Hochkreuz, Wayside cross in Bad Godesberg, Germany.

The Hochkreuz is a tall Gothic stone monument on a stepped square base, standing on a paved traffic island on Godesberger Allee between Friesdorf and Hochkreuz. Its square lower shaft has blind pointed arches, an octagonal middle stage holds four carved figures in niches, and an openwork spire with pinnacles and crockets rises above. Tram rails cross the foreground.

This cross belongs to the medieval tradition of wayside markers erected along routes as religious symbols. It originates from a period when such monuments were widespread in German-speaking regions and provided wayfarers with spiritual guidance.

The name Hochkreuz also denotes the surrounding Bonn neighbourhood and the Stadtbahn stop beside the monument. Since 1981 the original has stood in the entrance area of the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, while a true-to-scale replica marks the roadside site; the museum displays a watercolour of it painted by William Turner during his 1817 Rhine journey.

The Hochkreuz stands on a paved traffic island on Godesberger Allee (Bundesstraße 9), between Friesdorf and Hochkreuz, with tram rails running past it. The stop "Hochkreuz" on the Stadtbahn line is right beside the monument. The original is now in the entrance area of the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, where a watercolour of the cross by William Turner is also shown.

The monument at the tram stop is a true-to-scale replica; the original was moved in 1981 to the entrance of the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn. The museum also displays a watercolour of the cross that William Turner painted during his Rhine journey in 1817.