List of tallest church buildings
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 in the world is the Protestant Ulm Minster in Ulm. The tallest Roman Catholic as well as the tallest domed church is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro. The tallest church with two steeples as well as the tallest cathedral is Cologne Cathedral in Cologne. The tallest brickwork church is St Martin's Church in Landshut, while the tallest brickwork church with two steeples is St Mary's Church in Lübeck. The city with the most of the tallest churches (five of the 28 tallest churches) is Hamburg, second is Lübeck (four of the 55 tallest churches). Hamburg is also the city with the most churches surpassing 75 metres/246 feet (seven). The tallest church in the Americas is St Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, while the city with the most churches surpassing 75 metres/246 feet in the Americas is New York City (four). When it will be completed, Barcelona's Sagrada Família will be the tallest church in the world, at 170 metres (560 ft).
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.
Constructed
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 or no longer as tall as their previous maximum height. These church buildings may appear a second time on the list if their current shorter height is still significant. In order to view the tallest present churches in a row click the sorting button in the H column.
Height metres (feet) |
H | Name | Completed | City | Country | Comment |
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161.5 m (530 ft) | Ulm Minster | 1890 | Ulm | Germany | Largest Protestant Gothic church in Germany; 768 stairs going up to a height of 143 metres (469 ft). The spire's height was intended to be shorter but increased in order to surpass Cologne Cathedral. | |
159.7 m (524 ft) | H | Lincoln Cathedral | 1311 | Lincoln | United Kingdom | 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. |
158.0 m (518 ft) | Our Lady of Peace Basilica | 1989 | Yamoussoukro | Ivory Coast | World's tallest domed church; tallest Roman Catholic church in the world. | |
157.4 m (516 ft) | Cologne Cathedral | 1880 | Cologne | Germany | Tallest building in the world from 1880 to 1884; largest Gothic church in Germany and tallest Roman Catholic cathedral in the world | |
153.0 m (502 ft) | H | Beauvais Cathedral[1] | 1569 | Beauvais | France | Tower collapsed in 1573 |
151.0 m (495 ft) | H | St. Mary's church | 1478 | Stralsund | Germany | Today 104 m tall — spire destroyed by lightning in 1647; World's tallest building from 1625 to 1647 |
151.0 m (495 ft) | Rouen Cathedral | 1876 | Rouen | France | Tallest building in the world from 1876 to 1880 and still the tallest church in France | |
150.3 m (493 ft) | H | Old St Paul's Cathedral | 1240 1314 (spire completed) |
London | United Kingdom | Spire destroyed by lightning in 1561 — church destroyed in the Great Fire in 1666 |
147.3 m (483 ft) | St. Nikolai, Hamburg | 1874 | Hamburg | Germany | Tallest building in the world from 1874 to 1876; Only tower remains after 1943 bombing | |
142.0 m (466 ft) | Strasbourg Cathedral | 1439 | Strasbourg | France | Tallest building in the world from 1647 to 1874, tallest 15th-century structure in the world | |
141.5 m (464 ft) | Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń | 2000 | Stary Licheń | Poland | Largest church in Poland, seventh largest in Europe and eleventh largest in the world | |
136.6 m (448 ft)[2] | St. Peter's Basilica | 1626 | Vatican City | Vatican City | Largest church in the world both by area and volume | |
136.4 m (449 ft) | St. Stephen's Cathedral | 1433 | Vienna | Austria | ||
134.8 m (440 ft) | New Cathedral, Linz | 1924 | Linz | Austria | Largest church in Austria by area, but two metres shorter than Stephansdom since no building in Austria-Hungary was allowed to be higher than Stephansdom | |
134.5 m (441 ft) | H | Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Lambert | 1433 | Liège | Belgium | Destroyed by the Liegeois in 1794 after the French Revolution |
132.2 m (436 ft) | St. Peter's Church | 1878 | Hamburg | Germany | ||
132.1 m (433 ft) | St. Michaelis Church | 1786 | Hamburg | Germany | The tallest 18th-century church in the world | |
131.3 m (431 ft) | H | Malmesbury Abbey | 1180 | Malmesbury | United Kingdom | Spire collapsed in the late 15th or early 16th century |
130.6 m (428 ft) | St. Martin's Church | 1500 | Landshut | Germany | Tallest brickwork structure in the world | |
130.0 m (426 ft) | H | St. Elisabeth's Church | 1535 | Wrocław | Poland | Today 83 metres (272 ft) tall; spire collapsed in 1529 during storm |
129 m (423 ft) | Saint Joseph's Oratory | 1967 | Montreal | Canada | ||
126.0 m (413 ft)[3] | Basilica of San Gaudenzio | 1887 | Novara | Italy | The church is 121.0 metres tall without the statue on its top. | |
125.4 m (410 ft) | St Jacobi | 1962 | Hamburg | Germany | ||
125.0 m (410 ft) | St. Mary's Church, Lübeck | 1350 | Lübeck | Germany | Tallest two-steeples facade finished in the Middle Ages (overtaken by Cologne cathedral only in 1880) | |
124.0 m (407 ft) | Cathedral of Maringá | 1972 | Maringá | Brazil | Tallest church in Latin America | |
123.7 m (405.84 ft) | H | St. Olaf | 1500 | Tallinn | Estonia | Tallest in the Baltic States; According to some sources it was the tallest building in the world from 1549 to 1625, but this claim is controversial: one account of the final rebuilding states the church was formerly "ten fathoms" higher, but paintings depict a spire similar in proportions to the current one |
123.3 m (404 ft) | St. Peter | 1690/1973 | Riga | Latvia | Tower collapsed in 1666 and again in 1721; tower and roof damaged in World War II, restored in 1973 | |
123.1 m (404 ft) | Cathedral of Saint Mary | 1315 | Salisbury | United Kingdom | Tallest church spire in the United Kingdom. Also largest cathedral close in Britain (80 acres/32.4 ha) | |
123.0 m (404 ft) | Cathedral of Our Lady | 1521 | Antwerp | Belgium | tallest church in the Low Countries | |
122.5 m (402 ft) | Peter and Paul Cathedral | 1733 | St. Petersburg | Russia | The world's tallest Orthodox belltower; since adjacent to the main sanctuary, may be considered the tallest Orthodox church | |
122.3 m (400 ft) | H | Abbaye-aux-Hommes | 13th century | Caen | France | Spire replaced by a shorter tower in the 17th century |
119.8 m (392 ft) | H | Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle | 1892 | Szczecin | Poland | Cathedral tower collapsed during a bombardment in 1944 and currently measures 110.18 m |
119.8 m (392 ft) | Riverside Church | 1930 | New York City | United States | ||
118.7 m (390 ft) | Uppsala Domkyrka | 1435 | Uppsala | Sweden | Largest church in Scandinavia | |
118.3 m (387 ft) | H | Saint Steven Cathedral | 1468 | Metz | France | |
117.5 m (385 ft) | Schwerin Cathedral | 1892 | Schwerin | Germany | ||
117.0 m (384 ft) | St. Peter's Church | 1577 | Rostock | Germany | ||
116.7 m (377 ft) | St. Catherine's Church | 1657 | Hamburg | Germany | ||
116.0 m (381 ft) | Freiburg Minster | 1330 | Freiburg | Germany | ||
116.0 m (381 ft) | Klara Church[4] | 1888 | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
116.0 m (381 ft) | Transfiguration Cathedral | 1804 | Rybinsk | Russia | ||
115.0 m (375 ft) | Chartres Cathedral | 1514 | Chartres | France | ||
115.0 m (375 ft) | Church of Our Lady | 1465 | Bruges | Belgium | The second tallest brickwork tower in the world. | |
115.0 m (376 ft) | Basílica del Voto Nacional | 1988 | Quito | Ecuador | ||
114.8 m (376 ft) | H | Collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene[5] | 14th or 15th century | Poznań | Poland | Destroyed in a fire in 1777, finally demolished in 1802 |
114.7 m (376 ft) | Lübeck Cathedral | 1341 | Lübeck | Germany | ||
114.6 m (374 ft) | Basilica of St. Michael, | 1492 | Bordeaux | France | ||
114.5 m (376 ft) | Florence Cathedral | 1434 | Florence | Italy | ||
114.5 m (376 ft) | St. Andreas | 1890 | Hildesheim | Germany | Tallest church in Lower Saxony, Germany | |
114.0 m (381 ft) | H | Berlin Cathedral | 1905 | Berlin | Germany | |
114.0 m (374 ft) | Orléans Cathedral | 1345 | Orléans | France | ||
113.2 m (371 ft) | St. Peter and St. Paul's Church | 1959 | Mortegliano | Italy | ||
113.0 m (371 ft) | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary, Manizales | 1901 | Manizales | Colombia | ||
113.0 m (371 ft) | H | Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church | 1895 | Berlin | Germany | Spire damaged in World War II, current height 71 m |
112.7 m (367 ft) | Notre-Dame Cathedral | 1549 | Amiens | France | ||
112.3 m (369 ft) | Domtoren | 1382 | Utrecht | Netherlands | Cathedral's nave collapsed during a storm in 1674 | |
112.3 m (370 ft) | Torrazzo of Cremona | 1309 | Cremona | Italy | ||
112.0 m (390 ft) | H | Reinoldikirche | 1520 | Dortmund | Germany | Built in 1454 with 112 metres (367 ft), collapsed in earthquake 1661, now 104 metres (341 ft) |
112.0 m (367 ft) | Cathedral of La Plata | 1932/2000 | La Plata | Argentina | Designated cathedral in 1932, towers finished in 2000 | |
112.0 m (367 ft) | Saint Jacob's Church | 1894 | Lübeck | Germany | ||
111.3 m (366 ft) | St. Paul's Cathedral | 1710 | London | United Kingdom | Tallest building in London until 1962 | |
111.2 m (367 ft) | Schleswig Cathedral | 1894 | Schleswig | Germany | ||
110.18 m (363 ft) | Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle | 1892 | Szczecin | Poland | In 1892–1944 it measured 119.8 m; until 2008 it was 67 m | |
110 m (360 ft) | H | Pieterskerk, Leiden | 1570 | Leiden | Netherlands | Today towerless — tower collapsed in 1512 |
110 m (360 ft) | H | Our Lady Of Lebanon | 1992 | Juniyah | Lebanon | Tallest Church in the Middle East |
110 m (360 ft) | H | St. John's Church | 1384 | Lüneburg | Germany | Today 108.7 m tall — spire partially destroyed by lightning in 1406 |
109.6 m (361 ft) | Herz-Jesu-Kirche | 1891 | Graz | Austria | ||
108.8 m (357 ft) | Nieuwe Kerk (Delft) | 1496 | Delft | Netherlands | ||
108.7 m (357 ft) | St. John's Church | 1408 | Lüneburg | Germany | Once slightly taller; spire rebuilt from 1406 to 1408 | |
108.5 m (350 ft) | Milan Cathedral | 1886 | Milan | Italy | ||
108.0 m (355 ft) | Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral | 1884 | Clermont-Ferrand | France | ||
108.4 m (355 ft) | Zagreb Cathedral | 1880 | Zagreb | Croatia | ||
108.2 m (367 ft) | Saint Peter's Church | 1894 | Lübeck | Germany | ||
107.5 m (352.7 ft) | Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe | 2008 | Zamora de Hidalgo | Mexico | ||
107.20 m (352 ft) | St. Peter and St. Paul's Church | 1999 | Mostar | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Tallest church in Southeast Europe | |
107.0 m (351 ft) | Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan | 2011 | Tambov | Russia | The bell tower is the highest point of the monastery being first consecrated in 1848 and destroyed by the Soviet government in 1936. It has now been fully reconstructed in the years of 2009-2011. | |
107.0 m (351 ft) | Linköping Cathedral | 1886 | Linköping | Sweden | ||
106.0 m (348 ft) | Alessandria Cathedral | 1885 | Alessandria | Italy | ||
106.0 m (348 ft) | Sanctuary of the Black Madonna | 1900 | Częstochowa | Poland | ||
106 m (348 ft) | Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Luján | 1935 | Luján | Argentina | ||
106.0 m (348 ft) | St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre | 1957 | Le Havre | France | ||
106.0 m (348 ft) | Resurrection Cathedral | 1832 | Shuya | Russia | ||
105.0 m (344 ft) | Bayeux Cathedral | 1866 | Bayeux | France | Estimated height; cathedral itself is mostly 12th and 13th century | |
105.0 m (344 ft) | St. Petri Church | 1322 | Dortmund | Germany | ||
105.0 m (344 ft) | St. Catherine's Church | 1550 | Hoogstraten | Belgium | ||
105.0 m (344 ft) | St Petri | 1310 | Malmö | Sweden | ||
105.0 m (344 ft) | St. Patrick's Cathedral | 1939 | Melbourne | Australia | ||
105.0 m (344 ft) | Regensburg Cathedral | 1856 | Regensburg | Germany | ||
105.0 m (344 ft) | St. Nicholas' Church | 1696 | Tallinn | Estonia | Cathedral itself dates from 1275 | |
104.5 m (342 ft) | Basilica of Saint Stanislaw Kostka | 1912 | Łódź | Poland | ||
104.0 m (340 ft) | Reinoldikirche | 1954 | Dortmund | Germany | was 119 metres (390 ft) from 1520 until 1661 | |
104.0 m (341 ft) | Cathedral of Magdeburg | 1520 | Magdeburg | Germany | ||
104.0 m (340 ft) | Cathedral of St. Mary of The See | 1568 | Seville | Spain | Tallest cathedral in Spain | |
104.0 m (495 ft) | St. Mary's church | 1478 | Stralsund | Germany | ||
103.0 m (338 ft) | Cathedral of Christ the Saviour | 2000 | Moscow | Russia | Reconstruction of the original cathedral consecrated 1883 and demolished by Soviets in 1931; still the tallest Eastern Orthodox Church church in the world | |
103.0 m (338 ft) | Les Invalides | 1706 | Paris | France | ||
103.0 m (338 ft) | St. Stanislaw and St. Waclaw | 1496 | Świdnica | Poland | ||
103.0 m (338 ft) | Katharinenkirche | 1430 | Osnabrück | Germany | ||
102.8 m (337 ft) | St. Vitus Cathedral | 1554 | Prague | Czech Republic | 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[6] | |
102.6 m (337 ft) | St. Mary | 1854 | Chojna | Poland | ||
102.6 m (337 ft) | St. Nicholas' Church | c 1350 | Stralsund | Germany | ||
102.5 m (336 ft) | St.-Antonius-Basilika | 1905 | Rheine | Germany | ||
102.3 m (336 ft) | St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres | 20th century | Ypres | Belgium | Full reconstruction of the medieval church destroyed during World War I. This is a proto-cathedral | |
102.3 m (335 ft) | St. Bartholomew | 1600 | Plzeň | Czech Republic | ||
102.0 m (334 ft) | H | Martinikerk (Groningen) | 1548 | Groningen | Netherlands | Spire burned down in 1577, now 97 metres (318 ft) in height |
101.5 m (333 ft) | Saint Isaac's Cathedral | 1858 | St. Petersburg | Russia | ||
101.0 m (331 ft) | Bielawa | 1335 | Bielawa | Poland | ||
101.0 m (331 ft) | Liverpool Cathedral | 1978 | Liverpool | United Kingdom | ||
101.0 m (331 ft) | Basilica Notre-Dame | 1866 | Boulogne-sur-Mer | France | ||
100.7 m (330 ft) | Saint Wenceslas Cathedral | 1892 | Olomouc | Czech Republic | ||
100.4 m (329 ft) | St. Patrick's Cathedral | 1888 | New York City | United States | Spires completed in 1888, the tallest in New York City and the second tallest in the United States from 1880-1890.[7] | |
100.1 m (328 ft) | St Mark's Campanile | 1912 | Venice | Italy | ||
100.0 m (328 ft) | Gedächtniskirche | 1904 | Speyer | Germany | ||
100.0 m (328 ft) | Münster of Bern | 1893 | Bern | Switzerland | ||
100.0 m (328 ft) | São Paulo Cathedral | 1954 | São Paulo | Brazil | ||
100.0 m (328 ft) | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | 1959 | Washington, DC | United States | ||
100.0 m (328 ft) | Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida | 1980 | Aparecida | Brazil | Steeple at 100.0 m | |
100.0 m (328 ft) | Basilica | 1869 | Esztergom | Hungary | Still the tallest building in Hungary | |
99.9 m (328 ft) | Dom St. Nikolai | 1653 | Greifswald | Germany | ||
99.5 m (326 ft) | Saint Vincent's church | 1883 | Eeklo | Belgium | ||
99.5 m (326 ft) | Munich Frauenkirche | 1525 | Munich | Germany | ||
99.3 m (326 ft) | Ludgerus-Dom | 1898 | Billerbeck | Germany | ||
99.0 m (325 ft) | St. John | 1892 | Stargard Szczeciński | Poland | ||
99.0 m (325 ft) | Votive Church, Vienna | 1879 | Vienna | Austria | ||
99.0 m (325 ft) | Church of Our Lady of Laeken | 1911 | Brussels | Belgium | ||
98.0 m (280 ft) | Berlin Cathedral | 1905 | Berlin | Germany | Reconstructed after World War II; formerly considerably taller | |
98.0 m (322 ft) | Marktkirche | 1862 | Wiesbaden | Germany | ||
98.0 m (322 ft) | Bremen Cathedral | 1893 | Bremen | Germany | ||
98.0 m (322 ft) | Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren | 15th century | Amersfoort | Netherlands | Rest of church accidentally blown up in 1797 | |
98.0 m (322 ft) | Sint-Vituskerk | 1890 | Hilversum | Netherlands | ||
98.0 m (322 ft) | St. Martin | 1534 | Amberg | Germany | ||
98.0 m (322 ft) | Wrocław Cathedral | 1341 | Wrocław | Poland | ||
97.8 m (321 ft) | Nidaros Cathedral | 1300 | Trondheim | Norway | Construction of the cathedral began in 1070, and it is known for being the largest and most significant medieval building in Scandinavia. | |
97.6 m (320 ft) | St. Martin's Church | 1883 | Malters | Switzerland | ||
97.3 m (319 ft) | St. Rumbold's Cathedral | 1520 | Mechelen | Belgium | The tower was supposed to be 167 metres (548 ft) tall, but the money ran out. | |
97.3 m (319 ft) | Marktkirche | 14th century | Hannover | Germany | Rebuilt after World War II in 1952 | |
105.5 m (318 ft) | Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi | 2004 | Tbilisi | Georgia | ||
97.0 m (318 ft) | Pavia Cathedral | 1885 | Pavia | Italy | ||
97.0 m (318 ft) | Temple Saint-Étienne | 1866 | Mulhouse | France | Tallest Protestant church in France | |
97.0 m (318 ft) | Grote Kerk[8] | 1547 | Breda | Netherlands | ||
97.0 m (318 ft) | St. Martin's Church | 1914 | Arlon | Belgium | ||
97.0 m (318 ft) | Predigerkirche | 18th century | Zürich | Switzerland | ||
96.9 m (318 ft) | Martinikerk | 1627 | Groningen | Netherlands | Spire burned down in 1577, was c. 100 tall | |
96.6 m (317 ft) | Mikael Agricola Church | 1935 | Helsinki | Finland | ||
96.0 m (315 ft) | Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar | 1681 | Zaragoza | Spain | ||
96.0 m (315 ft) | Basilica of St. Anthony | 1906 | Rybnik | Poland | ||
96.0 m (315 ft) | Norwich Anglican Cathedral | 1480 | Norwich | United Kingdom | Tallest building in the city of Norwich, UK | |
96.0 m (315 ft) | Aarhus Cathedral | 1500 | Aarhus | Denmark | ||
96.0 m (315 ft) | Kreuzkirche | 1788 | Dresden | Germany | ||
96.0 m (315 ft) | Church of Donaufeld | 1914 | Floridsdorf | Austria | ||
96.0 m (315 ft) | St. Stephen's Basilica | 1905 | Budapest | Hungary | Still the tallest building in Budapest | |
96.0 m (315 ft) | St. Paul's Cathedral | 1931 | Melbourne | Australia | ||
96.0 m (315 ft) | Transfiguration Cathedral | 2004 | Khabarovsk | Russia | ||
96.0 m (315 ft) | Basilica di San Nicolò | 1881 | Lecco | Italy | ||
95.7 m (314 ft) | German Church, Stockholm | 1884 | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
95.3 m (313 ft) | Willibrordi-Dom | 1540 | Wesel | Germany | ||
95.1 m (312 ft) | Kaiserdom | 1877 | Frankfurt | Germany | ||
95.0 m (312 ft) | St. Nicholas Cathedral | 1907 | Elbląg | Poland | ||
94.6 m (312 ft) | Herz-Jesu-Kirche | 1900 | Münster | Germany | ||
94.2 m (312 ft) | Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche | 1886 | Munich | Germany | ||
94.1 m (309 ft) | Church of St. Walburge | 1866 | Preston | United Kingdom | The tallest parish church in the UK | |
94.0 m (309 ft) | Martinikerk | 1430 | Doesburg | Netherlands | ||
94.0 m (312 ft) | St. James Church | 1486 | Villach | Austria | ||
93.8 m (308 ft) | St. John's Cathedral | 1861 | Limerick | Ireland | Tallest church spire in Ireland | |
93.8 m (308 ft) | Paderborn Cathedral | 13th century | Paderborn | Germany | ||
93.72 m (308 ft) | Peter and Paul Church | 1767 | Porechye | Russia | Tallest rural belltower in Russia | |
93.7 m (307 ft) | Smolny Cathedral of the Resurrection | 1835 | St. Petersburg | Russia | ||
93.5 m (307 ft) | Church of the Savior on Blood | 1907 | St. Petersburg | Russia | ||
93.5 m (307 ft) | St. Ulrich und Afra | 1594 | Augsburg | Germany | ||
93.4 m (306.5 ft) | Cathedral of Saint Paul, National Shrine of the Apostle Paul | 1915 | St. Paul | United States | ||
93.0 m (305 ft) | Dijon Cathedral | 1393 | Dijon | France | ||
92.9 m (305 ft) | St Eusebius' Church | 1965 | Arnhem | Netherlands | ||
92.9 m (305 ft) | St. James' Cathedral | 1853 | Toronto | Canada | ||
92.7 m (304 ft) | Nicolaikirche | 1895 | Lüneburg | Germany | Church built from 1407 to 1440, new spire built from 1831 to 1895 | |
92.6 m (303 ft) | Great, or St. James Church | 1424 | The Hague | Netherlands | ||
92.6 m (303 ft) | Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church | 1973 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | ||
92.5 m (303 ft) | Duomo di Santa Sofia | 1824 | Lendinara | Italy | ||
92.5 m (303 ft) | St. Bartholomew's Church | 1867 | Demmin | Germany | ||
92.5 m (303 ft) | Marienkirche | 1892 | Kaiserslautern | Germany | ||
92.3 m (302 ft) | Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia | 1792 | Murcia | Spain | ||
92 m (360 ft) | Catedral Nueva | 1733 | Salamanca | Spain | ||
92.0 m (302 ft) | Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt | 1505 | Schlanders | Italy | ||
92.0 m (302 ft) | Church of St. James | 1592 | Brno | Czech Republic | ||
92.0 m (302 ft) | Västerås Cathedral | 1693 | Västerås | Sweden | ||
92.0 m (302 ft) | Église Saint-Pierre | 17th century | Steenvoorde | France | ||
92.0 m (302 ft) | Sacred Heart church | 1907 | Turnhout | Belgium | ||
91.7 m (301 ft) | National Cathedral | 1990 | Washington, DC | United States | ||
91.7 m (301 ft) | St. Francis de Sales Church | 1908 | St. Louis | United States | ||
91.7 m (301 ft) | Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | 1923 | Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | Canada | ||
91.5 m (300 ft) | Halberstadt Cathedral | 1491 | Halberstadt | Germany | ||
91.2 m (300 ft) | Church of St. Magdalene | 1820 | Alpnach | Switzerland | ||
91.2 m (299 ft)[9] | Frauenkirche | 1743 | Dresden | Germany | Destroyed by bombing in 1945 and rededicated in 2005 | |
91.1 m (299 ft) | St. James Church | 1878 | The Hague | Netherlands | ||
91.1 m (299 ft) | St. Andreas | 13th century | Braunschweig | Germany | ||
91.0 m (299 ft) | Cathedral of Hope | 1935 | Pittsburgh | United States | ||
91.0 m (299 ft) | St. Mary's Basilica | 1884 | Kevelaer | Germany | ||
91.0 m (299 ft) | Neubaukirche | 1582 | Würzburg | Germany | ||
91.0 m (299 ft) | New St. John's Church | 1874 | Munich | Germany | ||
90.5 m (297 ft) | Lange Jan | 1300 | Middelburg | Netherlands | The tower was rebuilt after destruction by Luftwaffe bombings in 1940 | |
90.5 m (297 ft) | Canterbury Cathedral | 1494 | Canterbury | United Kingdom | Cathedral itself dates from 1077 | |
90.5 m (297 ft) | St. Joseph's Church | 1897 | Koblenz | Germany | ||
90.1 m (296 ft) | St. Lamberti | 1898 | Münster | Germany | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Notre Dame de Paris | 1345 | Paris | France | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Cathedral of Toledo | 1440 | Toledo | Spain | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Coventry Cathedral | 1433 | Coventry | United Kingdom | The spire was the only part of the cathedral that survived intact when it was bombed in 1940 | |
90.0 m (295 ft) | St Colman's Cathedral | 1919 | Cobh | Ireland | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Cathedral of Santa Eulalia | 15th century | Barcelona | Spain | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Cathedral | 1776 | Riga | Latvia | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Kirche am Südstern | 1897 | Berlin | Germany | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | St. Nikolajs | 1829 | Copenhagen | Denmark | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral | 1917 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | St. James' Church | 1515 | Louth | United Kingdom | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Garnisonkirche St. Martin | 1900 | Dresden | Germany | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Georgskirche | 1501 | Nördlingen | Germany | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | El Escorial | 1584 | San Lorenzo de El Escorial | Spain | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Abbaye-aux-Hommes | 13th century | Caen | France | Formerly much taller | |
90.0 m (295 ft) | Saint-Éloi | 15th century | Dunkirk | France | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Basilica of the Sacred Heart | 1971 | Brussels | Belgium | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Co-cathedral | 1898 | Osijek | Croatia | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | La Seo Cathedral | 1704 | Zaragoza | Spain | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | St. Walpurga's Church | 1624 | Oudenaarde | Belgium | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | St. Salvator's Church | 1415 | Duisburg | Germany | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 1480 | Flensburg | Germany | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Santa Maria Assunta | 1893 | Breganze | Italy | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | St. Mary's Maternity Church | 1370 | Trzebiatów | Poland | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Mariä Himmelfart | 1908 | Schönau im Schwarzwald | Germany | ||
90.0 m (295 ft) | Mariazell Basilica | 17th century | Mariazell | Austria | ||
89.9 m (294 ft) | Vor Frelsers Kirke | 1696 | Copenhagen | Denmark | ||
89.7 m (294 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1789 | Berlin | Germany | ||
89.5 m (294 ft) | Assumption Cathedral | 1841 | Kharkiv | Ukraine | ||
89.3 m (292 ft) | St. Bavo's Cathedral | 1538 | Ghent | Belgium | ||
89.3 m (292 ft) | St Mary Redcliffe | 1872 | Bristol | United Kingdom | The previous spire collapsed in a storm in the 1440s | |
88.9 m (291 ft) | Votive Temple of Maipú | 1974 | Maipu | Chile | ||
88.7 m (290 ft) | Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King | 1967 | Liverpool | United Kingdom | ||
88.7 m (290 ft) | New St. Nicholas Church | 1962 | Hamburg | Germany | ||
88.6 m (290 ft) | St. Peter's Church | 1906 | Munich | Germany | ||
88.5 m (290 ft) | St. Peter and St. Paul's Church | 1500 | Čáslav | Czech Republic | ||
88.5 m (290 ft) | Church of St. Margaret | 1894 | Wadersloh | Germany | ||
88.3 m (289 ft) | Peterskirche | 1885 | Leipzig | Germany | ||
88.3 m (288 ft) | Washington Temple | 1974 | Kensington, Maryland | United States | Tallest LDS temple | |
88.3 m (288 ft) | St. Martin's Church | 14th century | Halberstadt | Germany | ||
88.0 m (288 ft) | Basilica of Our Lady of Itatí | 1950 | Itatí | Argentina | Tallest dome in South America | |
88.0 m (288 ft) | Cathedral | 1558 | Segovia | Spain | ||
88.0 m (288 ft) | Cathedral | 1400 | Burgos | Spain | ||
88.0 m (288 ft) | Pfarrkirche St. Stephan | 1725 | Stockerau | Austria | ||
88.0 m (288 ft) | St. Paul's Church | 1906 | Munich | Germany | ||
88.0 m (288 ft) | St George's Church | 1911 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | ||
88.0 m (288 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1877 | Neubrandenburg | Germany | ||
88.0 m (288 ft) | Church of St. Anthony | 1877 | Papenburg | Germany | ||
87.9 m (288 ft) | St. Bernard's Church | 1901 | Karlsruhe | Germany | ||
87.7 m (287 ft) | Dreikönigskirche | 1857 | Dresden | Germany | Completely destroyed in the 1945 bombing and now rebuilt | |
87.6 m (287 ft) | St. Stephan's Church | Tangermünde | Germany | |||
87.2 m (286 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1672 | Zwickau | Germany | ||
87.2 m (286 ft) | Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church | 1875 | New York City | United States | ||
87.1 m (285 ft) | Cathedral | 1787 | Orléans | France | ||
87.1 m (285 ft) | Saint-Epvre | 1872 | Nancy | France | ||
87.1 m (285 ft) | St. Gertrude's Church | 1885 | Hamburg | Germany | ||
87.0 m (285 ft) | Trinity Church | 1888 | Arendal | Norway | ||
87.0 m (285 ft) | INC Central Temple | 1984 | Quezon City | Philippines | Tallest church in Metro Manila, run by Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) | |
87.0 m (285 ft) | Kostol Nanebovzatia Panny Márie | 14th century | Spišská Nová Ves | Slovakia | ||
87.0 m (285 ft) | Sacred Heart Cathedral | 1977 | Bendigo | Australia | Tallest provincial Australian church | |
87.0 m (285 ft) | Stadtpfarrkirche St. Stephan, Braunau | 1759 | Braunau am Inn | Austria | ||
87.0 m (285 ft) | Cathedral of the Assumption | 1852 | Louisville | United States | ||
87.0 m (285 ft) | St. Clement's Church | 15th century | Steenwijk | Netherlands | ||
87.0 m (285 ft) | Reims Cathedral | 14th century | Reims | France | ||
87.0 m (285 ft) | Church of the Transfiguration | 1512 | Tábor | Czech Republic | ||
87.0 m (285 ft) | St. James' Church | 1881 | Aachen | Germany | ||
87.0 m (285 ft) | Alexander Nevsky Novoyarmarochny Cathedral | 1880 | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | ||
86.9 m (285 ft) | Konkordienkirche | 19th century | Mannheim | Germany | ||
86.9 m (285 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1292 | Uelzen | Germany | ||
86.8 m (284 ft) | Westminster Cathedral | 1903 | London | United Kingdom | ||
86.8 m (284 ft) | Church of St. John the Baptist | 1894 | Krefeld | Germany | ||
86.8 m (284 ft) | Heilandskirche | 1894 | Berlin | Germany | ||
86.6 m (284 ft) | Riddarholm Church | 1300 | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
86.5 m (283 ft) | H | Schlosskirche | 1897 | Chemnitz | Germany | Destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt considerably lower |
86.3 m (282 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 15th century | Rostock | Germany | ||
86.2 m (282 ft) | Liebfrauenkirche | 1651 | Bremen | Germany | ||
86.2 m (282 ft) | St. Wulfram's Church | 1450 | Grantham | United Kingdom | ||
86.2 m (282 ft) | Aegidienkirche | 1840 | Lübeck | Germany | ||
86.2 m (282 ft) | St. James's Cathedral | 1225 | Riga | Latvia | ||
86.2 m (282 ft) | Marienkirche | 1903 | Mühlhausen | Germany | Largest parish church in Thuringia | |
86.2 m (282 ft) | Jakobskirche | 16th century | Straubing | Germany | ||
86.2 m (282 ft) | Saint-Ouen | 1851 | Rouen | France | ||
86.1 m (282 ft) | Modena Cathedral | 14th century | Modena | Italy | ||
86.0 m (282 ft) | Lambertikirche | 1887 | Oldenburg | Germany | ||
86.0 m (282 ft) | St. Catherine Church | 1897 | Toruń | Poland | ||
86.0 m (282 ft) | St. Georg | 1904 | Ulm | Germany | ||
86.0 m (282 ft) | St. Nicholas' Church | 1896 | Zwiesel | Germany | ||
86.0 m (282 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1859 | Kemberg | Germany | ||
86.0 m (282 ft) | St. Pancras Church | 1873 | Warstein | Germany | ||
86.0 m (282 ft) | St. Medardus Church | 15th century | Wervik | Belgium | ||
86.0 m (282 ft) | Heilandskirche | 1888 | Leipzig | Germany | ||
86.0 m (282 ft) | Bürgermeister-Smidt-Gedächtniskirche | 1855 | Bremerhaven | Germany | ||
86.0 m (282 ft) | Basilica Cathedral of St. Mary Assumption | 1411 | Włocławek | Poland | ||
85.9 m (281 ft) | Hofkirche | 1755 | Dresden | Germany | Elevated to cathedral status in 1980; the largest church in Saxony | |
85.9 m (281 ft) | Cathedral of St. Joseph | 1962 | Hartford | United States | ||
85.9 m (281 ft) | Turku Cathedral | 1834 | Turku | Finland | ||
85.9 m (281 ft) | St. Elphin's Church | 1860s | Warrington | United Kingdom | Church itself dates from 1354 | |
85.9 m (281 ft) | Trinity Church | 1846 | New York City | United States | ||
85.6 m (280 ft) | H | Basilica of St Denis | 1281 | Saint-Denis | France | Now considerably shorter |
85.5 m (280 ft) | New Church of St. Margaret | 1913 | Munich | Germany | ||
85.5 m (280 ft) | Mainz Cathedral | 1769 | Mainz | Germany | ||
85.3 m (279 ft) | Westerkerk | 1638 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Largest Protestant church in the Netherlands | |
85.3 m (279 ft) | Johanneskirche | 1881 | Düsseldorf | Germany | ||
85.3 m (279 ft) | Saint-Esprit | 1931 | Paris | France | ||
85.3 m (279 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1496 | Salzwedel | Germany | ||
85.2 m (279 ft) | Lutherkirche | 1894 | Berlin | Germany | ||
85.2 m (279 ft) | Church of St. Paul the Apostle | 1894 | Berlin | Germany | ||
85.1 m (279 ft) | St. Paul's Church | 1484 | Eppan an der Weinstraße | Italy | ||
85.1 m (279 ft) | Meißen Cathedral | 1410 | Meißen | Germany | ||
85.0 m (278 ft) | St Mary Abbots | 1879 | London | United Kingdom | Tallest church spire in London | |
85.0 m (278 ft) | Saint-Nicolas | 1850 | Nantes | France | ||
85.0 m (278 ft) | St. Martin's Cathedral | 14th century | Bratislava | Slovakia | ||
85.0 m (278 ft) | Église Saint-Maurice | 1893 | Strasbourg | France | Estimated height | |
85.0 m (278 ft) | Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica | 1776 | Šaštín-Stráže | Slovakia | ||
85.0 m (278 ft) | St. Peter and St. Paul's Church | 1497 | Görlitz | Germany | ||
85.0 m (278 ft) | Church of St. James the Greater | c 1350 | Kutná Hora | Czech Republic | ||
85.0 m (278 ft) | Canisiuskirche | 1903 | Vienna | Austria | ||
85.0 m (278 ft) | Bordeaux Cathedral | 15th century | Bordeaux | France | ||
85.0 m (278 ft) | Annunciation Cathedral | 2009 | Voronezh | Russia | ||
84.0 m (275 ft) | Málaga Cathedral | 1782 | Málaga | Spain | ||
84.0 m (275 ft) | Cathedral | 1882 | Đakovo | Croatia | ||
84.0 m (275 ft) | St. Willibrord's Church | 1891 | Antwerp | Belgium | ||
84.0 m (275 ft) | Church of Our Lady | 1450 | Aarschot | Belgium | ||
84.0 m (275 ft) | Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul | 1908 | Brno | Czech Republic | ||
83.8 m (275 ft) | St. Paul's Cathedral | 1888 | Buffalo | United States | Height of large bell tower | |
83.7 m (249 ft) | Cathedral of St Peter | 1221 | Bautzen | Germany | ||
83.7 m (274 ft) | Orthodox Cathedral | 1946 | Timişoara | Romania | ||
83.5 m (274 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1292 | Stargard Szczeciński | Poland | ||
83.5 m (274 ft) | Basilica of St. Mary | 1900 | Dąbrowa Górnicza | Poland | ||
83.3 m (273 ft) | La Basilique du Sacré-Coeur | 1910 | Paris | France | ||
83.2 m (273 ft) | Assumption Cathedral | 1840 | Ryazan | Russia | ||
83.2 m (273 ft) | First Presbyterian Church and Manse | 1879 | Baltimore | United States | ||
83.0 m (272 ft) | Church of San Giulio | 1948 | Castellanza | Italy | ||
83.0 m (272 ft) | Lincoln Cathedral | 1807 | Lincoln | United Kingdom | Today 83 m tall — spire collapsed in 1549; tallest building in the world from 1311 to 1549. Was 103 metres from 1549 to 1807. | |
83.0 m (272 ft) | St Martin's Church | 1466 | Kortrijk | Belgium | ||
83.0 m (272 ft) | Sint-Hiloniuskerk | 1868 | Izegem | Belgium | ||
83.0 m (272 ft) | Our Lady of the Rosary Church | 1976 | Gdańsk | Poland | ||
83.0 m (272 ft) | Church of the Sacred Heart | 1902 | Olsztyn | Poland | ||
83.0 m (272 ft) | Church of St. Gummarus | 16th century | Lier | Belgium | ||
83.0 m (272 ft) | Church of St. Gummarus | 1903 | Steenbergen | Netherlands | ||
83.0 m (272 ft) | Tournai Cathedral | 13th century | Tournai | Belgium | ||
82.9 m (272 ft) | St Botolph's Church | 1520 | Boston | United Kingdom | Tallest parish church tower (as opposed to spire) in England | |
82.4 m (270 ft) | St. Boniface Church | 1884 | Leeuwarden | Netherlands | ||
82.0 m (269 ft) | H | Seville Cathedral | 1198 | Seville | Spain | Badly damaged by the 1356 earthquake. Replaced by a new Christian church, Seville Cathedral, between 1402 and 1506. |
82.0 m (269 ft) | Chichester Cathedral | 1863 | Chichester | United Kingdom | Rebuilding of an earlier, slightly lower, spire that collapsed in 1861 | |
82.0 m (269 ft) | St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk | 1502 | Gdańsk | Poland | Largest brick church in the world; the tower was never completed | |
82.0 m (269 ft) | All Saints Cathedral | 1825 | Tula | Russia | ||
82.0 m (269 ft) | Abbey of Santa Giustina | 1599 | Padua | Italy | ||
81.8 m (268 ft) | Cunerakerk | 1531 | Rhenen | Netherlands | ||
81.7 m (268 ft) | St. Elizabeth's Church | 13th century | Marburg | Germany | ||
81.5 m (267 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 13th century | Bielefeld | Germany | ||
81.0 m (266 ft) | St. Peter Cathedral | 1893 | Erie, Pennsylvania | United States | ||
81.0 m (266 ft) | St. Lorenz | 13th century | Nuremberg | Germany | ||
81.0 m (266 ft) | Salzburg Cathedral | 17th century | Salzburg | Austria | ||
81.0 m (266 ft) | Church of Our Lady before Týn | 1510 | Prague | Czech Republic | ||
81.0 m (266 ft) | Votive Church of Szeged | 1930 | Szeged | Hungary | ||
80.8 m (265 ft) | Our Lady of Zahle and the Bekaa | 1905 | Zahle, Lebanon | Lebanon | ||
80.7 m (265 ft) | Fort Street Presbyterian Church | 1855 | Detroit | United States | ||
80.7 m (265 ft) | Memorial Church of Harvard University | 1932 | Cambridge | United States | Tallest church in Massachusetts and second tallest in New England, it was built "In grateful memory of the Harvard men who died in the World War", and was dedicated on Armistice Day, 1932.[10] | |
80.7 m (265 ft) | St. Anthony's Church | 1894 | Toledo | United States | ||
80.6 m (264 ft) | Saint Lambert Church | 1863 | Veghel | Netherlands | [11] | |
80.0 m (262 ft) | New Cathedral | 1825 | Brescia | Italy | ||
80.0 m (262 ft) | Gouwekerk | 1904 | Gouda | Netherlands | [11] | |
80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Michael's Church | 1487 | Cluj-Napoca | Romania | The tower was built between 1511–1543, but was destroyed by fire in 1697. A second tower was built in 1744, also destroyed in 1763. The present neo-Gothic tower was built between 1837–1860. | |
80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Mary's Basilica | 1406 | Kraków | Poland | ||
80.0 m (262 ft) | Trinity Cathedral | 1835 | St. Petersburg | Russia | ||
80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Wenceslas Church | 1930 | Prague | Czech Republic | ||
80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Salvator's Cathedral | 1871 | Bruges | Belgium | ||
80.0 m (262 ft) | Sint-Petrus' Stoel van Antiochiëkerk | 16th century | Sittard | Netherlands | ||
80.0 m (262 ft) | Sant'Andrea della Valle | 1670 | Rome | Italy | ||
80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Matthew's Church | 1928 | Łódź | Poland | ||
80.0 m (262 ft) | Church of Holy Cross and St. Bartholomew | 1477 | Wrocław | Poland | ||
80.0 m (262 ft) | Holy Family Archicathedral Basilica | 1997 | Częstochowa | Poland | ||
80.0 m (262 ft) | Annunciation Cathedral | 1901 | Kharkiv | Ukraine | ||
79.8 m (262 ft) | Sint Petrus' Bandenkerk | 1962 | Venray | Netherlands | ||
79.8 m (262 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 1955 | Meijel | Netherlands | ||
79.7 m (261 ft) | St. Joseph's Church | 1894 | Enschede | Netherlands | ||
79.5 m (261 ft) | John the Baptist Church | 1895 | Serpukhov | Russia | ||
79.3 m (260 ft) | Artländer Dom | 1900 | Ankum | Germany | ||
79.2 m (262 ft) | St. Christopher's Cathedral | 1663 | Roermond | Netherlands | ||
79.01m (260 ft) | Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours | 1929 | Thrissur | India | The 3rd tallest church in Asia | |
79.01m (260 ft) | Gesu Church | 1894 | Milwaukee | United States | Features two towers; the west tower, which features a belfry and a clock, is taller at 260 feet.[12] | |
79.0 m (259 ft) | Church of Saint Sava[13] | 1989 | Belgrade | Serbia | ||
79.0 m (259 ft) | Anykščiai Church | 1908 | Anykščiai | Lithuania | ||
79.0 m (259 ft) | Los Angeles California Temple | 1956 | Los Angeles | United States | ||
79.0 m (259 ft) | Trinity Cathedral | 1699 | Pskov | Russia | ||
79.0 m (259 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 1755 | Prague | Czech Republic | ||
79.0 m (259 ft) | Oude Kerk | 1350 | Delft | Netherlands | ||
79.0 m (259 ft) | Kerk van Heilig Kruisverheffing | 1892 | Raalte | Netherlands | ||
78.8 m (258 ft) | Cerignola Cathedral | 1934 | Cerignola | Italy | ||
78.5 m (258 ft) | St. Sophia Cathedral | 1870 | Vologda | Russia | ||
78.3 m (257 ft) | Gemeentetoren | 1771 | Etten-Leur | Netherlands | ||
78.1 m (256 ft) | St. Anthony of Padua Church | 1912 | New Bedford, Mass. | United States | ||
78.1 m (256 ft) | Heinz Memorial Chapel | 1938 | Pittsburgh | United States | ||
78 m (255.9 ft) | Albi Cathedral | 1480 | Albi | France | ||
78 m (255 ft) | St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1872 | Charleston, South Carolina | United States | Tallest building in Charleston, tallest building in South Carolina for 101 years, designed by John Henry Devereux | |
78 m (255 ft) | Săpânța-Peri Monastery church | 2003 | Săpânța | Romania | Tallest wooden church in the world | |
78 m (255 ft) | Church of the Assumption | 1888 | Bratislava | Slovakia | [14] | |
78.0 m (255 ft) | St. Martin's Church | 16th century | Weert | Netherlands | ||
78.0 m (255 ft) | Church of the Transfiguration | 1902 | Drezdenko | Poland | ||
78.0 m (255 ft) | Church of St. Roch | 1946 | Białystok | Poland | ||
78.0 m (255 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1908 | Szczecinek | Poland | ||
78.0 m (255 ft) | Church of St. Augustine | 1909 | Wrocław | Poland | ||
77.4 m (254 ft) | St. Servatius' Church | 1879 | Dinther | Netherlands | ||
77.2 m (253 ft) | St. Bonaventure's Church | 1892 | Woerden | Netherlands | ||
77 m (253 ft) | Michael's Church | 1905 | Turku | Finland | ||
77 m (253 ft) | Catholic Church of St.Peter and Paul | Bacău | Romania | |||
77 m (253 ft) | Transfiguration Cathedral | 2001 | Odessa | Ukraine | ||
77 m (253 ft) | Transfiguration Cathedral | 1894 | Dzerzhinsky | Russia | ||
77 m (253 ft) | St. Theodard's Church | 1943 | Beringen | Belgium | ||
77 m (253 ft) | Siena Cathedral | 1263 | Siena | Italy | ||
77 m (253 ft) | Nieuwstadtskerk | c 1440 | Zutphen | Netherlands | ||
77 m (253 ft) | Church of the Annunciation | 1901 | Inowrocław | Poland | ||
77 m (253 ft) | Church of St. James | 1858 | Levoča | Slovakia | ||
77 m (253 ft) | Church of St Catherine of Alexandria | 1909 | Grybów | Poland | ||
77 m (253 ft) | Divine Mercy Sanctuary | 2002 | Kraków | Poland | ||
76.8 m (252 ft) | Lichfield Cathedral | 1340 | Lichfield | United Kingdom | ||
76.4 m (251 ft) | St. Peter's Church | 1913 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | ||
76.2 m (250 ft) | Sint-Lambertusbasiliek | 1890 | Hengelo | Netherlands | ||
76.2 m (250 ft) | Basilica of Saint Mary | 1914 | Minneapolis | United States | The first basilica established in the United States of America | |
76.2 m (250 ft) | Basilica of St. Josaphat | 1901 | Milwaukee | United States | Featuring a large copper dome said to be modeled on that of the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica,[15] it was proclaimed the third minor basilica in the U.S. by Pope Pius XI in 1929.[16] | |
76 m (249 ft) | Église Saint-Paul | 1897 | Strasbourg | France | ||
76 m (249 ft) | Cathedral of St. Nicholas | 1430 | Fribourg | Switzerland | ||
76 m (249 ft) | St Theobald's Church | 1516 | Thann | France | ||
76 m (249 ft) | Trier Cathedral | 4th century | Trier | Germany | ||
76 m (249 ft) | St. Walpurga's Church | c 1485 | Zutphen | Netherlands | ||
76 m (249 ft) | St. Sophia Cathedral | Kiev | Ukraine | |||
76 m (249 ft) | St. Catherine's Church | 1841 | Maaseik | Belgium | ||
76 m (249 ft) | Santiago de Compostela Cathedral | 1128 | Santiago de Compostela | Spain | ||
76 m (249 ft) | Resurrection Cathedral | 1886 | Kashin | Russia | ||
76 m (249 ft) | Church of St. Catherine | 17th century | Gdańsk | Poland | ||
76 m (249 ft) | Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan | Stavropol | Russia | |||
76 m (249 ft) | Basiliek van Onze Lieve Vrouwe Tenhemelopneming | c 1540 | Zwolle | Netherlands | ||
76 m (249 ft) | Truro Cathedral | 1910 | Truro | United Kingdom | ||
76 m (249 ft) | Bamberg Cathedral | 1237 | Bamberg | Germany | ||
75.9 m (249 ft) | Sint-Lambertuskerk | 1467 | Nederweert | Netherlands | ||
75.7 m (374 ft) | Roskilde Cathedral | 1405 | Roskilde | Denmark | ||
75.7 m (374 ft) | Der Aa-kerk | 1712 | Groningen | Netherlands | ||
75.6 m (248 ft) | Igreja dos Clérigos | 1763 | Porto | Portugal | ||
75.6 m (248 ft) | Trinity Cathedral | 1857 | Morshansk | Russia | ||
75.6 m (248 ft) | Grote of Sint-Bavokerk | 1520 | Haarlem | Netherlands | ||
75.6 m (248 ft) | Basilica of St. Nicholas | 1887 | IJsselstein | Netherlands | ||
75.5 m (248 ft) | Church of St Peter and St Paul | 1900 | Gliwice | Poland | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Saint Michael's Church | 1890 | Rochester | United States | ||
75 m (246 ft) | Lutheran Church of Bistrița | 1564 | Bistrița | Romania | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Zuider- of St. Pancrastoren | 1524 | Enkhuizen | Netherlands | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Wiesenkirche | 19th century | Soest | Germany | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Sebaldus Church | 13th century | Nuremberg | Germany | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 1843 | Venyov | Russia | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 1165 | Leipzig | Germany | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Martin's Church | 1887 | Twello | Netherlands | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Florian's Cathedral | 1904 | Warsaw | Poland | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Boniface's Church | 1897 | Rijswijk | Netherlands | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Sint-Werenfriduskerk | 1899 | Zieuwent | Netherlands | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Sint-Antonius van Paduakerk | 1962 | Blerick | Netherlands | ||
75 m (246 ft) | Temple of Divine Providence | 2016 | Warsaw | Poland | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Siedlce Cathedral | 1912 | Siedlce | Poland | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of the Transfiguration | 1914 | Garbów | Poland | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 1902 | Racibórz | Poland | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of St. Mary Magdalene | 1892 | Chorzów | Poland | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of St. Andrew Bobola | 1902 | Chorzów | Poland | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of St. Myrrhbearers | 1820 | Kaluga | Russia | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of Our Lady | 1850 | Boom | Belgium | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of Jesus | 1772 | Cieszyn | Poland | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Dormition Cathedral | 1698 | Astrakhan | Russia | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Collegiate Church of the Annunciation | 1842 | Głogów | Poland | ||
75.0 m (246 ft) | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos | Rostov-on-Don | Russia | |||
75.0 m | H | Vamlingbo Church | Gotland | Sweden | Tower collapsed in 1817 | |
74.8 m (245 ft) | Onze Lieve Vrouw Presentatie | 1898 | Asten | Netherlands | ||
74.7 m (245 ft) | St. Louis Roman Catholic Church | 1889 | Buffalo | United States | ||
74.6 m (245 ft) | St Mary's Cathedral | 2000 | Sydney | Australia | ||
74.6 m (245 ft) | Ascension Cathedral | 1905 | Novocherkassk | Russia | ||
74.5 m (246 ft) | Sint-Petrus'-Bandenkerk | 1449 | Hilvarenbeek | Netherlands | ||
74.5 m (244 ft) | Hallgrímskirkja | 1986 | Reykjavík | Iceland |
Under construction
Planned height metres (feet) | Name | Completion | City | Country | Comment |
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172.5 m (566 ft) | Sagrada Família | est. 2026 | Barcelona | Spain | Will become the tallest church in the world when completed. |
127 m (390 ft) | Romanian People's Salvation Cathedral | est. 2018 | Bucharest | Romania | Will become the tallest Orthodox church in the world when completed. |
Timeline
See also
- List of tallest Orthodox churches
- List of largest church buildings in the world
- List of highest church naves
References
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- ↑ "St. Patrick’s Cathedral History & Restoration Facts" (PDF). popefrancisnyc.org. Archdiocese of New York. 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
Height to the top of the Spires: 329 feet, 6 inches
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- ↑ "Frauenkirche Dresden: Dates, facts & figures". Stiftung Frauenkirche Dresden. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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- 1 2 "Hoogste Kerktorens Kerktoren van Nederland, hoogte lengte informatie gegevens foto's". Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ↑ http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/cityHPC/DesignatedReports/vticnf/Gesu.pdf
- ↑ "Димензије и архитектонске карактеристике Храм Светог Саве гатара" [Dimensions and Architectural Features] (in Serbian). Hram Svetog Save. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
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- ↑ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/wi/wi0000/wi0017/data/wi0017data.pdf
- ↑ http://www.thebasilica.org/timeline.php
History of St. Anthony's Parish, Toledo, Ohio, Anno Domini 1957, F.S. Legowski NRHP certification #71000424