Monumental crosses
This is a list of notable monumental crosses.
| 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 |  | |
| Mount Samat National Shrine Cross | Philippines | Balanga | 14.605846436 120.50872743 | 95 m | 1970 |  | observation deck in crossarm |
| Cruz del Tercer Milenio | Chille | Coquimbo | -29.952048 -71.347530 | 92 m | 2001 |  | observation deck in crossarm |
| Radio Relay Tower of Radio Vatican Transmission Center | Vatican | Santa Maria di Galeria | 42.0441298778 12.3222774267 | 78 m | 1957 | Cross-shaped radio tower | |
| Cross of All Nations | Lebanon | Jounieh | 33.9652146282 35.81384181 | 73.8 m | 2010 | ||
| Skopje Millenium Cross | Macedonia | Skopje | 41.964994 21.394371986 | 66 m | 2011 |  | |
| Junaluska Cross | USA | Lake Junaluska, North Carolina | 35.528226 -82.96824 | 7.62 m | 1922 |  | |
| Great Cross | USA | Jacksonville, Florida | 29.9042788944 -81.31352663 | 63.4 m | 1966 | ||
| Haughton Cross | USA | Haughton, Louisiana | 32.554724 -93.622539 | 60.65 m | 2009 |  | |
| The Cross at the Crossroads | USA | Effingham, Illinois | 39.107602 -88.571203 | 60.35 m | 2001 |  | |
| Cross of Hope | Lebanon | Ijdabra | 34.24917315896 35.70102006 | 60 m | High-rise building in shape of a double cross with a church in one arm | ||
| Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ | USA | Groom, Texas | 35.209803826 -101.1234949529 | 57.91 m | 1955 |  | |
| Skopje Aerodrom Cross | Macedonia | Skopje | 41.977664 21.464592 | 56.5 m | 2014 | ||
| Meskel Cross | Ethiopia | Mekelle | 13.495427 39.488144 | 52 m | 2017 |  | |
| Sagemont Church Cross | USA | Houston, Texas | 29.5996554648 -95.219889879 | 51.82 m | 2009 | ||
| Artsakh Cross | Azerbaijan | Dashushen | 50 m | 2017 | |||
| Edmond Cross | USA | Edmond, Oklahoma | 35.6497844 -97.42248769 | 49.7 m | 1996 | ||
| Third Millenium Cross | Poland | Dębica | 50.0156403 21.57605007 | 47 m | 2006 | observation deck on the structure | |
| Chełmiec Millenium Cross | Poland | Boguszów-Gorce | 50.7801124489 16.2115609645 | 45 m | 2000 | .jpg) | |
| Gora Qabaristan Cross | Pakistan | Karachi | 24.8561 67.0498 | 42.7 m | 2015 | ||
| Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970 | Poland | Gdansk | 54.3605263 18.6490351 | 42 m |  | 3 crosses | |
| 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 | 47.583281694 15.4908493068 | 40.70 m | 2004 |  | observation deck in crossarm |
| 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 | ||
| Cross of Chillán Cathedral | Chille | Chillán | -36.6065409415 -72.102150321 | 39 m | 1950 |  | |
| Gardendale Baptist Church Cross | USA | Gardendale, Alabama | 33.664572 -86.830581 | 38.1 m | 2010 | ||
| Joseph Cross | Germany | Stolberg | 51.580574 11.005624 | 38 m | 1896 |  | double cross, observation deck on the top |
| Limanowski Cross | Poland | Limanowa | 49.7189164845 20.440613329 | 37 m | 1999 | .jpg) | |
| Caraiman Peak Heroes Cross | Romania | Buşteni | 45.415993 25.497465 | 36 m | 1928 |  | |
| 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 | 35 m | 2011 | |||
| Watchman Cross | USA | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 18.019242 -66.6199994 | 34 m | 1984 |  | |
| Croce de Papa | Italy | Cevo | 46.080357 10.363530 | 34 m | 1998 | collapsed on April 21st, 2014, whereby one person was killed | |
| Bald Knob Cross | USA | Alto Pass, Illinois | 37.55195224 -89.346379190 | 33.83 m | 1963 | ||
| Catfish House Giant Cross | USA | Florence, Missouri | 32.160797677 -90.127203527 | 33.53 m | 2015 | ||
| Artashavan Holy Cross | Armenia | Artashavan | 40.413655 44.380233 | 33 m | |||
| Wilcy Las Millenium Cross | Poland | Wilcy Las | 51.268507224 15.7555854 | 32 m | 2000 | ||
| Starej Wsi Millenium Cross | Poland | Stara Wies | 49.907724189 19.122878129 | 31.5 m | 2000 | ||
| Mount Davidson Cross | USA | San Francisco, California | 37.738353395 -122.45478272 | 31.39 m | 1934 |  | |
| Mount Royal Cross | Canada | Montreal | 45.508860 -73.587936 | 31.4 m | 1924 |  | |
| Piatra Fântânele Cross | Romania | Bistriţa | 47.239721738 25.011051893 | 31 m |  | ||
| Caryville Cross | USA | Caryville, Tennessee | 36.374491 -84.240211 | 30.94 m | 2003 | ||
| Ballinger Cross | USA | Ballinger, Texas | 31.7237343574 -99.9322441 | 30.48 m | 1993 | ||
| Pro-Life Millenium Cross | Canada | Aberdeen, Saskatchwan | 52.38949015 -106.1579528 | 30.48 m | 2005 | ||
| Kreuzberg Cross | Germany | Bischofsheim | 50.370126024 9.9803602695 | 30 m | 2014 | _-_Gipfelkreuz_-_2016.jpg) | |
| Golgota Beskidów Cross | Poland | Radziechowy | 49.63899276 19.11796964 | 30 m | 2001 |  | |
| Iwierzyce Millenium Cross | Poland | Iwierzyce | 50.0387847 21.720706554 | 30 m | |||
| 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 | USA | Wickliffe, Kentucky | 36.95747089 -89.09244239 | 28.96 m | 1999 |  |
Planned projects
- Constantine the Great Cross, Serbia, 80 m, abandoned[1]
- Kraljevo Cross, Kraljevo, Serbia, 33.5 m, planned[2]
References
- ↑ M. Ristović. "Niš: Vinik osta pusto brdo | Srbija". Novosti.rs. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ "Krst od 100.000 evra biće podignut iznad Kraljeva". B92.net. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
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