List of tallest church buildings
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This list of tallest church buildings ranks church buildings by height. From the Middle Ages until the advent of the skyscraper, Christian church buildings were often the world's tallest buildings. From 1311, when the spire of Lincoln Cathedral surpassed the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza, until the Washington Monument was completed in 1884, a succession of church buildings held this title.
- The tallest church building in the world is the Ulm Minster (161.5 m), the main Lutheran congregation in Ulm, Germany.
- The tallest Catholic, as well as the tallest domed church building, is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace (158 m) in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.
- The tallest church building with two steeples as well as the tallest cathedral is Cologne Cathedral (157.4 m) in Cologne, Germany.
- The tallest Eastern Orthodox as well as the tallest domed cathedral is People's Salvation Cathedral (127 m) in Bucharest, Romania.[1]
- The tallest brickwork church building is St Martin's Church (130.6 m) in Landshut, Germany.
- The tallest brickwork church building with two steeples is St Mary's Church (125 m) in Lübeck, Germany.
- The tallest wooden church building is Săpânța-Peri Monastery church (78 m) in Săpânța, Romania.
- The tallest church building in the Americas is the Cathedral of Maringá (124 m) in Maringá, Brazil.
- If completed, the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, will be the tallest church building in the world, at 172.5 metres (566 ft).
The cities with the most churches surpassing 99 metres (325 feet) are Hamburg (5 of the 29 tallest churches, with 5 towers overall), Lübeck (4 of the 56 tallest churches, two of which with twin towers → 6 towers overall), Vienna (2), Tallinn (2), St. Petersburg (2), New York City (2), Dortmund (2) and Stralsund (2).
The cities with the most churches surpassing 75 metres (246 feet) are Berlin (16), Hamburg (9), Paris (8), Dresden (8), Vienna (7), Stockholm (7) and Munich (7), while in the Americas it is New York City (4).
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[edit]Church buildings ≥ 100 m (328 ft)
[edit]This list does not include church buildings that incorporate a significant portion of space to non-church uses, such as the Chicago Temple Building. It does not include structures from non-Christian religions.
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Church buildings ≥ 95 m (312 ft) < 100 m (328 ft)
[edit]| Rank | Name of Church | Image | Height metres (feet) |
Completed | Location | Country | Christian denomination | Coordinates | Notes |
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| 100–103 (100) | Votive Church | 
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99.0 m (324.8 ft) | 1879 | Vienna |  Austria |
Catholic | Fourth-tallest church in Austria; second-tallest in Vienna; tallest twin tower façade in Austria | |
| 100–103 (101) | St. Nicomedes' Church | 
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99.0 m (324.8 ft) | 1889 | Steinfurt |  Germany |
Catholic | Sixth-tallest church in Westphalia | |
| 100–103 (102) | St. John's Church | .jpg)
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99.0 m (324.8 ft) | 1892 | Stargard |  Poland |
Catholic | Fifth-tallest church in Pomerania | |
| 100–103 (103) | Church of Our Lady of Laeken | 
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99.0 m (324.8 ft) | 1911 | Brussels |  Belgium |
Catholic | Tallest church in Brussels; seventh-tallest in the Low Countries; fifth-tallest in Belgium and Flanders | |
| 104 | Munich Frauenkirche | 
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98.6 m (326 ft) | 1525 | Munich | Germany
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| 105 | Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren
(Only tower) |
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98.33 m (322.6 ft) | 15th century | Amersfoort |  Netherlands
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Rest of church accidentally blown up in 1797 | ||
| 106-110 (106) | Wrocław Cathedral | 
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98.0 m (321.5 ft) | 1341 | Wrocław | Poland
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| 106-110 (107) | St. Martin | 
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98.0* m (321.5 ft) | 1534 | Amberg | Germany
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Catholic | *The actual height is about 92 m. | |
| 106-110 (108) | Marktkirche | 
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98.0 m (321.5 ft) | 1862 | Wiesbaden | Germany
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| 106-110 (109) | Sint-Vituskerk | 
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98.0 m (321.5 ft) | 1890 | Hilversum | Netherlands
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| 106-110 (110) | Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) | 
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98.0 m (321.5 ft) | 1905 | Berlin-Mitte | Germany
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Reconstructed after World War II; formerly considerably taller | ||
| 111 | Nidaros Cathedral | 
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97.8 m (320.87 ft) | 1300 | Trondheim |  Norway
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Northernmost medieval cathedral in the world, and the second largest in the Nordic countries | ||
| 112 | St. Martin's Church | 
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97.6 m (320.21 ft) | 1883 | Malters |  Switzerland
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| 113-114 (113) | St. Rumbold's Cathedral | 
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97.3 m (319.23 ft) | 1520 | Mechelen | Belgium
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The tower was supposed to be 167 metres (548 ft) tall, but the money ran out. | ||
| 113-114 (114) | Marktkirche | .JPG)
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97.3 m (319 ft) | 1952 | Hanover | Germany
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Rebuilt after World War II in 1952 | ||
| 115-123 (115) | Grote Kerk[16] | .jpg)
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97.0 m (318 ft) | 1547 | Breda | Netherlands
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| 115-123 (116) | Predigerkirche | 
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97.0 m (318 ft) | 18th century | Zürich | Switzerland
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| 115-123 (117) | Temple Saint-Étienne | 
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97.0 m (318 ft) | 1866 | Mulhouse |  France
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Tallest Protestant church in France | ||
| 115-123 (118) | Temple de Garnison
(Only tower) |
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97.0 m (318 ft) | 1881 | Metz | France
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Nave was demolished in 1952 | ||
| 115-123 (119) | Pavia Cathedral | 
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97.0 m (318 ft) | 1885 | Pavia |  Italy
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| 115-123 (120) | St. Paul's Church, Munich | 
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97.0 m (318 ft) | 1906 | Munich | Germany
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| 115-123 (121) | St Martin's Church, Arlon | 
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97.0 m (318 ft) | 1914 | Arlon | Belgium
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| 115-123 (122) | Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse | 
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97.0 m (318 ft) | 1954 | Lisieux | France
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| 115-123 (123) | Annunciation Cathedral | .jpg)
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97.0 m (318 ft) | 2009 | Voronezh |  Russia
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Eastern Orthodox | ||
| 124 | Martinikerk | 
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96.9 m (318 ft) | 1627 | Groningen | Netherlands
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Spire burned down in 1577, was c. 100 tall | ||
| 125 | Mikael Agricola Church | 
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96.6 m (317 ft) | 1935 | Helsinki |  Finland
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| 126-127 (126) | St. Vitus Cathedral | 
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96.5 m (317 ft)[17] | 1554 | Prague |  Czech Republic
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Spire was rebuilt after fire in 1541 (top of the spire rebuilt again in 1770), according some sources pre-fire spire, built in 1402, was 156.5 m tall[18] | ||
| 126-127 (127) | Great Lavra Bell Tower
(Separate bell tower) |
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96.5 m (317 ft) | 1744 | Kyiv |  Ukraine
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Eastern Orthodox | ||
| 128 | Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral | 
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96.1 m (315 ft) | 1884 | Clermont-Ferrand | France
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| 129-137 (129) | Norwich Anglican Cathedral | 
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96.0 m (315 ft) | 1480 | Norwich |  United Kingdom
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Tallest building in the city of Norwich, UK | ||
| 129-137 (130) | Aarhus Cathedral | 
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96.0 m (315 ft) | 1500 | Aarhus |  Denmark
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| 129-137 (131) | Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar | 
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96.0 m (315 ft) | 1681 | Zaragoza |  Spain
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| 129-137 (132) | Minor Basilica of San Nicolò, Lecco
(Separate bell tower) |
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96.0 m (315 ft) | 1881 | Lecco | Italy
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| 129-137 (133) | St. Stephen's Basilica | 
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96.0 m (315 ft) | 1905 | Budapest |  Hungary
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| 129-137 (134) | Basilica of St. Anthony | 
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96.0 m (315 ft) | 1906 | Rybnik | Poland
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| 129-137 (135) | Church of Donaufeld | 
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96.0 m (315 ft) | 1914 | Vienna | Austria
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| 129-137 (136) | St. Paul's Cathedral | 
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96.0 m (315 ft) | 1931 | Melbourne |  Australia
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| 129-137 (137) | Transfiguration Cathedral | 
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96.0* m (315 ft) | 2004 | Khabarovsk | Russia
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Eastern Orthodox | *The height with the lower church is about 96 m. The actual height from the square is about 83 m. | |
| 138 | St. Bartholomew's Church | 
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95.8 m (314 ft) | 1867 | Demmin | Germany
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| 139 | German Church, Stockholm | 
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95.7 m (314 ft) | 1884 | Stockholm |  Sweden
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| 140 | Willibrordi-Dom | 
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95.3 m (313 ft) | 1540 | Wesel | Germany
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| 141 | Kaiserdom | 
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95.1 m (312 ft) | 1877 | Frankfurt | Germany
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| 142-143 (142) | St. Nicholas Cathedral | 
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95.0 m (312 ft) | 1907 | Elbląg | Poland
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| 142-143 (143) | Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces | .jpg)
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95.0 m (312 ft) | 2020 | Kubinka | Russia
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Eastern Orthodox | ||
| 144 | Herz-Jesu-Kirche | .jpg)
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94.6 m (312 ft) | 1900 | Münster | Germany
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Church buildings ≥ 75 m (246 ft) < 95 m (325 ft)
[edit]Note: The church buildings are ordered based on their tallest recorded height in history. Those listed in italics and marked with H (for "historical") are church buildings no longer in existence (suffix D) or no longer as tall as their previous maximum height (suffix >99 if height today > 99 metres, suffix >75 if height today > 75 metres and suffix <75 if height today below 75 metres). These church buildings may appear a second time on the list if their current shorter height is still greater than 75 metres (3,000 inches). In order to view the tallest present churches in a row click the sorting button in the H column.
Overview – church buildings ≥ 99 m (325 ft) – country and city list
[edit]| Rank | Country | Church buildings ≥ 99 m ≥ 325 ft |
Tallest | Rank | City | Church buildings ≥ 99 m ≥ 325 ft |
Tallest | |
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| 1 | Germany
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30 | 161.5 | 1 | Hamburg – Germany
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5 | 147.3 | |
| 2 | France
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9 | 151.0 | 2 | Lübeck – Germany
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4 | 125.0 | |
| 3 | Poland
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8 | 141.5 | 3 | Vienna – Austria
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2 | 136.4 | |
| 4 | Italy +  Vatican City
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8 [note 2] | 136.6 | 4 | Tallinn –  Estonia
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2 | 123.7 | |
| 5 | Belgium
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5 [note 3] | 124.9 | 5 | St. Petersburg – Russia
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2 | 122.5 | |
| 6 | Russia
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5 | 122.5 | 6 | New York City –  United States
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2 | 119.8 | |
| 7 | Austria
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4 | 136.4 | 7 | Dortmund – Germany
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2 | 105.0 | |
| 8 | Sweden
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4 | 118.7 | 8 | Stralsund – Germany
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2 | 104.0 | |
| 9 | United Kingdom
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3 [note 4] | 123.1 | 9 | Ulm – Germany
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1 | 161.5 | |
| 10 | United States
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3 | 119.8 | 10 | Yamoussoukro –  Ivory Coast
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1 | 158.0 | |
| 11 | Spain
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2 [note 5] | 138.0 | 11 | Cologne – Germany
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1 | 157.4 | |
| 12 |  Brazil
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2 | 124.0 | 12 | Rouen – France
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1 | 151.0 | |
| 13 | Estonia
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2 | 123.7 | 13 | Strasbourg – France
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1 | 142.0 | |
| 14 |  Colombia
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2 | 113.0 | 14 | Licheń Stary – Poland
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1 | 141.5 | |
| 15 | Netherlands
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2 | 112.3 | 15 | Barcelona – Spain
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1 [note 6] | 138.0 | |
| 16 |  Argentina
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2 | 112.0 | 16 | Vatican City (Rome) – Vatican City
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1 | 136.6 | |
| 17 | Czech Republic
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2 | 102.3 | 17 | Bucharest –  Romania
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1 [note 7] | 135.0 | |
| 18 | Ivory Coast
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1 | 158.0 | 18 | Linz – Austria
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1 | 134.8 | |
| 19 | Romania
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1 [note 8] | 135.0 | 19 | Landshut – Germany
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1 | 130.6 | |
| 20 |  Latvia
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1 | 123.3 | 20 | Novara – Italy
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1 | 126.0 | |
| 21 |  Ecuador
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1 | 115.0 | 21 | Maringá – Brazil
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1 | 124.0 | |
| 22 |  Croatia
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1 | 108.4 | 22 | Antwerp – Belgium
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1 | 123.9 | |
| 23 |  Mexico
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1 | 107.5 | 23 | Riga – Latvia
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1 | 123.3 | |
| 24 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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1 | 107.2 | 24 | Salisbury – United Kingdom
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1 | 123.1 | |
| 25 | Australia
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1 | 105.0 | 25 | Uppsala – Sweden
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1 | 118.7 | |
| 26 |  Canada
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1 [note 9] | 102.0 | 26 | Schwerin – Germany
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1 | 117.5 | |
| 27 | Switzerland
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1 | 100.6 | 27 | Rostock – Germany
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1 | 117.0 | |
| 28 | Hungary
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1 | 100.0 | 28 | Freiburg – Germany
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1 | 116.0 | |
| Sum |  Earth
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104 [note 10] | 161.5 |
Timeline - the tallest church buildings of their time
[edit]| Tallest in years | Name | Image | Height | Increase | Time span | City | Notes |
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| 1311–1549 | Lincoln Cathedral |  |
160.0 m (524.9 ft) | 238 years | Lincoln | Tallest ever building until 1890, only then was its original height surpassed by Ulm Minster; spire collapsed in 1549; current height 83.0 m (272.3 ft) | |
| 1549–1569 | St. Mary's Church |  |
151.0 m (495.4 ft) | −5.4% | 20 years (94 years) | Stralsund | First mentioned in 1298; collapse of first tower in 1382; second, 151 metres (495 feet) tall spire finished in 1485; current height 104.0 m (341.2 ft) |
| 1569–1573 | Beauvais Cathedral |  |
153.0 m (502.0 ft) | 1.3% | 4 years | Beauvais | Tower collapsed in 1573; current height 47.5 m (155.8 ft) |
| 1573–1647 | St. Mary's Church |  |
151.0 m (495.4 ft) | −1.3% | 74 years (94 years) | Stralsund | Second spire burned down after a lightning strike in 1647; current, third spire finished in 1708; current height 104.0 m (341.2 ft) |
| 1647–1874 | Strasbourg Cathedral |  |
142.0 m (465.9 ft) | −6% | 227 years | Strasbourg | Finished in 1439; tallest structure built and finished in the Middle Ages; earliest church to have been the world's tallest which still stands at its original height |
| 1874–1876 | St. Nicholas Church |  |
147.3 m (483.3 ft) | 3.5% | 2 years | Hamburg | Bombed in 1943; demolition of large parts in 1951; tower serves as war memorial |
| 1876–1880 | Rouen Cathedral |  |
151.0 m (495.4 ft) | 2.7% | 4 years | Rouen | Church finished in 1506; its cast iron spire was built between 1825 and 1876; painted by Claude Monet |
| 1880–1890 | Cologne Cathedral |  |
157.4 m (516.4 ft) | 4.2% | 10 years | Cologne | Only church with two main towers to ever have been the world's tallest |
| since 1890 | Ulm Minster |  |
161.5 m (529.9 ft) | 2.6% | 135 years | Ulm | First time since 1311 that a church surpassed the original height of Lincoln Cathedral; intentionally built a few metres taller than Cologne Cathedral |
Under construction
[edit]| Name | Image | Current height meters (feet) | Planned height metres (feet) | Completion | City | Country | Christian denomination | Notes |
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| Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família | .jpg)
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142.5 m (468 ft) | 172.5 m (566 ft) | est. 2028 | Barcelona | Spain
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Catholic | Will become the tallest church building in the world if completed.
Current height of the "Torre de la Mare de Déu"; still under construction |
| People's Salvation Cathedral | .jpg)
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127.0 m (417 ft) | 127 m (417 ft) [1] | est. 2025 [1] | Bucharest | Romania
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Eastern Orthodox | With the current 127 m (the main cross was installed on 08.04.2025) it is the tallest Orthodox church building in the world. |
| Nueva Catedral de Tijuana | 91.5 m (300 ft) | Tijuana | Mexico
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| Intercession Cathedral, Mariupol | 83.9 m (275 ft) | 2018 | Mariupol | Ukraine
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| Archangel Gabriel Cathedral, Odesa | 83 m (272 ft) | 2019 | Odesa | Ukraine
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Historic (church buildings that have since been reduced in size)
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H | Name of Church | Religious denomination | Coordinates | Completed | City | Country | Notes | |
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| 159.7 m (524 ft) | H>75 | Lincoln Cathedral | Church of England | 53°14′04″N 0°32′11″W / 53.234374°N 0.536281°W | 1311 | Lincoln | United Kingdom
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Today 83 m tall — spire collapsed in a storm in 1549; reputedly the tallest building in the world from 1311 to 1549; was 103 metres from 1549 to 1807[citation needed]. | |
| 153 m (502 ft) | H<75 | Beauvais Cathedral[31] | Catholic | 49°25′57″N 2°04′53″E / 49.432636°N 2.081483°E | 1569 | Beauvais | France |
tower collapsed in 1573, today towerless and 48.5 m (153 ft) tall; World's tallest building from 1569 to 1573. | |
| 151.0 m (495 ft) | H>100 | St. Mary's church | Lutheran | 54°18′36″N 13°05′15″E / 54.309972°N 13.087383°E | 1478 | Stralsund | Germany |
Today 104 m tall — spire destroyed by lightning in 1647; World's tallest building from 1549 to 1647 (excepting 1569–1573) | |
| 150.3 m (493 ft) | H>100 | Old St Paul's Cathedral | Church of England | 51°30′50″N 0°05′54″W / 51.513931°N 0.098306°W | 1240 1314 (spire completed) |
London | United Kingdom
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Spire destroyed by lightning in 1561 — church destroyed in the Great Fire in 1666 | |
| 140 m (459 ft) | H>75 | Riga Cathedral | Lutheran | 56°56′57″N 24°06′16″E / 56.949167°N 24.104444°E | 1595 | Riga | Latvia
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demolished in 1775 - today 90 m tall | |
| 134.5 m (441 ft) | H D | Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Lambert | Catholic | 50°38′43″N 5°34′27″E / 50.645298°N 5.574151°E | 1433 | Liège | Belgium
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Destroyed by the Liégeois in 1794 after the French Revolution | |
| 132.0 m (433 ft) | H<75 | Nikolaikirche (Rostock)[32] | Lutheran | 54°05′16″N 12°08′47″E / 54.087791°N 12.146269°E | 1312 | Rostock | Germany
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destroyed in a storm in 1703, replaced afterwards by an 84 metres tall tower, which was destroyed in an air-raid in 1942, height of actual tower: 65 metres | |
| 131.3 m (431 ft) | H<75 | Malmesbury Abbey | Church of England | 51°35′05″N 2°05′54″W / 51.584679°N 2.098333°W | 1180 | Malmesbury | United Kingdom
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Spire collapsed in the late 15th or early 16th century | |
| 130.0 m (426 ft) | H>75 | St. Elizabeth's Church | Catholic | 51°06′41″N 17°01′48″E / 51.111479°N 17.029924°E | 1535 | Wrocław | Poland
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Today 91.5 metres (300 ft) tall; spire collapsed in 1529 during storm | |
| 122.3 m (400 ft) (source missing) | H<75 | Abbaye-aux-Hommes | Catholic | 49°10′55″N 0°22′22″W / 49.181821°N 0.372749°W | 13th century | Caen | France
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Collapsed in 1566, spire replaced by a shorter tower in the 17th century | |
| 120 m (394 ft) | H>75 | Copenhagen Cathedral | Lutheran | 55°24′16″N 12°20′32″E / 55.404560°N 12.342100°E | 1738 | Copenhagen | Denmark |
Tower destroyed 1807 by the British bombing of Copenhagen, height of tower today: 58.5 metres (192 feet) | |
| 120 m (394 ft) | H>75 | St. Mary's Church, Wismar | Lutheran | 53°53′28″N 11°27′46″E / 53.891202°N 11.462911°E | 1414 | Wismar | Germany |
Tower destroyed around 1500, height of tower today: 80.5 metres (264 feet) | |
| 120 m (394 ft) | H<75 | St. Nicholas' Church, Wismar | Lutheran | 53°53′44″N 11°27′54″E / 53.895611°N 11.465033°E | 1508 | Wismar | Germany |
Tower collapsed on December 8, 1703 in a storm, height of tower today 64 metres (210 feet) | |
| 119.8 m (392 ft) | H>100 | Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle | Catholic | 53°25′29″N 14°33′20″E / 53.424662°N 14.555576°E | 1892 | Szczecin | Poland |
Cathedral tower collapsed during a bombardment in 1944 and currently measures 110.18 m | |
| 118.3 m (387 ft) | H>75 | Saint Steven Cathedral | Catholic | 49°07′12″N 6°10′31″E / 49.120070°N 6.175252°E | 1468 | Metz | France
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| 115.0 m (376 ft) | H<75 | Grote or Sint-Michaëlskerk | Protestant | 52°30′43″N 6°05′30″E / 52.511873°N 6.091668°E | 1452 | Zwolle | Netherlands
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Tower collapsed on December 17, 1682. Church is still standing | |
| 114.8 m (376 ft) | H D | Collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene[33][34] | Catholic | 52°24′25″N 16°56′09″E / 52.406831°N 16.935903°E | 14th or 15th century | Poznań | Poland
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Destroyed in a fire in 1777, finally demolished in 1802 | |
| 114.0 m (381 ft) | H>75 | Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) | United and uniting churches | 52°31′09″N 13°24′04″E / 52.519160°N 13.401057°E | 1905 | Berlin-Mitte | Germany
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| 114 m (381 ft) | H D | Old Cambrai Cathedral | Catholic | 50°10′34″N 3°13′47″E / 50.176054°N 3.229683°E | 1472 | Cambrai | France
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Destroyed after 1796 | |
| 113.0 m (371 ft) | H<75 | Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche) | Lutheran | 52°30′17″N 13°20′06″E / 52.504784°N 13.335055°E | 1895 | Berlin-Charlottenburg | Germany
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Spire damaged in World War II, actual height of tower: 71 m | |
| 112.0 m (390 ft) | H>100 | Reinoldikirche | Lutheran | 51°30′53″N 7°28′02″E / 51.514745°N 7.467157°E | 1520 | Dortmund | Germany
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Built in 1454 with 112 metres (367 ft), collapsed in earthquake 1661, now 104 metres (341 ft) | |
| 111.0 m (364 ft) | H D | St. Peter's Church (Petrikirche) | Lutheran | 52°30′48″N 13°24′15″E / 52.513333°N 13.404167°E | 1853 | Berlin-Mitte | Germany
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destroyed at the end of World War II, last relicts were removed in 1964 | |
| 110 m (360 ft) | H<75 | Pieterskerk, Leiden | Protestant | 52°09′27″N 4°29′14″E / 52.157552°N 4.487132°E | 1570 | Leiden | Netherlands
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Today towerless — tower collapsed in 1512 | |
| 110 m (360 ft) | H>100 | St. John's Church | Lutheran | 53°14′52″N 10°24′45″E / 53.247758°N 10.412392°E | 1384 | Lüneburg | Germany
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Today 108.7 m tall — spire partially destroyed by lightning in 1406 | |
| 107.5 m (352.7 ft) | H>75 | St. Walburga's Church, Zutphen | Protestant | 52°08′23″N 6°11′45″E / 52.139586°N 6.1957°E | 15th century | Zutphen | Netherlands
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Today 76 m tall. Gothic spire burned in 1600 due to a lightning strike. | |
| 106.0 m (348 ft) | H<75 | St. Salvator's Church | Catholic | 51°26′09″N 6°45′39″E / 51.435895°N 6.760760°E | 1415 | Duisburg | Germany |
destroyed by fire in 1467 | |
| 105.0 m (344 ft) | H D | St. George's Church (Georgenkirche) | Lutheran | 52°31′21″N 13°24′59″E / 52.522408°N 13.416453°E | 1898 | Berlin-Mitte | Germany
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Heavily damaged in World War II, demolished in 1949 | |
| 103.0 m (338 ft) | H<75 | Nikolaikirche, Anklam | Lutheran | 53°51′23″N 13°41′21″E / 53.856496°N 13.689217°E | Anklam | Germany |
destroyed on April 29, 1945, by artillery fire, actual height of tower: 58 metres | ||
| 102.0 m (334 ft) | H>75 | Martinikerk (Groningen) | Protestant | 53°13′10″N 6°34′06″E / 53.219374°N 6.568215°E | 1548 | Groningen | Netherlands
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Spire burned down in 1577, now 97 metres (318 ft) in height | |
| 102.0 m (334 ft) | H<75 | St. Otger | Catholic | 51°59′34″N 6°55′03″E / 51.992908°N 6.917516°E | 1892 | Stadtlohn | Germany
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destroyed in March 1945, rebuilt 74 metres tall | |
| 102.0 m (334 ft) | H<75 | Sacred Heart Church | Catholic | 51°14′48″N 6°46′44″E / 51.246667°N 6.778943°E | 1907 | Düsseldorf | Germany
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Spire destroyed on May 17, 1945, by a tornado, actual height of tower 56.43 metres | |
| 100.0 m (328 ft) | H<75 | Marienkirche, Anklam | Lutheran | 53°51′21″N 13°41′03″E / 53.855798°N 13.684298°E | 1888 | Anklam | Germany |
destroyed in an air-raid in 1943, actual height of tower: 64 metres | |
| 100.0 m (328 ft) | H<75 | Saint Peter and Paul | Catholic | 50°01′29″N 8°07′16″E / 50.024698°N 8.120981°E | Eltville | Germany
|
Spire destroyed in 1683 by lightning, actual height of tower: 67 metres | ||
| 100.0 m (328 ft) | H D | Düren Saint Anna Church [2] | Catholic | 50°48′04″N 6°29′01″E / 50.801137899°N 6.4836586656°E | 1884 | Düren | Germany
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destroyed in an air-raid on November 16, 1944 | |
| 100.0 m (328 ft) | H D | Marienkirche Stettin | Lutheran | 53°25′37″N 14°33′26″E / 53.4270499°N 14.557200°E | 1266 | Szczecin | Poland
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destroyed by lightning on July 9, 1789, last relicts were removed in 1830 | |
| 100.0 m (328 ft) | H D | Eisenach Cathedral | Catholic | 50°58′17″N 10°19′18″E / 50.971292°N 10.32177329°E | 1330 | Eisenach | Germany
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demolished | . |
| < 100.0 m (328 ft) | H<75 | Wetter Saint Mary Collegiate Church | Lutheran | 50°54′04″N 8°43′25″E / 50.901223°N 8.723670°E | 1506 | Wetter | Germany
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In 1783 the height of the church tower was reduced and in 1869 it was completely demolished. In 1871 a new church tower was built, whose height was enlarged to 62 metres in 1957/1958. |
Auxiliary list
[edit]This list completely follows the pattern of the main list (≥ 99 m). Church buildings are placed here that have been removed from the main list because the data about them is disputed or contradictory, or there is no information about the respective church building anywhere on the Internet. The purpose of this list is to preserve the work and efforts of the authors who have included some church buildings with a disputed place in the main list. In this way their work is preserved, and if it is proved that the excluded church buildings have a place in the main list, they can easily be restored to it (since the present list follows the pattern of the main list completely).
| Rank | Name of Church | Image | Height metres (feet) |
Completed | Location | Country | Christian denomination | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception | 110 m (361 ft) | 2018 | Ninh Bình |  Vietnam |
Catholic | 20°21′13″N 105°53′55″E / 20.353746°N 105.898636°E | [3] | |
| 65-70 | Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church | 
|
105.0 m (344 ft) | 2000 | Hong Kong |  China |
Lutheran | 22°20′10″N 114°11′22″E / 22.336168°N 114.189399°E | |
| 76 | Santuário Santa Isabel Rainha
(Separate bell tower) |
|
90 m[35] (295 ft) | 1958 | São Paulo | Brazil |
Catholic | 23°33′30″S 46°32′22″W / 23.558315°S 46.539328°W | [4]
More reliable source:[35] Bell tower max height is 90 m. Dome max height is 64 m. |
See also
[edit]- List of tallest Orthodox church buildings
- List of tallest domes
- List of largest church buildings
- List of highest church naves
- List of tallest crosses
- List of tallest mosques
- List of towers
- List of tallest church buildings in the United Kingdom
References
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- ^ "Soffio d'800 a Novara" (PDF). Municipality of Novara - Dome of Saint Gaudenzio (in Italian and English). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
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Height to the top of the Spires: 329 feet, 6 inches
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- ^ "St Andrea Basilica, Mantua – Co-cathedral". turismo.mantova.it. Province of Mantua Tourism Portal. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Roman Catholic Church of the Gesu" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-21.
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History of St. Anthony's Parish, Toledo, Ohio, Anno Domini 1957, F.S. Legowski NRHP certification #71000424
Notes
[edit]- ^ this claim is controversial: although one account of a 16th-century rebuilding mentions that the church had been "ten fathoms" higher before, all known images from that time depict a spire similar in proportions to the current one
- ^ 7 in Italy, 1 in Vatican City
- ^ all 5 in Flanders (1 of which in Brussels)
- ^ all 3 in England
- ^ Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família still under construction
- ^ height of the "Torre de la Mare de Déu" of the Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família; still under construction
- ^ People's Salvation Cathedral still under construction
- ^ People's Salvation Cathedral still under construction
- ^ in Quebec
- ^ 2 of which are still under construction and therefore don't appear in the above "Church buildings ≥ 99 m (325 ft)" list
