list of largest optical reflecting telescopes

Diameter	Nationality of Sponsors	Site	Built
Southern African Large Telescope (SALT)	11.0 m	South Africa, USA, UK, Germany, Poland, New Zealand	Sutherland, South Africa	2005
Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC)	10.4 m	Spain	La Palma, Canary Islands	2005
Keck 1	9.8 m	USA	Mauna Kea, Hawaii	1993
Keck 2	9.8 m	USA	Mauna Kea, Hawaii	1996
Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HEB)	9.2 m	USA, Germany	Mt Fowlkes, Texas	1997
Large Binocular Telescope (LBT)	2x8.4 m	Italy, USA, Germany	Mt Graham, Arizona	2004
Subaru (NLT)	8.3 m	Japan	Mauna Kea, Hawaii	1999
VLT 1 (Antu)	8.2 m	ESO Countries (European + Chile)	Cerro Paranal, Chile	1998
VLT 2 (Kueyen)	8.2 m	ESO Countries (European + Chile)	Cerro Paranal, Chile	1999
VLT 3 (Melipal)	8.2 m	ESO Countries (European + Chile)	Cerro Paranal, Chile	2000
VLT 4 (Yepun)	8.2 m	ESO Countries (European + Chile)	Cerro Paranal, Chile	2001
Gemini North	8.1 m	USA, UK, Canada, Chile, Australia, Argentina, Brazil	Mauna Kea, Hawaii	1999
Gemini South	8.1 m	USA, UK, Canada, Chile, Australia, Argentina, Brazil	Cerro Pachn, Chile	2001
Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT)	6.5 m	USA	Mt Hopkins, Arizona	1999
Magellan 1 (Walter Baade)	6.5 m	USA	Las Campanas, Chile	2000
Magellan 2 (Landon Clay)	6.5 m	USA	Las Campanas, Chile	2002
BTA-6	6 m	Russia	Mt Pastoukhov, Caucasus	1976
LZT	6 m	Canada, France	Maple Ridge, British Columbia	2003
Hale Telescope	5 m	USA	Mt Palomar, California	1948
William Herschel Telescope	4.2 m	UK, Netherlands, Spain	La Palma, Canary Islands	1987
SOAR	4.2 m	USA, Brazil		2002