List of the tallest sacred buildings
The list of the tallest sacred buildings starts with the world's tallest churches over 85 m high. This is followed by a table of the tallest other sacred buildings ( mosques , pagodas , other buildings, etc.). The third table lists a selection of churches that are between 65 and 85 meters high and are particularly famous.
List of the highest churches
The churches are listed according to their highest point. This is usually a church tower or crossing tower, sometimes a dome or a roof turret . Only the current altitude is taken into account. For example, that was Lincoln Cathedral once for unsecured tradition supposedly about 160 m high, but since the destruction reached the tower helmet only 83 m. If the Sagrada Família is ever completed, it will be the tallest church in the world with its 170 m high main tower.
Note: Although the available height information is backed up by sources (as far as possible), the figures cannot be regarded as absolute. This is due to the often sparse and ambiguous sources; For example, it is usually unclear whether the purely “architectural” height is meant or the total height including the cross, weathercock, antenna or the like on the top. If possible, the latter is taken into account in the list.
rank | Height in meters | Surname | Construction time or completion | city | Today's country | Remarks | image |
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1 | 161.53 | Ulm Minster | 1377-1890 | Ulm | Germany | 768 steps reach up to a height of 143 m; the choir towers in the east (around 1850) are 86 m high. | |
2 | 158.1 | Notre-Dame de la Paix basilica | 1985-1988 | Yamoussoukro | Ivory Coast | Height with lantern and dome cross; the dome itself is lower than that of St. Peter's | |
3 | 157.38 | Cologne cathedral | 1248-1880 | Cologne | Germany | Height of the north tower (south tower 157.31 m). Construction began in 1248, but the towers were not completed until 1880. By 1884 the tallest building in the world. 532 steps (97.25 m, 152.5 m above sea level); highest double tower facade in the world, UNESCO World Heritage since 1996 | |
4th | 151 | Rouen Cathedral | 1877 | Rouen | France | Highest church in France. Highest cast iron tower in the world; From 1877 until the completion of Cologne Cathedral in 1880, tallest building in the world | |
5 | 147.88 | St. Nikolai | 1874 | Hamburg | Germany | Height including the decorative cross. The ruin of the church, which was destroyed in World War II, is a memorial for war victims.
A previous building had a tower height of 135 meters from 1518 to 1589. Was the tallest building in the world from 1874–1876 (completion of the tower in Rouen). Since 2005 viewing platform at a height of 76 m. |
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6th | 142 | Strasbourg Cathedral | 1439 | Strasbourg | France | From 1647 at the latest (when the allegedly 151 meter high pointed helmet of the St. Mary's Church in Stralsund was destroyed by lightning), otherwise from its construction until the completion of the new construction of the main church St. Nikolai in Hamburg in 1874 the tallest building in the world | |
7th | 141.5 | Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń | 2004 | Licheń Stary | Poland | Largest church in Poland | |
8th | 136.44 | Stephansdom | (1137–1147 first construction phase) 1433 | Vienna | Austria | Also called "Steffl". South tower accessible up to a height of 72 m (Türmerstube). If you ignore the unsecured heights of the sunken towers of Lincoln and Stralsund and take into account the new thesis that the Strasbourg tower was not completed until the end of the 15th century, the Steffl was the tallest church in the world for half a century from 1433. The construction of the north tower was stopped at 65 m, this now houses the Pummerin , Austria's largest bell. | |
9 | 134.8 | New cathedral | 1924 | Linz | Austria | Largest church in Austria. According to legend, it was deliberately built lower so as not to exceed the height of St. Stephen's Cathedral . Height indication without decorative cross | |
10 | 132.5 | St. Peter's Basilica | 1506-1626 | Vatican city | Vatican state | Probably the largest church in the world in terms of walled area, length, capacity and possibly also volume | |
11 | 132.20 | St. Petri | 1878 | Hamburg | Germany | Reconstruction of the original tower completed around 1516 after it was destroyed in the Hamburg fire .
You reach the viewpoint at a height of 123 m via 544 steps. |
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12 | 132.14 | St. Michaelis | 1786, reconstructed after fire from 1906 to 1912. | Hamburg | Germany | Called "Michel"; has the largest tower clock in Germany with a diameter of 8 m | |
13 | 130.08 | St. Martin | approx. 1389-1500 | Landshut | Germany | Highest brick tower in the world | |
14th | 126 | San Gaudenzio | 1887 | Novara | Italy | Height from the floor up to and including the 5 m high statue (architecturally 121 m). Dome designed by Alessandro Antonelli . The bell tower (completed in 1786) is 92 m high. | |
15th | 125.42 | St. Jacobi | 1962 | Hamburg | Germany | Modern spire on the old Gothic tower shaft | |
16 | 124.95 | St. Mary | 1350 | Lübeck | Germany | Height of the north tower, south tower 124.75 m. Highest brick vault in the world (38.5 m in the central nave); until the completion of Cologne Cathedral in 1880, the highest double tower facade in the world | |
17th | 124 | Maringá Cathedral | 1972 | Maringá | Brazil | Highest Church in South America | |
18th | 123.7 | Olaikirche | 1842 | Tallinn | Estonia | The old tower spire from 1549 (estimated at approx. 115–125 m) burned down in 1625 due to a lightning strike | |
19th | 123.25 | Petrikirche | 1491 | Riga | Latvia | Tower destroyed four times between 1666–1941, last reconstruction in 1973 | |
20th | 123.14 | Salisbury Cathedral | 1220 – around 1330 | Salisbury | England | Tallest church tower in Great Britain, with the oldest working clock in Europe (1386) | |
21st | 123 | Cathedral of Our Lady | 1521 | Antwerp | Belgium | Highest church in Belgium | |
22nd | 122.5 | Peter and Paul Cathedral | 1713 | St. Petersburg | Russia | Highest Church in Russia | |
23 | 122.3 | Church of Our Lady | 1465 | Bruges | Belgium | ||
24 | 119.5 | Riverside Church | 1930 | New York City | United States | ||
25th | 118.7 | Dom | 1892 | Uppsala | Sweden | The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Erik | |
26th | 117.50 | Schwerin Cathedral | 1892 | Schwerin | Germany | 721 years lie between the laying of the foundation stone and the completion of the cathedral, the highest church tower in East Germany | |
27 | 117 | St. Petri | 1577 | Rostock | Germany | The wooden construction and the copper cover of the helmet destroyed in the Second World War; Spire helmet put on again from donations in 1994 | |
28 | 116.70 | St. Catherine's | 1657 | Hamburg | Germany | Reconstruction of the baroque spire (1955–57) after it was destroyed in the war | |
29 | 116.04 | Freiburg Minster | around 1330 | Freiburg | Germany | ||
30th | 115 | Notre-Dame-de-Chartres | 1513 | Chartres | France | Height of the north tower; Romanesque south tower (107.0 m, completion 1170); UNESCO World Heritage since 1979 | |
30th | 115 | Sagrada Família | under construction since 1883 | Barcelona | Spain | Eight partially completed bell or apostle towers. Planned main tower: 172.5 m (completion should take place in 2026) | |
30th | 115 | Basílica del Voto Nacional | 1988 | Quito | Ecuador | ||
30th | 116 | Transfiguration Cathedral | 1804 | Rybinsk | Russia | ||
33 | 114.67 | Lübeck Cathedral | 1230 | Lübeck | Germany | North tower. South tower 114.42 m | |
34 | 114.60 | Saint-Michel basilica | 1869 | Bordeaux | France | The tower is isolated from the nave | |
35 | 114.50 | St. Andrew | 1887 | Hildesheim | Germany | The tallest church tower in Lower Saxony | |
35 | 114.5 | Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore | 1436 | Florence | Italy | The dome planned by Brunelleschi is the third largest in Italy. The bell tower designed by Giotto is 85 m high. | |
37 | 114 | Orléans Cathedral | 1601-1829 | Orleans | France | Height of the ridge above the crossing ; the facade towers are 82 m high | |
38 | 113.20 | Ss. Pietro e Paolo | 1955-1959 | Mortegliano | Italy | Highest church tower in Italy. Construction with reinforced concrete | |
39 | 112.7 | Amiens Cathedral | 1549 | Amiens | France | Height of the roof ridge. UNESCO World Heritage since 1981 | |
40 | 112.32 | Utrecht Cathedral | 1382 | Utrecht | Netherlands | Highest church tower in the Netherlands. Free-standing, central nave collapsed in a hurricane in 1674 | |
41 | 112.27 | Cremona Cathedral | 1107-1160 | Cremona | Italy | The "Torrazzo di Cremona" (completed in 1309) is the second tallest bell tower in Italy and the third tallest in brick construction worldwide (after St. Martin (Landshut) and Cathedral of Our Lady (Bruges)) | |
42 | 112.04 | Jakobikirche | 1658 | Lübeck | Germany | ||
43 | 111.70 | Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción | 1898-1999 | La Plata | Argentina | ||
44 | 111.3 | St Paul's Cathedral | 1711 | London | England | Total height 365 feet, one foot for every day of the year | |
45 | 111.21 | Schleswig Cathedral | 1894 | Schleswig | Germany | ||
46 | 110.18 | Jacob's Cathedral | 2008 | Szczecin | Poland | 119 m high until 1944. Since 2008, a new tower helmet with an integrated elevator has replaced the post-war emergency roof | |
47 | 110 | New Salamanca Cathedral | 1733 | Salamanca | Spain | Height of the tower of the New Cathedral | |
48 | 109.6 | Sacred Heart Church | 1887 | Graz | Austria | Third highest church in Austria | |
49 | 108.75 | New Church | 1496 | Delft | Netherlands | ||
50 | 108.71 | St. Johannis | 1408 | Luneburg | Germany | 1384-1406: 110 m | |
51 | 108.50 | Milan Cathedral | 1386-1813 | Milan | Italy | One of the largest churches in the world in terms of area. Height including the "Madonnina" (4.16 m) on the central peak | |
52 | 108.22 | St. Petri | 1170 to about 1290 | Lübeck | Germany | 1963 Reconstruction after World War II, interior work only in 1987 | |
53 | 107.5 | Santuario Guadalupano | 1898-2008 | Zamora | Mexico | Long construction freeze, recently completed; tallest church spiers in Mexico | |
54 | 107 | Saint-Joseph | 1951-1957 | Le Havre | France | ||
54 | 107 | Linkoping Cathedral | 1886 | Linkoping | Sweden | ||
54 | 107 | Church of the Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan | 2011 | Tambov | Russia | ||
56 | 106.3 | Jasna Góra Basilica | 1906 | Czestochowa | Poland | 89 m high tower from 1714 was destroyed in a fire in 1900; new spire was built on the old substructure. | |
57 | 106.05 | Luján Basilica | 1937 | Lujan | Argentina | Important place of pilgrimage west of Buenos Aires | |
58 | 106 | Resurrection Cathedral | 1832 | Shuja | Russia | The cathedral's bell tower is the highest isolated bell tower in the world | |
58 | 106 | Cattedrale di San Pietro | 1810 | Alessandria | Italy | Church completed in 1810 in neoclassical style; the bell tower (1922) is the third tallest in Italy | |
58 | 106 | Manizales Cathedral | 1928-1939 | Manizales | Colombia | ||
61 | 105 | Zagreb Cathedral | Early 20th century | Zagreb | Croatia | ||
61 | 105 | St. Patrick's Cathedral | 1937 | Melbourne | Australia | ||
61 | 105 | Petrikirche | 1981 | Dortmund | Germany | After the destruction of World War II, it was restored to its historic height on November 17, 1981 | |
61 | 105 | Petrikirche | 14th Century | Malmo | Sweden | ||
61 | 105.00 | Klarakirche | 16th Century | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
61 | 105 | Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida | 1955-1984 | Aparecida | Brazil | One of the three largest churches in the world (depending on definition) and most important pilgrimage site in Brazil; Dome is 70 m high | |
67 | 104.80 | Nikolaikirche | 1696 | Tallinn | Estonia | Largely destroyed in the Second World War, it has been used as a museum and concert hall since its reconstruction in 1981 | |
68 | 104.70 | Saint Catherine's Church | 1525-1550 | Hoogstraten | Belgium | ||
69 | 104.65 | Reinoldikirche | 1520 | Dortmund | Germany | "The miracle of Westphalia", 119 m high up to 1661, then rebuilt after earthquake damage | |
70 | 104.60 | Regensburg Cathedral | 1856 | regensburg | Germany | ||
71 | 104.47 | St. Mary's Church | 1478 | Stralsund | Germany | According to unsecured records, it was the tallest building in the world with an allegedly 151.5 m 1625–1647. The Gothic spire was destroyed by lightning in 1647 and replaced in 1708 by the current, lower baroque dome. | |
72 | 104.28 | Cathedral of St. Mauritius and Catherine | 1209-1520 | Magdeburg | Germany | North tower; South tower 103.80 m. Earliest Gothic church building on German soil | |
73 | 104.00 | Stanislaus Kostka Cathedral | 1901-1912 | Łódź | Poland | ||
74 | 103.26 | St. Catherine's | 14th Century | Osnabrück | Germany | ||
75 | 103 | St. Bartholomew Church | Late 13th century to early 16th century. | Pilsen | Czech Republic | Gothic | |
75 | 103 | Christ the Savior Cathedral | 1839-1883 and 1995-2000 | Moscow | Russia | Central Church of the Russian Orthodox Church; Destroyed in 1931 - rebuilt in 2000 | |
75 | 103 | Cathedral of St. Stanislaus and Wenceslaus | 1565 | Schweidnitz | Poland | ||
78 | 102.6 | Marienkirche | 1854 | Chojna (German: Königsberg in der Neumark) | Poland | ||
79 | 102.60 | St. Nicholas Church | around 1350 | Stralsund | Germany | Height of the south tower with baroque helmet | |
80 | 102.52 | St. Anthony's Basilica | 1899-1905 | Rheine | Germany | Highest church tower in the Münsterland . The church was built in neo-Romanesque style based on the model of the imperial cathedral in Speyer and St. Michael in Hildesheim | |
81 | 102 | Saint Martin's Cathedral | 1740; Reconstruction in 1930 | Ieper | Belgium | Destruction in World War I , reconstruction completed in 1930 according to the original plans | |
82 | 101.5 | Isaac's Cathedral | 1842 | St. Petersburg | Russia | ||
83 | 101 | Liverpool Cathedral | 1942 | Liverpool | England | Planned by Giles Gilbert Scott | |
83 | 101 | Assumption Day | 1868-1876 | Bielawa | Poland | ||
83 | 101 | Basilique Notre-Dame | 1827-1866 | Boulogne-sur-Mer | France | Highest dome in France without a cross | |
83 | 101 | Giralda | 1519 | Seville | Spain | Height including the 3.5 m high statue "Giraldillo" (architecturally 97.5 m). Originally built as a minaret ; Ramps instead of stairs | |
87 | 100.65 | Wenceslas Cathedral | 1883-1892 | Olomouc | Czech Republic | Height of the south tower; fourth tallest building in the Czech Republic | |
88 | 100.6 | Bern Minster | 1893 | Bern | Switzerland | Highest church tower in Switzerland. Walkable tower galleries at heights of 46 and 64 m | |
89 | 100.5 | St. Patrick's Cathedral | 1901 | New York City | United States | ||
90 | 100.3 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | 1920-1961 | Washington, DC | United States | ||
91 | 100.06 | Campanile San Marco | 1903-1912 | Venice | Italy | The tower collapsed on July 14, 1902, but was rebuilt | |
92 | 100 | Saint Adalbert Cathedral | 1822 | Esztergom | Hungary | ||
92 | 100.00 | St. Vincentius Church | 1883 | Eeklo | Belgium | ||
92 | 100.00 | Santuario de Las Lajas | 1949 | Ipiales | Colombia | ||
92 | 100.00 | Eisenach Cathedral [1] | 1330 | Eisenach | Germany | canceled | |
94 | 99.90 | St. Nikolai Cathedral | 1653 | Greifswald | Germany | Until 1515 the Gothic tower was 120 m high | |
95 | 99.29 | Ludgerus Cathedral | 1892-1898 | Billerbeck | Germany | ||
96 | 99.00 | Liebfrauenkirche zu Laeken | 1854-1909 | Brussels | Belgium | Largest neo-Gothic building in Belgium | |
97 | 99 | Votive Church | 1860-1868 | Vienna | Austria | ||
97 | 99 | Johanniskirche | 1892 | Stargard | Poland | ||
97 | 99 | St. Nicomedes | 1885-1899 | Steinfurt | Germany | ||
100 | 98.57 | woman Church | 1494 | Munich | Germany | North tower. The south tower is 12 cm lower | |
101 | 98.33 | Tower of our dear women | around 1500 | Amersfoort | Netherlands | Church was destroyed in an explosion in 1787, the tower was spared | |
102 | 98 | Berlin Cathedral | 1905 | Berlin | Germany | "Oberpfarr- und Domkirche zu Berlin"; Height to the cross point | |
102 | 98.00 | Market Church | 14th Century | Hanover | Germany | ||
102 | 98 | Wroclaw Cathedral | 1244-1341 | Wroclaw | Poland | Similar height of the north tower as early as 1416 to 1540. Reconstruction after the Second World War with modern, Gothic-style spiers was not completed until 1992 | |
102 | 98.00 | St. Vitus Church | 1892 | Hilversum | Netherlands | ||
102 | 98.00 | Santa Iglesia Catedral Basílica de la Encarnación | 1528-1782 | Málaga | Spain | Also called “the one-armed” because of its unfinished second tower | |
107 | 97.80 | Nidaros Cathedral | 1969 | Trondheim | Norway | Medieval cathedral, restored 1869–1969, the crossing tower raised. | |
108 | 97.56 | St. Martin's Church | 1883 | Malters | Switzerland | ||
109 | 97.28 | Romualds Cathedral | Mechelen | Belgium | Originally planned tower height: 167 m | ||
110 | 97 | Parish Church of the Assumption | 16th Century | Schlanders | Italy | Highest church tower in Tyrol region | |
110 | 97 | Parish Church Klagenfurt-St. Egid | 1697-1723 | Klagenfurt am Wörthersee | Austria | Highest church tower in Carinthia | |
110 | 97 | Sameba Cathedral | 2004 | Tbilisi | Georgia | ||
110 | 97 | Temple Saint-Etienne | 1859-1866 | Mulhouse | France | Tallest Protestant church building in France | |
110 | 97 | St. Martin's Church | 1907-1914 | Arlon | Belgium | ||
110 | 97 | St. Joseph's Oratory | 1924-1967 | Montreal | Canada | Height from the floor to the top of the cross, height including the substructure may be greater | |
110 | 97.00 | Church of Our Lady | 1410-1547 | Breda | Netherlands | ||
110 | 97.00 | Martinikerk | 1627 | Groningen | Netherlands | The tower is called "Martinitoren" and was 127 m high from 1548 to 1577 | |
110 | 97.00 | Martinikerk | 15th century | Doesburg | Netherlands | Destroyed in 1945, restoration work completed in 1972 | |
110 | 97 | Pavia Cathedral | 1488-1898 | Pavia | Italy | Fourth largest dome in Italy | |
110 | 97.00 | Preacher Church | 18th century | Zurich | Switzerland | The neo-Gothic tower was completed in 1900 | |
121 | 96.75 | Memorial Church | 1893-1904 | Speyer | Germany | The highest church tower in the Palatinate, the Memorial Church is also called the Retscherkirche. Tower base over NN 103.76 m. Contradicting information speaks of a height of 100 m. | |
122 | 96.70 | Mikael Agricola Church | 1933-1935 | Helsinki | Finland | Planned by Lars Sonck | |
123 | 96.52 | Kiev Pechersk Lavra | 18th century | Kiev | Ukraine | Free-standing bell tower; the monastery complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
124 | 96.2 | Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral | 13./14. century | Clermont-Ferrand | France | Spiers only erected in 1866 | |
125 | 96 | Vitus Cathedral | 1344-1929 | Prague | Czech Republic | South tower with a baroque onion helmet | |
125 | 96 | St. Stephen's Basilica | 1851-1905 | Budapest | Hungary | Largest church in Budapest | |
125 | 96 | St. Anthony's Basilica | 1903-1906 | Rybnik | Poland | The towers of the double tower facade are the highest in Upper Silesia | |
125 | 96 | Norwich Cathedral | 12th Century | Norwich | England | ||
125 | 96.00 | Aarhus Cathedral | 1500 | Aarhus | Denmark | ||
125 | 96.00 | St. Paul's Cathedral | 1891 | Melbourne | Australia | ||
125 | 96 | Donaufelder Church | 1905-1914 | Vienna-Floridsdorf | Austria | Neo-early Gothic brick building, originally planned as a bishopric | |
125 | 96 | Cathedral of the Three Holy Hierarchs | 1946 | Timisoara | Romania | ||
125 | 96 | Basilica di San Nicolò | 1596-1881 | Lecco | Italy | Tower 1902–1904 | |
134 | 95.70 | Tyska kyrkan | 17th century | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
135 | 95.59 | Imperial Cathedral of St. Bartholomew | 1877 | Frankfurt am Main | Germany | Height to cathedral fire from 1867: 72.5 m, today's height according to the original plan from 1415 was completed in 1877 | |
136 | 95.30 | Willibrordi Cathedral | 1540 | Wesel | Germany | Estimate; the measurement was still pending after the spire was put back on in 1978 | |
137 | 95 (estimate) | Bayeux Cathedral | 1866 | Bayeux | France | The Gothic crossing tower was crowned in the middle of the 19th century | |
137 | 95.00 | Basílica del Pilar | 1872 | Zaragoza | Spain | ||
137 | 95.00 | Murcia Cathedral | 1467 | Murcia | Spain | Height with weather vane. The bell tower dates from 1791 | |
137 | 95.00 | St. Nikolai Cathedral | 1907 | Elblag | Poland | ||
137 | 95.00 | Main Church of the Armed Forces of Russia | 2020 | Kubinka | Russia | ||
141 | 94.97 | St. Andrew | 13th Century | Braunschweig | Germany | South tower; was 122 m high in the 16th century | |
142 | 94.63 | Sacred Heart Church | 1895-1900 | Muenster | Germany | 1970 Redesign of the tower helmet and interior after war damage | |
143 | 94.24 | Holy Cross Church | 1886 | Munich | Germany | ||
144 | 94.2 | St Walburge's Church | 1854 | Preston | England | Highest church tower in England who is not a cathedral belongs | |
145 | 94 | St. Jacob | 1486 | Villach | Austria | 239 steps lead to a viewing platform at a height of 70 m | |
146 | 93.95 | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist | 1861 | limerick | Ireland | Height to the cross point. Tallest church tower in Ireland | |
147 | 93.50 | Church of the Resurrection | 1883-1912 | St. Petersburg | Russia | ||
148 | 93.4 | Cathedral of Saint Paul | 1906-1941 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | United States | Planned by Emmanuel Louis Masqueray | |
149 | 93.00 | Eusebius Church | approx. 1450-1550 | Arnhem | Netherlands | Badly damaged in World War II; Tower has a new degree from 1964 | |
149 | 93.00 | Basilica St. Ulrich and Afra Augsburg | 1594 | augsburg | Germany | Highest church tower in Bavarian Swabia and the former free imperial city of Augsburg | |
149 | 93.00 | Mariahilfkirche | 1839 | Munich | Germany | ||
149 | 93.00 | Saint Bénigne Cathedral | 1393 | Dijon | France | The originally Gothic crossing tower was replaced by the current one in 1896 | |
152 | 92.97 | St. James Cathedral | 1875 | Toronto | Canada | Second tallest church in Canada | |
153 | 92.90 | National Basilica of the Sacred Heart | 1905-1970 | Brussels | Belgium | Art Deco style basilica ; one of the largest churches in the world | |
154 | 92.68 | Nicolaikirche | 1407-1895 | Luneburg | Germany | Gothic church | |
155 | 92.5 | Grote Kerk | 1420 | The hague | Netherlands | ||
155 | 92.5 | St. Bartholomew | 1867 | Demmin | Germany | ||
155 | [2] | 92.5Duomo di Santa Sofia | 1780 | Lendinara | Italy | Today's facade in 1780, tower completed in 1857 | |
158 | 92.48 | Marienkirche | 1892 | Kaiserslautern | Germany | Total height with a 2.5 m high tower cross, second tallest church tower in the Palatinate. | |
159 | 92.31 | St. Petri Cathedral | 13th Century | Bremen | Germany | South tower; North tower 6 cm lower. 1656 to 1888–1893 significantly lower roof construction, south tower also lower walls | |
160 | 92.06 | Aegidienkirche | 1st half of the 14th century | Lübeck | Germany | ||
161 | 92 | St. Jacob's Church | 1594 | Brno | Czech Republic | ||
161 | 92 | Saint-Pierre | 17th century | Steenvoorde | France | ||
161 | 92.00 | Bartholomäuskirche | 1907-1911 | Gliwice | Poland | ||
161 | 92.00 | Catedral da Sé | 1913-1967 | São Paulo | Brazil | ||
161 | 92.00 | Kreuzkirche | 1800 | Dresden | Germany | ||
161 | 92.00 | Västerås Cathedral | 1693 | Västerås | Sweden | ||
167 | 91.50 | St. Martin's Basilica | 1720 | On the mountain | Germany | ||
168 | 91.48 | Halberstadt Cathedral | 1236-1491 | Halberstadt | Germany | Height of the north tower. The western front (towers) was last extensively changed around 1890 | |
169 | 91.46 | Elisabeth Church | 1531-1535 | Wroclaw | Poland | Up to 1529 130 m (destroyed by storm), damaged by fire in 1975, reconstruction from 1981–1995 | |
170 | 91.44 | Cathedral of Hope | 1932-1935 | Pittsburgh | United States | Headquarters of the "East Liberty Presbyterian Church" | |
170 | 91.44 | Saint Francis de Sales Church | 1908 | St. Louis | United States | ||
172 | 91.40 | St. Colman's Cathedral | 1868-1915 | Cobh | Ireland | ||
173 | 91.2 | woman Church | 1726-1743 | Dresden | Germany | destroyed in WWII in 1945 and reconstructed from 1994 to 2005 | |
174 | 91.17 | Parish Church of St. Magdalena | 1812-1820 | Alpnach | Switzerland | ||
175 | 91.1 | Coventry Cathedral | Early 15th century | Coventry | England | Height of the old St. Michael's Cathedral; In 1940 when the German Air Force attacked, all but a few walls and the tower were destroyed | |
176 | 91 | New Church | 1582 | Wurzburg | Germany | Largely damaged in the Second World War in 1945, reconstruction by 1977. In 2005 a carillon was built into the tower . | |
176 | 91 | Marienkirche Friedland | 1330-1500 | Friedland (Mecklenburg) | Germany | ||
176 | 91 | Washington National Cathedral | 1907-1990 | Washington, DC | United States | Second largest cathedral in the USA | |
176 | 91.00 | St. Jacobuskerk | 1875-1878 | The hague | Netherlands | Neo-gothic; planned by Pierre Cuypers | |
176 | 91 | Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | 1926 | Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | Canada | Important place of pilgrimage | |
181 | 90.90 | St. Johann Baptist | 1852-1874 | Munich | Germany | ||
182 | 90.5 | Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe Abdij | 14th Century | Middelburg | Netherlands | Tower known as "Lange Jan"; belongs to the abbey complex of Abdij van Middelburg | |
183 | 90.46 | St. Joseph Church | 1894-1897 | Koblenz | Germany | Since 2002 part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley | |
184 | 90.43 | St. George's Church | 1427-1505 | Nordlingen | Germany | Height with weather vane. Church tower known as "Daniel" | |
185 | 90.34 | St. Jacob's Basilica | circa 1395 | Straubing | Germany | Gothic hall church | |
186 | 90.08 | Lamberti Church | 1891-1898 | Muenster | Germany | ||
187 | 90.00 | Santa Maria Assunta | 1841-1893 | Breganze | Italy | ||
187 | 90.00 | St. Peter and Paul | 1898 | Osijek | Croatia | Neo-gothic; planned by Franz Langenberg | |
187 | 90.00 | Segovia Cathedral | 1525-1577 | Segovia | Spain | The original Gothic spire was much higher and was replaced by the current one in 1614 after it was destroyed | |
187 | 90.00 | St. Walburga Church | 1624 | Oudenaarde | Belgium | ||
187 | 90 | Nikolaikirche | 1390-1480 | Flensburg | Germany | Gothic hall church | |
187 | 90 | Mariazell Basilica | 14th to 17th centuries | Mariazell | Austria | Gothic central tower of the facade, is flanked by two lower baroque towers | |
187 | 90 | Riga Cathedral | 1211 to 1776 | Riga | Latvia | In 1595 a 140 m high wooden tower was built, which was replaced by the current tower in 1776 | |
187 | 90 | Trzebiatów Church of Our Lady | Trzebiatów | Poland | |||
187 | 90 | Salvator Church | 1316-1415 | Duisburg | Germany | The tower temporarily had a height of 112 m in the 14th and 15th centuries. | |
187 | 90 | Assumption Day | 1902-1908 | Schönau in the Black Forest | Germany | ||
187 | 90 | Garrison Church of St. Martin | 1895-1900 | Dresden | Germany | Two separate church rooms, for the Catholic and Protestant denominations | |
187 | 90 | Votive Church | 1948-1974 | Santiago de Chile | Chile | ||
199 | 89.92 | St. James Church | 1515 | Louth | England | Highest Anglican Parish Church in England. Louth is part of the Diocese of Lincoln | |
200 | 89.72 | St Mary's Cathedral | 1874-1879 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Planned by Sir George Gilbert Scott Cathedral of the Episcopal Church, located in New Town / West End |
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201 | 89.66 | St. Mary's Church | 1789 | Berlin | Germany | Height to cross point; Highest church tower in Berlin | |
202 | 89.05 | Church on the south star | 1894-1897 | Berlin | Germany | Height to cross point; second tallest church tower in Berlin | |
203 | 89.0 | St Mary Redcliffe | 15th century | Bristol | England | ||
203 | 89.00 | Before Frelsers Kirke | 1695 | Copenhagen | Denmark | The tower has a remarkable helical helmet (completed in 1752) | |
203 | 89 | St. Bavo's Cathedral | 1030-1559 | Ghent | Belgium | ||
206 | 88.78 | Market Church | 1853-1862 | Wiesbaden | Germany | Evangelical hall church in neo-Gothic style and brick construction, planned by Carl Boos . The model was the Friedrichswerder Church in Berlin by Karl Friedrich Schinkel | |
207 | 88.71 | St. Nikolai Harvestehude | 1960–1962 | Hamburg | Germany | Height with weather vane | |
208 | 88.58 | St. Peter | 1386 | Munich | Germany | Oldest church in Munich | |
209 | 88.5 | Peterskirche | 1881-1885 | Leipzig | Germany | Highest church tower in Leipzig and highest free-standing spiral staircase in Saxony | |
209 | 88.50 | Parish Church of St. Magaretha | 1892-1894 | Wadersloh | Germany | The plans for the neo-Gothic church come from Wilhelm Rincklake . | |
211 | 88.4 | Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral | 1962-1967 | Liverpool | England | ||
212 | 88.34 | Martini Church | 14th Century | Halberstadt | Germany | ||
213 | 88.30 | Paderborn Cathedral | 13th Century | Paderborn | Germany | Height to the cross point. West tower from the 12th century | |
214 | 88.03 | St. Paul | 1906 | Munich | Germany | ||
215 | 88.00 | Marienkirche | 1248 | Neubrandenburg | Germany | Brick Gothic; Today's use as a concert hall and internationally known for its special acoustics | |
215 | 88 | Stockerau parish church | 1725 | Stockerau | Austria | Highest church tower in Lower Austria | |
215 | 88 | Burgos Cathedral | 1400 | Burgos | Spain | ||
215 | 88 | Saint-Etienne cathedral | 1220-1520 | Metz | France | Height of the "Tour de la Mutte" | |
215 | 88.00 | Sint-Joriskerk | 1884-1911 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | ||
215 | 88 | St. Anthony | 1873-1877 | Papenburg | Germany | Is popularly called "Long Anton" and with a size of 70 m by 35 m is the largest church building in the Emsland | |
221 | 87.90 | St. Bernhard | 1896-1901 | Karlsruhe | Germany | Neo-Gothic church, planned by Max Meckel | |
222 | 87.56 | St. Stephan | started before 1188 | Tangermünde | Germany | Second largest church in Saxony-Anhalt, built in the style of the north German brick Gothic Protestant church. This building is counted among the outstanding monuments of European rank in this architectural style | |
223 | 87.50 | Dreikönigskirche | 1857 | Dresden | Germany | Destroyed by air raids in 1945, reconstruction completed in 1991 | |
223 | 87.50 | Saint Anthony Church | 1890 | Valmadrera | Italy | ||
224 | 87.33 | Johanneskirche | 1875-1881 | Dusseldorf | Germany | ||
225 | 87.20 | St. Mary's Cathedral | 1672 | Zwickau | Germany | ||
226 | 87.17 | Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church | 1875 | New York City | United States | ||
227 | 87.13 | St. Gertrude | 1882-1885 | Hamburg | Germany | Height without cross: 82 m | |
228 | 87 | St. Jacob | 1881 | Aachen | Germany | Pilgrim church | |
228 | 87 | Holy Cross Church | Muenster | Germany | |||
228 | 87 | City parish church St. Stephan | 1752 | Braunau | Austria | ||
228 | 87 | Basilique Saint-Epvre | 1862-1875 | Nancy | France | ||
228 | 87 | Parish church | Spišská Nová Ves | Slovakia | Tallest church tower in Slovakia | ||
228 | 87 | Notre Dame Cathedral | 14th Century | Reims | France | Height of the bell tower; the facade towers are 81.5 m high. UNESCO World Heritage since 1991 | |
228 | 87 | St. Boniface | 1882-1884 | Leeuwarden | Netherlands | Neo-gothic; planned by Pierre Cuypers | |
228 | 87 | Archpriest church of Col San Martino | Farra di Soligo | Italy | |||
236 | 86.93 | Konkordienkirche | 17th and 19th centuries | Mannheim | Germany | ||
237 | 86.89 | St. Mary | 1292 | Uelzen | Germany | ||
238 | 86.80 | St. Johann Baptist | 1892-1894 | Krefeld | Germany | Height with weathercock. | |
239 | 86.77 | Heilandskirche | 1894 | Berlin | Germany | Third tallest church tower in Berlin. Destroyed by bombs in 1943, simplified reconstruction in 1960. Height to the cross point | |
240 | 86.64 | Sacred Heart Cathedral | 1977 | Bendigo | Australia | ||
241 | 86.60 | Riddarholmskyrkan | 1300 | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
242 | 86.56 | Westminster Cathedral | 1895-1910 | London | England | ||
243 | 86.32 | Marienkirche | Mid 15th century | Rostock | Germany | ||
244 | 86.3 | St. Wulfram's Church | 15th century | Grantham | England | ||
245 | 86.12 | Modena Cathedral | 14th Century | Modena | Italy | Is part of the UNESCO World Heritage . The bell tower is called the Ghirlandina | |
246 | 86.04 | St. Mary | Begun in 1317 until the beginning of the 15th century |
Mühlhausen / Thuringia |
Germany | Second largest church and highest steeple in Thuringia. The two side towers are about 42 m high | |
247 | 86 | City Church of St. Pankratius | 1853-1873 | Warstein | Germany | The church, built between 1853 and 1873, is an example of 19th century neo-Gothic architecture | |
247 | 86 | City parish church of St. Nicholas | 1896 | Zwiesel | Germany | ||
247 | 86 | Mayor Smidt Memorial Church | 1855 | Bremerhaven | Germany | ||
247 | 86 | St. Mary | 1859 | Kemberg | Germany | Church built 1290–1340; Tower rebuilt after collapse in 1856–1859 by Friedrich August Stüler | |
247 | 86 | Heilandskirche | 1886-1888 | Leipzig | Germany | ||
247 | 86 | St. George | 1904 | Ulm | Germany | ||
247 | 86 | Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels | 1912 | Dąbrowa Górnicza | Poland | ||
247 | 86.00 | Jakobskirche | Riga | Latvia | |||
247 | 86.00 | Westerkerk | 1620-1631 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Highest church tower in Amsterdam, also known as "Long Jan". Planned by Hendrick de Keyser | |
255 | 85.53 | Turku Cathedral | 1300 | Turku | Finland | Height to the cross point | |
256 | 85.50 | St. Margaret | 1902-1913 | Munich | Germany | Highest church tower in Munich measured above sea level. | |
256 | 85.50 | Catholic court church | 1751 | Dresden | Germany | ||
258 | 85.48 | Lamberti Church | 1887 | Oldenburg (Oldb) | Germany | Main church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg | |
259 | 85.45 | Mainz Cathedral | 975-1769 | Mainz | Germany | The originally higher wooden spire of the west tower was rebuilt by Franz Ignaz Michael Neumann after a fire in 1767 . | |
260 | 85.30 | St. Mary | 1496 | Salzwedel | Germany | ||
261 | 85.2 | Apostle Paul Church | 1892-1894 | Berlin | Germany | Height to cruciform tip | |
262 | 85.15 | Luther Church | 1894 | Berlin | Germany | Height to the cross point | |
263 | 85.12 | Marienbasilika | 1864 | Kevelaer | Germany | ||
264 | 85.06 | Meissen Cathedral | 1410 | Meissen | Germany | The fourth floor of the facade including the neo-Gothic west towers was added in 1909 | |
265 | 85.05 | St. Pauli conversion | 1484 | Eppan on the Wine Route | Italy | Also called "Dom in the Country" | |
266 | 85 (estimate) | Église Saint-Maurice | 1893 | Strasbourg | France | Erected at the end of a kilometer-long perspective (from today's Place de Haguenau to today's Place Arnold) | |
266 | 85 | Włocławek Cathedral | 1411 | Włocławek | Poland | The church towers were raised in a neo-Gothic style in 1902. | |
266 | 85 | St. Peter and Paul | 1497 | Goerlitz | Germany | Towers date from 1891. | |
266 | 85 | Canisius Church | 1903 | Vienna | Austria | ||
266 | 85 | Luther Church | 1901 | Solingen | Germany | ||
266 | 85.00 | Saint André Cathedral | 12th to 15th centuries | Bordeaux | France | The cathedral also has an approximately 55 m high and isolated bell tower, the Tour Pey-Berland |
List of other high sacred buildings
This list shows a selection of the highest sacred buildings of other religions as well as high Christian buildings that are not churches or do not fit into the above list for other reasons.
Height (in m) | Surname | completion | city | Today's country | comment | image |
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265 | Great Mosque of Algiers | 2019 | Algiers | Algeria | The tallest religious building on earth, after the two Islamic pilgrimage sites in Mecca and Medina , it is the third largest mosque in the world. | |
210 | Hassan II Mosque | 1993 | Casablanca | Morocco | Second tallest religious building on earth | |
173 | Chicago Temple | 1923 | Chicago | United States | Skyscraper that houses a church in the lower area and has a church tower on the roof | |
167.5 | Mole Antonelliana | 1888 | Turin | Italy | Designed and built as a synagogue , however, it never served this purpose | |
153.79 | Tianning Temple | 2004-2007 | Changzhou , Jiangsu Province | People's Republic of China | Recently rebuilt; 13 floors | |
143 | Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque | 1982-1988 | Shah Alam | Malaysia | The four minarets are the second tallest in the world; the dome is 106.7 m high | |
130 | Al-Fatih Mosque | circa 1990 | Cairo | Egypt | ||
127 | Phra Pathom Chedi | 1870 | Nakhon Pathom | Thailand | Highest Buddhist Chedi in the world | |
116 | Putra mosque | 1997-1999 | Putrajaya | Malaysia | ||
112 | Al-Nour Mosque | Cairo | Egypt | |||
107.1 | Çamlıca Mosque | 2013-2019 | Istanbul | Turkey | The Çamlıca Mosque has a capacity of 63,000 people, making it the largest mosque in the country. | |
107 | Invalides Cathedral | 1677-1706 | Paris | France | Conceived as a sacred building and hospital, today used as a hospital, church, museum, seat of the “Gouverneur Militaire de Paris” and Napoleon's tomb (since 1840). Highest dome in France with a cross | |
107 | Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque | 2007 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | One of the largest mosques in the world. 82 domes, can accommodate 40,000 worshipers | |
105 | Sanctuary of Truth | 1981-present | Pattaya | Thailand | Largest timber structure in the country; Temples with rich carvings and borrowings from different religions | |
almost 100 | Ruvanveliseya-Dagaba ("Great Stupa ") | 114-136 | Anuradhapura | Sri Lanka | originally 120 m | |
99 | Sabancı Central Mosque | 1988-1998 | Adana | Turkey | Height of the minarets; Main building 54 m high. | |
96.12 | Great Vipassana Pagoda | 1997-2008 | Mumbai | India | Monument and mediation temple, contains the largest stone dome in the world with an inner diameter of 85.15 m | |
84 | Liaodi Pagoda | 11th century | Dingzhou | People's Republic of China | Highest still standing pre-modern pagoda in China | |
84.00 | Alabaster mosque | 1824-1884 | Cairo | Egypt | Minarets; Height of the dome: 52 m | |
84 | Abhayagiri Temple ( Stupa ) | 2nd century BC | Anuradhapura | Sri Lanka | originally 108 to 115 m | |
83 | Pantheon | 1764-1790 | Paris | France | Built as St. Genoveva Church , serves as a hall of fame | |
over 70 m | Jetavana Dagaba ( stupa ) | before 400 | Anuradhapura | Sri Lanka | originally 120 m | |
69 | Koutoubia Mosque | 1199 | Marrakech | Morocco | The minaret was the model for numerous buildings such as the Giralda in Seville | |
57 | Pagoda of Tō-ji | 877-888, rebuilt in 1644 | Kyoto | Japan | tallest pagoda in Japan, 5 floors | |
52 | Minaret of the Friday Mosque of Samarra | 845 | Samarra | Iraq |
List of well-known churches below 85 m
Since a complete listing of all churches would go beyond the scope, here is a selection of well-known churches with a height between 65 m and 85 m.
Height in meters | Surname | Construction time or completion | city | Today's country | Remarks | image |
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84 | Sacré-Cœur | 1875-1914 | Paris | France | Bell tower, dome is 83.0 m high | |
83 | Notre-Dame de Tournai | 1110-1325 | Tournai | Belgium | 5 church towers; UNESCO World Heritage since 2000 | |
82.6 | Lincoln Cathedral | 1072 | Lincoln | England | According to unsecured records, it was the tallest building in the world from 1311 to the destruction of the spire in 1549, allegedly at around 160 m | |
82 | Bonn Minster | 16th Century | Bonn | Germany | Crossing tower | |
82 | St-Etienne | 12-14 century | Caen | France | North tower of the double tower facade, south tower is only 80 m high | |
82 | Marienkirche | 1502 | Danzig | Poland | Largest brick church in the world | |
82 | St. Sava | 2004 | Belgrade | Serbia | Central dome construction; largest church in the Balkans and one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world | |
81.7 | Elisabeth Church | 13th Century | Marburg | Germany | Double tower facade; first purely Gothic hall church in the German-speaking area | |
81.5 | Old Town Nicolaikirche | 13th Century | Bielefeld | Germany | Antwerp carved altar | |
81.26 | Erfurt Cathedral | from the 8th century | Erfurt | Germany | Gloriosa - largest free-swinging medieval bell in the world; Unique church ensemble with the neighboring St. Severi Church | |
81 | Salzburg Cathedral | 17th century | Salzburg | Austria | Double tower facade | |
81 | St. Lorenz | 13th Century | Nuremberg | Germany | Gothic hall church; one of the first Evangelical Lutheran churches | |
80 | Tyn Church | 14.-16. century | Prague | Czech Republic | Double tower facade | |
80 | Sant'Andrea della Valle | 1590-1670 | Rome | Italy | Crossing dome; second tallest dome in Rome | |
80 | Michaelskirche in Klausenburg | 1316-1487. Tower 1860 | Cluj-Napoca | Romania | Gothic hall church. Neo-Gothic tower. | |
79.3 | Artländer Cathedral | 1514 (tower) 1896–1900 (church building) | Ankum | Germany | Highest village church tower in Germany | |
79 | St. Nicholas on the Lesser Town | 1703-1756 | Prague | Czech Republic | The bell tower and dome are the same height. | |
78.97 | St. Salvator Cathedral | 900-1846 | Bruges | Belgium | Pre-Romanesque tower base, Romanesque upper floors, neo-Romanesque crowning | |
78 | Constance Minster | 780 | Constancy | Germany | Basilica minor | |
77 | Siena Cathedral | 1229-1263 | Siena | Italy | Constructed of black and white marble; Tower 1313. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the old town of Siena | |
76 | Santiago de Compostela Cathedral | 1128 | Santiago de Compostela | Spain | Destination of the Camino de Santiago ; belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage of the old town of Santiago | |
76 | Bamberg Cathedral | 1237 | Bamberg | Germany | East towers 76 m; West towers 74 m | |
76 | Münster zu Thann | 1516 | Thann | France | ||
76 | Trier Cathedral | 4th century | trier | Germany | UNESCO World Heritage since 1986 | |
76 | Temple Saint-Paul | 1897 | Strasbourg | France | Double tower facade based on the model of the Elisabeth Church in Marburg | |
75 | Wiesenkirche | 14th to 19th century | Soest | Germany | Wiesenkirche is considered the most beautiful hall church in Westphalia. The church has two steeples 81 meters high in neo-Gothic style, completed in 1882. | |
75 | St. Sebald | 13th Century | Nuremberg | Germany | Former "Council Church" of Nuremberg; one of the first Evangelical Lutheran churches in Nuremberg (since 1525) | |
75 | Nikolaikirche | 1165 | Leipzig | Germany | Largest church in Leipzig | |
75 | Assumption Day | 1722 | Shaking | Germany | former imperial monastery | |
74.5 | Hallgrímskirkja | 1945–1974 | Reykjavík | Iceland | Second tallest building in Iceland | |
74 | St. Patrokli | 11th century | Soest | Germany | Romanesque basilica, tower is called "Tower of Westphalia". The mighty west tower measures 76 meters and in the Middle Ages also served the city of Soest as a defensive tower with loopholes, as it did not belong to the collegiate monastery but to the city of Soest. | |
74 | Aachen Cathedral | from the 8th century | Aachen | Germany | UNESCO world heritage | |
74 | St. Nicholas | 1283-1490 | Freiburg in Üechtland | Switzerland | Gothic church with three naves | |
74 | "The Hub" | 1842-1845 | Edinburgh | Scotland | The church closed in 1979. Highest tower in the "Old Town", the former (Highland) Tolbooth (St John's) Church | |
73 | Christ the Savior Cathedral | 1996-2006 | Kaliningrad | Russia | Tallest building in Kaliningrad and the largest church building in Kaliningrad Oblast | |
73 | Crystal Cathedral | 1977-1980 | Garden Grove, California | United States | The church with the plan of a star consists of a 142-meter-long and 40-meter-high steel structure that supports 10,000 glass windows. Next to the glass building is a 73 meter high bell tower made of highly polished steel prisms with 52 bells. | |
73 | Parish Church of St. Martin | 1451, tower 1896 | Nienburg / Weser | Germany | Three-aisled late Gothic hall church, consecrated in 1451, stands on the remains of a Romanesque predecessor building from the 12th century. Tomb of the Counts of Hoya, with altar figures from the early 16th century. The tower was badly damaged in the 30 Years War and replaced by an emergency tower. The current neo-Gothic, 73 m high tower was built in 1896. | |
72 | Karlskirche in Vienna | 1716-1733 | Vienna | Austria | dome | |
72 | woman Church | 1321-1516 | Esslingen am Neckar | Germany | The Frauenkirche is probably the first Gothic hall church in southwest Germany. Built with the help of the well-known master builder families Ensinger and Böblinger. Outside: Remarkable three-dimensional depictions of Last Judgment and the Life of Mary in the tympana on the south side. Inside: Medieval stained glass windows in the choir, which were built around 1330. | |
71.2 | Speyer Cathedral | from 1030 | Speyer | Germany | Largest Romanesque building on earth; UNESCO World Heritage since 1981 | |
71 | Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church | 1891-1895 | Berlin | Germany | The ruins of the 113 m high tower, destroyed in 1943 during World War II, serve as a memorial against the war | |
71 | Collégiale Saint-Martin | 1572 | Colmar | France | ||
71 | St. Kajetan ("Theatine Church") | 1663-1769 | Munich | Germany | Crossing dome | |
70 | Cathédrale Saint-Gatien | 13-16 century | Tours | France | Double tower facade | |
70 | Chapel church | 13-14 century | Rottweil | Germany | ||
69 | Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral | 1345 | Paris | France | The crossing tower, which was destroyed in the cathedral fire in 2019 , reached a height of 96 meters. | |
68.7 | Westminster Abbey | 1245-15. century | London | England | Coronation and burial place of the English and later the British kings; UNESCO World Heritage . Towers from 1745 | |
68 | Church of the Assumption of Mary | approx. 1050-1870 | Rouffach | France | Crossing tower | |
68 | Thomas Church | 1212-1222 | Leipzig | Germany | The place of activity and final resting place of Johann Sebastian Bach | |
66 | Limburg Cathedral | Start of construction around 1200; Inauguration: 1235 | Limburg on the Lahn | Germany | The highest point of the cathedral is the cock on the "Vierungsturm" (highest of the 7 towers). Bells hang in one of the two west towers. | |
66 | Wetzlar Cathedral | Start of construction around 1230; still unfinished today | Wetzlar | Germany | The cathedral is the oldest simultaneous church in the area of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland . | |
65 | Fulda Cathedral | 1704-1712 | Fulda | Germany | Double tower facade | |
65 | Nikolaikirche | 1230-1257 | Rostock | Germany | It was increased to 132 m in the middle of the 15th century, the tower was destroyed by a hurricane in 1703 and rebuilt at 84 m, again destroyed in the Second World War, today's height since 1976 | |
65 | St. Mary's Church | 1864-1891 | Hof (Saale) | Germany | The listed building has a double tower facade. The Marienkirche is a completely preserved neo-Gothic building. | |
65 | St. Peter's Cathedral | 1130-1181 | Worms | Germany | It played a major role in the history of the Reformation and is also the setting for a key episode of the Nibelungen saga . | |
65 | St. Martinus Church | 1907-1909 | Olpe | Germany | Neo-Gothic church with a double tower facade, which lost a large tower in the Second World War and is still used as a memorial to remind us of the bad times. | |
65 | St. Martin's Church | 1325-1500 | Memmingen | Germany | The listed Gothic parish church of Sankt Martin in Memmingen is one of the oldest churches in Upper Swabia and the city's landmark. It houses choir stalls that are over 500 years old and are among the best late Gothic carvings in southern Germany. |
See also
- List of the largest churches
- List of high crosses
- List of tallest structures in the world
- List of the tallest structures of their time
- List of tallest statues
- List of the highest statues of Christ
- List of tallest Orthodox church buildings
- List of technical records
- List of UNESCO World Heritage Church buildings
- List of the tallest sacred buildings in Germany
- List of the tallest sacred buildings in Austria
- List of the tallest sacred buildings in Switzerland
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br Walter Born: The high German church towers , ISBN 3-7848-7010-4 , Hildesheim: Lax 1979. The height information is based on official measurements. In this article the heights including cross tips, weather cocks, pommel and pole etc. and exclusively from antennas are given. The edition is from 1979, so some structural changes that have been made in the meantime, especially reconstructions of some towers after the Second World War , are not taken into account.
- ↑ The Ulm Minster ( Memento from August 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (Retrieved July 26, 2010.)
- ↑ Les grandes dates de l'histoire de la Cathédrale de Strasbourg ( Memento of November 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), Archived copy ( Memento of March 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Archived copy ( Memento of September 25, 2009 in the Internet Archives )
- ↑ Our St. Stephen's Cathedral.
- ↑ See vienna.at about new research by the architectural historian Jean-Sebastien Sauvé
- ↑ geospector.de: Inspection and orthophotos of the Martinsturm in Landshut using a multicopter aerial photo . Older sources usually speak of a height of 130.6 m. (Retrieved April 17, 2016.)
- ↑ OkNovara.it: La Cupola di San Gaudenzio ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Italian) (Retrieved July 22, 2012.)
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Archived copy ( Memento of July 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Italian) - Ranking of the tallest bell towers in Italy (Retrieved July 20, 2012.)
- ↑ a b c d e f Catedral de Maringá ou Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Glória é um templo pertencente à igreja católica eo monumento símbolo da cidade de Maringá, no norte do estado do Paraná. Possui 124m. (PDF) - Information up to the highest point of the building, i.e. including antennas etc. (as of April 2008.)
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as Emporis.com - The information on the “architectural height” is used because the display of the heights up to the top is subject to a charge. Attention: The information with two decimal places suggest a measurement accuracy that is most likely not given. If possible, prefer sources with more precise information.
- ^ Community homepage and New York Architecture Images . 392 feet is about 119.5 m (Retrieved August 8, 2009).
- ↑ http://en.chartressecrets.org/cathedral/background_history.htm
- ↑ Desde las torres de la Basílica del Voto Nacional a 115 m de altura ( Accessed August 9, 2009.)
- ^ Rybinsk Transfiguration Cathedral, Rybinsk | 1422875 | EMPORIS. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .
- ^ Carillons de France (Retrieved August 31, 2009.)
- ↑ http://www.firenze-online.com/visitare/informazioni-firenze.php?id=2
- ↑ Merveilleuses Cathédrales de France , ISBN 2-85961-122-3 , p. 96 ff.
- ↑ http://www.stpauls.co.uk/Cathedral-History/Explore-the-Cathedral Official website of the cathedral.
- ↑ Bell Tower of Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan, Tambov | 1422874 | EMPORIS. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .
- ↑ www.jasnagora.pl ( Accessed August 9, 2009)
- ↑ Catedral Basílica de Manizales Nuestra Señora del Rosario on the website of the Archdiocese
- ↑ Entry on Structurae.de.
- ↑ Stanislaus Kostka Cathedral 104 m ( Memento from January 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ History of St. Bartholomew's Cathedral in Pilsen ( Memento of August 9, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (English).
- ↑ St. Martinus Cathedral. In: arch INFORM ; Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- ↑ Bielawa ( Memento of September 13, 2005 in the Internet Archive ). Accessed September 30, 2015.
- ↑ tourisme-boulognesurmer.com (French) (Accessed August 8, 2009.)
- ↑ www.olomouc-tourism.cz (accessed on August 8, 2009)
- ↑ http://www.olomoucky-kraj.com/object.php?object=10&l=3 (accessed on April 20, 2013)
- ↑ Official site ( site no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . 329 feet equals 100.3 m.
- ↑ Homepage of the parish of St. Nikomedes ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Lars Eisenlöffel: The Berlin Cathedral . Ed .: Oberpfarr- und Domkirche zu Berlin. Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-422-02360-4 , p. 36.
- ↑ Entry on structurae.de (accessed on August 8, 2009.)
- ↑ http://www.malters.ch/de/tourismus/sehenswuerdheiten/welcome.php?action=showobject&object_id=2093 (accessed on August 25, 2009.)
- ↑ The Belfries of Aalst, Mechelen, Dendermonde (accessed on August 9, 2009.)
- ↑ Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary (Schlanders)
- ↑ http://www.saint-martin-arlon.be/visite-guidee-de-lexterieur/297-tour-principale
- ↑ Basilique ( Memento of October 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.paviafree.it/pavia/monumenti/duomo-di-pavia.html
- ^ Bauverein Gedächtniskirche Speyer ( Memento from July 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Retrieved on August 28, 2011.)
- ↑ Велика Дзвіниця (Ukrainian).
- ↑ Cathédrale Notre-Dame on www.structurae.de (accessed on August 8, 2009)
- ↑ http://www.cathedral.org.uk/historyheritage/architecture-the-cathedral.aspx
- ^ The Cathedral ( Memento of May 6, 2006 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ A b c d e St Walburge's Church, Preston. Tallest Church Spire in UK at 309 feet. Another first for Lancashire. Information converted to m and rounded to one decimal place.
- ↑ http://www.limerickdioceseheritage.org/StJohns/chStJohns.htm It shows 308 feet and 3 inches.
- ↑ Official site (here 306.5 feet).
- ↑ stadtzeitung-augsburg.de: "The secret chambers of St. Ulrich" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on: June 28, 2013)
- ↑ Official site ( Memento of February 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of April 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (Retrieved August 8, 2009.)
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from May 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Otto Camenzind: Parish Church of St. Maria Magdalena Alpnach . Alpnach 1986.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from July 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) - According to W. Born, however, only 79.57 m!
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20021101022216/http://home.arcor.de/h_sche/GK100hst.html
- ↑ http://iglesiaspatrimoniales.cl/templo-votivo-arquitectura/
- ↑ http://www.loutheye.co.uk/church.php (295 feet).
- ↑ a b c d e Ernst-Jürgen Bachus: Berlin church towers (accessed on September 23, 2010.)
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