublin Papal Cross |  Ireland | Dublin | 53.356648829 -6.32906546 | 35.36 m (116.0 ft) | 1979 |  | |
| Hrobacza Łąka Cross | Poland | Bielsko-Biała | 49.822710268 19.16505664587 | 35 m (115 ft) | 2002 |  | |
| Romanian People's Salvation Cross |  Moldova | Nisporeni | 47.069618 28.200751 | 35 m (115 ft) | 2011 | ||
| Fátima Cruz Alta |  Portugal | Fátima | 39.629370 -8.674670 | 34 m (112 ft) | 2007 |  | |
| Zabrze Pope Cross | Poland | Zabrze | 50.324255 18.775747 | 34.6 m (114 ft) | 1999 |  | [1] |
| Watchman Cross | United States | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 18.019242 -66.6199994 | 34 m (112 ft) | 1984 |  | |
| Bald Knob Cross | United States | Alto Pass, Illinois | 37.55195224 -89.346379190 | 33.83 m (111.0 ft) | 1963 | ||
| Catfish House Giant Cross | United States | Florence, Missouri | 32.160798 -90.127203 | 33.53 m (110.0 ft) | 2015 | ||
| Lake City Cross | United States | Lake City, South Carolina | 33.889095 -79.755529 | 33.53 m (110.0 ft) | 2016 | ||
| Cookeville Cross | United States | Cookeville, Tennessee | 36.135426, -85.517036 | 33.53 m (110.0 ft) | |||
| Pigeon Forge Cross | United States | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 35.802208, -83.581121 | 33.53 m (110.0 ft) | |||
| Wichita Immanuel Baptist Church Cross | United States | Wichita, Kansas | 37.668336 -97.334507 | 33.53 m (110.0 ft) | |||
| Błonia Pope Cross | Poland | Siedlce | 52.184247 22.290173 | 33 m (108 ft) | 1999 |  | |
| Góra Jana Cross | Poland | Pelplin | 53.928939 18.669835 | 33 m (108 ft) | 1999 |  | |
| Prespa Cross | North Macedonia | Podmocani | 41.029704 21.055144 | 33 m (108 ft) | 2000 |  | |
| Hum Hill Millennium Cross |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mostar | 43.329521 17.806944 | 33 m (108 ft) | 2002 | ||
| Przełęcz Rędzińska Jubilee Cross | Poland | Rędziny | 50.831285 15.938523 | 33 m (108 ft) | 2000 |  | |
| Kruševo Cross | North Macedonia | Kruševo | 41.402431 21.223285 | 33 m (108 ft) | 2010 |  | |
| Pacification of Wujek | Poland | Katowice | 50.243876 18.989635 | 33 m (108 ft) | 2000 |  | |
| Artashavan Holy Cross |  Armenia | Artashavan | 40.413655 44.380233 | 33 m (108 ft) | |||
| St. John Paul II Parish Chapel |  Lithuania | Šilainiai, Kaunas | 54.925565 23.87231 | 33 m (108 ft) | 2019 |  | Tallest cross in Lithuania[5] |
| Cross at Hilltop Baptist Church | United States | Indiana, Pa | 40.58633792, -79.21230442 | 32.9184 m (108.000 ft) | |||
| Wilcy Las Millennium Cross | Poland | Wilcy Las | 51.268507 15.755585 | 32 m (105 ft) | 2000 | ||
| Starej Wsi Millennium Cross | Poland | Stara Wies | 49.907724189 19.122878129 | 31.5 m (103 ft) | 2000 | ||
| Mount Davidson Cross | United States | San Francisco, California | 37.738353 -122.454783 | 31.39 m (103.0 ft) | 1934 |  | |
| Mount Royal Cross | Canada | Montreal | 45.508860 -73.587936 | 31.4 m (103 ft) | 1924 |  | |
| Piatra Fântânele Cross | Romania | Bistriţa | 47.2397217 25.0110519 | 31 m (102 ft) |  | ||
| Caryville Cross | United States | Caryville, Tennessee | 36.374491 -84.240211 | 30.94 m (101.5 ft) | 2003 | ||
| Hunter's Chapel Holy Church Cross | United States | Lasper, Alabama | 33.791356 -87.227456 | 30.48 m (100.0 ft) | |||
| Inspiration Network City of Lights Campus Cross | United States | Charlotte, North Carolina | 34.966975 -80.847750 | 30.48 m (100.0 ft) | |||
| Ballinger Cross | United States | Ballinger, Texas | 31.7237343574 -99.9322441 | 30.48 m (100.0 ft) | 1993 | ||
| Calvary Church Cross | United States | Springfield, Illinois | 39.744032, -89.660028 | 30.48 m (100.0 ft) | 2015 | ||
| Cross of New Providence Baptist Church | United States | Loudon, Tennessee | 35.778367, -84.350973 | 30.48 m (100.0 ft) | 2002 | ||
| Pro-Life Millennium Cross | Canada | Aberdeen, Saskatchewan | 52.38949015 -106.1579528 | 30.48 m (100.0 ft) | 2005 | ||
| Small crosses of Chattanooga Crossing Church | United States | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 35.053317 -85.139527 ; 35.053409 -85.139600 | 30.48 m (100.0 ft) | 3 crosses | ||
| Hammond Mission Church Cross | United States | Hammond, Louisiana | 30.459164 -90.475883 | 30.48 m (100.0 ft) | |||
| Cruz Cerro Philippi | Chile | Puerto Varas | -41.310105 -72.980091 | 30 m (98 ft) | 1980 | ||
| Perchiu Hill Hero Cross | Romania | Onesti | 46.263458 26.753715 | 30 m (98 ft) | 1999 | broadcasting tower | |
| Cruz de Morro da Cruz | Brazil | Igrejinha | -29.539768 -50.836954 | 30 m (98 ft) |  | ||
| Golgota Beskidów Cross | Poland | Radziechowy | 49.6389923 19.117970 | 30 m (98 ft) | 2001 |  | |
| Brusznia Cross | Poland | Kielce | 50.865336 20.563670 | 30 m (98 ft) | 2007 |  | |
| Iwierzyce Millennium Cross | Poland | Iwierzyce | 50.038784 21.720707 | 30 m (98 ft) | |||
| Svartberget Cross |  Sweden | Hassela | 62.086474 16.723348 | 30 m (98 ft) | 2011 | ||
| Cruz Celestial de Xicotepec | Mexico | Xicotepec | 20.289408 -97.948616 | 30 m (98 ft) | 2018 | ||
| Cevo Pope Cross | Italy | Cevo | 46.080364 10.363562 | 29.87 m (98.0 ft) | 1998 | collapsed in 2014, whereby one person was killed | |
| Jakob Cross | Austria | Sankt Jakob in Haus | 47.484348 12.581269 | 29.6 m (97 ft) | 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 (95.0 ft) | 1999 |  | |
| Graniteville Cemetery Cross | United States | Graniteville, South Carolina | 33.565444 -81.798796 | 28.04 m (92.0 ft) | 2015 | ||
| El Cristo Roto | Mexico | San José de Gracia, Aguascalientes | 22.139036 -102.431256 | 28 m (92 ft) | 2006 |  | |
| Wilzenberg Cross | Germany | Schmallenberg | 51.152940 8.327068 | 28 m (92 ft) | 2015 |  | |
| Mexico | Mexico City | 19.407514 -99.240246 | 28 m (92 ft) | ||||
| St. Louis Grace Church Cross | United States | St. Louis, Missouri | 38.741911 -90.446177 | 27.43 m (90.0 ft) | |||
| Rybky Millenium Cross |  Slovakia | Rybky | 48.727250 17.318463 | 27 m (89 ft) | 2000 | ||
| Kreuzberg Cross | Germany | Bischofsheim | 50.370126 9.980360 | 27 m (89 ft) | 2014 | _-_Gipfelkreuz_-_2016.jpg) | |
| Mount Mic Hero Cross | Romania | Poiana Mărului | 45.364801 22.468941 | 27 m (89 ft) | 2004 |  | |
| Europawarte | Austria | Schrattenthal | 48.747295 15.866377 | 26 m (85 ft) | 1980 |  | |
| Cruz de Tenglo | Chile | Puerto Montt | -41.486429 -72.951855 | 25 m (82 ft) |  | ||
| Kamienna Góra Cross | Poland | Gdynia | 54.515483 18.544027 | 25 m (82 ft) | 1994 | ||
| Święta Woda Jubilee Cross | Poland | Wasilków | 53.221969 23.221664 | 25 m (82 ft) | 2000 |  | surrounded by smaller crosses |
| Potaczkowa Millennium Cross | Poland | Podobin | 49.626393 20.061175 | 25 m (82 ft) | 2000 |  | |
| Jelenia Góra Millennium Cross | Poland | Jelenia Góra | 50.921154 15.775640 | 25 m (82 ft) | 2002 | .jpg) | |
| Rankovce Cross | North Macedonia | Rankovce | 42.164958 22.116283 | 25 m (82 ft) | 2024 | ||
| Muncelu Cross | Romania | Muncelu | 46.860723 26.972224 | 25 m (82 ft) | 2012 | ||
| Bendoszka Wielka Cross | Poland | Bukovec | 49.427868 19.044180 | 23.5 m (77 ft) | 2000 | .JPG) | |
| Our Lady of the Sierras Cross | United States | Hereford, Arizona | 31.380837 -110.23392 | 23 m (75 ft) | 1998 |  | |
| Markbergkreuz | Germany | Schönau an der Brend | 50.389707 10.105037 | 23 m (75 ft) | 1998 |  | |
| Cluj-Napoca Fortress Cross | Romania | Cluj-Napoca | 46.773925 23.582735 | 23 m (75 ft) | 2002 | ||
| Ostlandkreuz | Germany | Geislingen an der Steige | 48.615477 9.829687 | 22.7 m (74 ft) | 2003 |  | |
| Meskel cross #2 | Ethiopia | Adigrat, Tigray | 14.292027 39.454938 | 22 m (72 ft) | ? | ||
| Monumento a los peregrinos | Mexico | Mexico City | 19.454463 -99.130348 | 22 m (72 ft) |  | ||
| Dealul lui In Cross | Romania | Runcu | 45.186926 25.362432 | 22 m (72 ft) | 2017 |  | |
| Mount Amiata Cross | Italy | Mount Amiata | 42.887953 11.625000 | 22 m (72 ft) | 1946 |  | |
| Croix du Nivolet | France | Les Déserts, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 45.613583 5.964565 | 21.5 m (71 ft) | 1909 |  | |
| Mount Macedon Memorial Cross |  Australia | Mount Macedon, Victoria | -37.389542 144.576911 | 21 m (69 ft) | 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 (69 ft) | 1981 |  | |
| Gura Ocniței Cross | Romania | Gura Ocniței | 44.951643 25.569625 | 21 m (69 ft) | 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 | .JPG) | |||
| Czarna Gora Cross | Poland | Czarna Gora | 49.381192 20.124566 | 20 m (66 ft) |  | ||
| Łysa Góra Cross | Poland | Nowa Słupia | 50.858759 21.054600 | 20 m (66 ft) | 2012 |  | [2] |
| Velestovo Cross | North Macedonia | Velestovo | 41.083656 20.831315 | 20 m (66 ft) | |||
| Croix de Ternant | France | Orcines | 45.802951 3.003570 | 20 m (66 ft) | broadcasting tower |