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Ulm Minster, the tallest church building in the world. (Tallest building in the world 1890–1894)

This list of tallest church buildings ranks church buildings by height. From the Middle Ages until the advent of the skyscraper, Christian church buildings were often the world's tallest buildings. From 1311, when the spire of Lincoln Cathedral surpassed the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza, until the Washington Monument was completed in 1884, a succession of church buildings held this title.

The tallest church building in the world is the Ulm Minster (161.5 m), the main Lutheran congregation in Ulm, Germany. The tallest Catholic, as well as the tallest domed church building, is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace (158 m) in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. The tallest church building with two steeples as well as the tallest cathedral is Cologne Cathedral (157.4 m) in Cologne, Germany. The tallest Eastern Orthodox, as well as the tallest domed cathedral, will be People's Salvation Cathedral (now 120 m; 127 m when completed) in Bucharest, Romania. [1] The tallest brickwork church building is St Martin's Church (130.6 m) in Landshut, Germany, while the tallest brickwork church building with two steeples is St Mary's Church (125 m) in Lübeck, Germany. The tallest wooden church building is Săpânța-Peri Monastery church (78 m) in Săpânța, Romania. The tallest church building in the Americas is the Cathedral of Maringá (124 m) in Maringá, Brasil. If completed, the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, will be the tallest church building in the world, at 172.5 metres (566 ft).

The cities with the most churches surpassing 100 metres (330 feet) are Hamburg (5 of the 28 tallest churches), Lübeck (4 of the 55 tallest churches, two of which with twin towers → 6 towers overall), Tallinn (2), St. Petersburg (2), New York City (2), Dortmund (2) and Stralsund (2), and the cities with the most churches surpassing 75 metres (246 feet) are Berlin (15), Hamburg (8), Vienna (8), Paris (8), Dresden (8), Stockholm (7) and Munich (7), while in the Americas it is New York City (4).

Constructed

Church buildings ≥ 100 m (328 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.

Rank Name of Church Image Height
metres (feet)
Completed Location Country Christian denomination Coordinates Notes
1 Ulm Minster 161.5 m (530 ft) 1890 Ulm  Germany Lutheran 48°23′55″N 9°59′30″E / 48.398497°N 9.991797°E / 48.398497; 9.991797 (Ulm Minster) World's tallest church; 768 stairs going up to a height of 143 metres (469 ft). The spire's height was originally intended to be shorter but was increased in order to surpass Cologne Cathedral.
2 Our Lady of Peace Basilica 158.0 m (518 ft) 1989 Yamoussoukro  Ivory Coast Catholic 6°48′40″N 5°17′49″W / 6.811126°N 5.296918°W / 6.811126; -5.296918 (Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro) World's tallest domed church; tallest Catholic church in the world.
3 Cologne Cathedral 157.4 m (516 ft) 1880 Cologne  Germany Catholic 50°56′28″N 6°57′26″E / 50.941147°N 6.957283°E / 50.941147; 6.957283 (Cologne Cathedral) Tallest cathedral in the world; tallest building in the world from 1880 to 1884
4 Rouen Cathedral 151.0 m (495 ft) 1876 Rouen  France Catholic 49°26′25″N 1°05′42″E / 49.440202°N 1.095087°E / 49.440202; 1.095087 (Rouen Cathedral) Tallest building in the world from 1876 to 1880 and still the tallest church in France
5 St. Nikolai, Hamburg 147.3 m (483 ft) 1874 Hamburg  Germany Lutheran 53°32′51″N 9°59′27″E / 53.547505°N 9.990708°E / 53.547505; 9.990708 (St. Nikolai, Hamburg) Tallest building in the world from 1874 to 1876; Only tower remains after 1943 bombing [citation needed]
6 Strasbourg Cathedral 142.0 m (466 ft) 1439 Strasbourg  France Catholic 48°34′55″N 7°45′01″E / 48.581808°N 7.750361°E / 48.581808; 7.750361 (Strasbourg Cathedral) Tallest building in the world from 1647 to 1874, tallest 15th-century structure in the world
7 Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń 141.5 m (464 ft) 2000 Stary Licheń  Poland Catholic 52°19′24″N 18°21′24″E / 52.323239°N 18.356754°E / 52.323239; 18.356754 (Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń) Largest church in Poland, seventh largest in Europe and eleventh largest in the world
8 St. Peter's Basilica 136.6 m (448 ft)[2] 1626 Vatican City  Vatican City Catholic 41°54′08″N 12°27′13″E / 41.902159°N 12.453566°E / 41.902159; 12.453566 (St. Peter's Basilica) Largest church in the world both by area and volume
9 St. Stephen's Cathedral 136.4 m (449 ft) 1433 Vienna  Austria Catholic 48°12′30″N 16°22′23″E / 48.208255°N 16.373030°E / 48.208255; 16.373030 (St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna)
10 New Cathedral, Linz 134.8 m (440 ft) 1924 Linz  Austria Catholic 48°18′03″N 14°17′09″E / 48.300776°N 14.285868°E / 48.300776; 14.285868 (New Cathedral, Linz) 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 
11 St. Peter's Church 132.2 m (436 ft) 1878 Hamburg  Germany Lutheran 53°33′01″N 9°59′47″E / 53.550367°N 9.996365°E / 53.550367; 9.996365 (St. Peter's Church, Hamburg)  
12 St. Michael’s Church 132.1 m (433 ft) 1786 Hamburg  Germany Lutheran 53°32′54″N 9°58′42″E / 53.548397°N 9.978432°E / 53.548397; 9.978432 (St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg) The tallest 18th-century church in the world
13 St. Martin's Church 130.6 m (428 ft) 1500 Landshut  Germany Catholic 48°32′03″N 12°09′02″E / 48.534192°N 12.150680°E / 48.534192; 12.150680 (St. Martin's Church, Landshut) Tallest brickwork structure in the world [citation needed]
14 Basilica of San Gaudenzio 126.0 m (413 ft)[3] 1887 Novara  Italy Catholic 45°26′55″N 8°37′10″E / 45.448746°N 8.619520°E / 45.448746; 8.619520 (Basilica of San Gaudenzio) The church is 121.0 metres tall without the statue on its top.
15 St Jacobi 125.4 m (410 ft) 1962 Hamburg  Germany Lutheran 53°33′01″N 10°00′01″E / 53.550359°N 10.000359°E / 53.550359; 10.000359 (St. Jacobi, Hamburg)  
16 St. Mary's Church, Lübeck 125.0 m (410 ft) 1350 Lübeck  Germany Lutheran 53°52′04″N 10°41′04″E / 53.867768°N 10.684427°E / 53.867768; 10.684427 (St. Mary's Church, Lübeck) Tallest two-steeples facade finished in the Middle Ages (overtaken by Cologne cathedral only in 1880)
17 Cathedral of Maringá 124.0 m (407 ft) 1972 Maringá  Brazil Catholic 23°25′35″S 51°56′18″W / 23.426271°S 51.938258°W / -23.426271; -51.938258 (Cathedral of Maringá) Tallest church building in the Americas
18 St. Olaf's (Oleviste) 123.7 m (405.84 ft) 1450 Tallinn  Estonia Baptist 59°26′29″N 24°44′50″E / 59.441378°N 24.747334°E / 59.441378; 24.747334 (St. Olaf's church, Tallinn) Tallest in Estonia now, and according to some sources also the tallest building in the world from 1549 to 1625 (this claim is controversial: although one account of a 16th century rebuilding mentions that the church had been "ten fathoms" higher before, all known images from that time depict a spire similar in proportions to the current one)
19 St. Peter 123.3 m (404 ft) 1690/1973 Riga  Latvia Lutheran 56°56′51″N 24°06′31″E / 56.947499°N 24.108700°E / 56.947499; 24.108700 (St. Peter's Church, Riga) Tower collapsed in 1666 and again in 1721; tower and roof damaged in World War II, restored in 1973
20 Cathedral of Saint Mary 123.1 m (404 ft) 1315 Salisbury  United Kingdom Church of England 51°03′54″N 1°47′50″W / 51.065008°N 1.797300°W / 51.065008; -1.797300 (Salisbury Cathedral) Tallest church spire in the United Kingdom. Also largest cathedral close in Britain (80 acres (32 hectares)
21 Cathedral of Our Lady 123.0 m (404 ft)[4] 1521 Antwerp  Belgium Catholic 51°13′14″N 4°24′02″E / 51.220503°N 4.400593°E / 51.220503; 4.400593 (Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp) Tallest church building in the Low Countries
22 Peter and Paul Cathedral 122.5 m (402 ft) 1733 St. Petersburg  Russia Russian Orthodox 59°57′00″N 30°18′58″E / 59.950128°N 30.316035°E / 59.950128; 30.316035 (Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg) The world's tallest Orthodox belltower; since adjacent to the main sanctuary, it is the second tallest Orthodox church building in the world.
23 Riverside Church 119.8 m (392 ft) 1930 New York City  United States Baptist 40°48′43″N 73°57′47″W / 40.811987°N 73.963135°W / 40.811987; -73.963135 (Riverside Church, New York City)
24 Uppsala Cathedral[5] 118.7 m[5] (390 ft) 1435 Uppsala  Sweden Church of Sweden 59°51′29″N 17°37′58″E / 59.858036°N 17.632723°E / 59.858036; 17.632723 (Uppsala Cathedral) Largest Cathedral in Scandinavia

Length 118.95 m.

25 Schwerin Cathedral 117.5 m (385 ft) 1892 Schwerin  Germany Lutheran 53°37′47″N 11°24′50″E / 53.629626°N 11.413898°E / 53.629626; 11.413898 (Schwerin Cathedral)  
26 St. Peter's Church 117.0 m (384 ft) 1577 Rostock  Germany Lutheran 54°05′26″N 12°08′51″E / 54.090655°N 12.147561°E / 54.090655; 12.147561 (St. Peter's Church, Rostock)  
27 St. Catherine's Church 116.7 m (377 ft) 1657 Hamburg  Germany Lutheran 53°32′46″N 9°59′38″E / 53.546000°N 9.994023°E / 53.546000; 9.994023 (St. Catherine's Church, Hamburg)  
28-30 Freiburg Minster 116.0 m (381 ft) 1330 Freiburg  Germany Catholic 47°59′44″N 7°51′08″E / 47.995536°N 7.852221°E / 47.995536; 7.852221 (Freiburg Minster)  
28-30 Belfry of Transfiguration Cathedral [ru] 116.0 m (381 ft) 1804 Rybinsk  Russia Russian Orthodox 58°02′54″N 38°51′29″E / 58.048462°N 38.858124°E / 58.048462; 38.858124 (Belfry of Transfiguration Cathedral, Rybinsk)  
28-30 Klara Church[6] 116.0 m (381 ft) 1888 Stockholm  Sweden Church of Sweden 59°19′52″N 18°03′40″E / 59.331247°N 18.061234°E / 59.331247; 18.061234 (Klara Church, Stockholm)  
31 Church of Our Lady 115.6 m (379 ft) 1465 Bruges  Belgium Catholic 51°12′17″N 3°13′28″E / 51.204816°N 3.224361°E / 51.204816; 3.224361 (Church of Our Lady, Bruges) The second tallest brickwork tower in the world.
32 Basílica del Voto Nacional 115.0 m (376 ft) 1988 Quito  Ecuador Catholic 0°12′54″S 78°30′28″W / 0.215025°S 78.507711°W / -0.215025; -78.507711 (Basílica del Voto Nacional, Quito)
33 Lübeck Cathedral 114.7 m (376 ft) 1341 Lübeck  Germany Lutheran 53°51′39″N 10°41′06″E / 53.860756°N 10.684901°E / 53.860756; 10.684901 (Lübeck Cathedral)  
34 Basilica of St. Michael, 114.6 m (374 ft) 1492 Bordeaux  France Catholic 44°50′04″N 0°33′57″W / 44.834353°N 0.565962°W / 44.834353; -0.565962 (Basilica of St. Michael, Bordeaux)  
35-36 Florence Cathedral 114.5 m (376 ft) 1434 Florence  Italy Catholic 43°46′23″N 11°15′25″E / 43.773017°N 11.257033°E / 43.773017; 11.257033 (Florence Cathedral)  
35-36 St. Andrew's Church 114.5 m (376 ft) 1890 Hildesheim  Germany Lutheran 52°09′06″N 9°56′58″E / 52.151628°N 9.949469°E / 52.151628; 9.949469 (St. Andreas, Hildesheim) Tallest church in Lower Saxony, Germany
37 Orléans Cathedral 114.0 m (374 ft) 1345 Orléans  France Catholic 47°54′07″N 1°54′38″E / 47.901889°N 1.910492°E / 47.901889; 1.910492 (Orléans Cathedral)  
38 St. Peter and St. Paul's Church[citation needed] 113.2 m (371 ft) 1959 Mortegliano  Italy Catholic 45°56′37″N 13°10′17″E / 45.943596°N 13.171323°E / 45.943596; 13.171323 (St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Mortegliano)  
39-40 Chartres Cathedral 113.0 m (371 ft)[7] 1514 Chartres  France Catholic 48°26′51″N 1°29′14″E / 48.447479°N 1.487103°E / 48.447479; 1.487103 (Chartres Cathedral)  
39-40 Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary, Manizales 113.0 m (371 ft) 1901 Manizales  Colombia Catholic 5°04′03″N 75°31′02″W / 5.067404°N 75.517270°W / 5.067404; -75.517270 (Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary, Manizales)
41 Amiens Cathedral 112.7 m (367 ft) 1549 Amiens  France Catholic 49°53′41″N 2°18′08″E / 49.894584°N 2.302204°E / 49.894584; 2.302204 (Amiens Cathedral)
42-43 Torrazzo of Cremona 112.3 m (370 ft) 1309 Cremona  Italy Catholic 45°08′02″N 10°01′30″E / 45.133786°N 10.025086°E / 45.133786; 10.025086 (Torrazzo of Cremona) The oldest brick structure taller than 100 m that is still standing (completed in 1309). Third tallest brickwork bell tower in the world, the first being the tower of St. Martin's Church in Landshut, Bavaria, and the second at the Church of Our Lady in Bruges, Belgium.
42-43 Domtoren 112.3 m (369 ft) 1382 Utrecht  Netherlands Protestant 52°05′26″N 5°07′17″E / 52.090674°N 5.121308°E / 52.090674; 5.121308 (Dom Tower of Utrecht) Cathedral's nave collapsed during a storm in 1674.
44-45 St Jacob's Church (Jakobikirche Lübeck) 112.0 m (367 ft) 1894 Lübeck  Germany Lutheran 53°52′15″N 10°41′19″E / 53.870946°N 10.688602°E / 53.870946; 10.688602 (Saint Jacob's Church, Lübeck)  
44-45 Cathedral of La Plata 112.0 m (367 ft) 2000 La Plata  Argentina Catholic 34°55′22″S 57°57′20″W / 34.922679°S 57.955611°W / -34.922679; -57.955611 (Cathedral of La Plata) Designated cathedral in 1932, towers finished in 2000
46 St. Paul's Cathedral 111.3 m (366 ft) 1710 London  United Kingdom Church of England 51°30′50″N 0°05′54″W / 51.513931°N 0.098306°W / 51.513931; -0.098306 (St. Paul's Cathedral, London) Tallest building in London until 1962
47 Schleswig Cathedral 111.2 m (367 ft) 1894 Schleswig  Germany Lutheran 54°30′48″N 9°34′07″E / 54.513471°N 9.568652°E / 54.513471; 9.568652 (Schleswig Cathedral)  
48 Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle 110.18 m (363 ft) 1892 Szczecin  Poland Catholic 53°25′29″N 14°33′20″E / 53.424662°N 14.555576°E / 53.424662; 14.555576 In 1892–1944 it measured 119.8 m; until 2008 it was 67 m
49 Herz-Jesu-Kirche 109.6 m (360 ft) 1891 Graz  Austria Catholic 47°04′10″N 15°27′20″E / 47.069431°N 15.455642°E / 47.069431; 15.455642 (Herz-Jesu-Kirche, Graz)  
50 Nieuwe Kerk (Delft) 108.8 m (357 ft) 1496 Delft  Netherlands Protestant 52°00′44″N 4°21′37″E / 52.012135°N 4.360215°E / 52.012135; 4.360215 (Nieuwe Kerk, Delft)  
51 St. John's Church 108.7 m (357 ft) 1408 Lüneburg  Germany Lutheran 53°14′52″N 10°24′45″E / 53.247758°N 10.412392°E / 53.247758; 10.412392 (St. John's Church, Lüneburg) Once slightly taller; spire rebuilt from 1406 to 1408
52 Milan Cathedral 108.5 m (350 ft) 1886 Milan  Italy Catholic 45°27′51″N 9°11′31″E / 45.464251°N 9.192070°E / 45.464251; 9.192070 (Milan Cathedral)  
53 Zagreb Cathedral 108.4 m (355 ft) 1880 Zagreb  Croatia Catholic 45°48′52″N 15°58′46″E / 45.814443°N 15.979412°E / 45.814443; 15.979412 (Zagreb Cathedral)  
54 St Peter's Church (Petrikirche Lübeck) 108.2 m (367 ft) 1894 Lübeck  Germany Lutheran 53°51′57″N 10°40′59″E / 53.865951°N 10.682964°E / 53.865951; 10.682964 (Saint Peter's Church, Lübeck)  
55 Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe 107.5 m (352.7 ft) 2008 Zamora de Hidalgo  Mexico Catholic 19°59′01″N 102°16′53″W / 19.983619°N 102.281462°W / 19.983619; -102.281462 (Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Zamora de Hidalgo)  
56 St. Peter and St. Paul's Church 107.2 m (352 ft) 1999 Mostar  Bosnia and Herzegovina Catholic 43°20′16″N 17°48′31″E / 43.337902°N 17.808697°E / 43.337902; 17.808697 (Church of St. Peter and Paul, Mostar) Tallest completed church building in Southeast Europe
57-58 Linköping Cathedral 107.0 m (351 ft) 1886 Linköping  Sweden Church of Sweden 58°24′40″N 15°37′00″E / 58.411093°N 15.616765°E / 58.411093; 15.616765 (Linköping Cathedral)  
57-58 Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan 107.0 m (351 ft) 2011 Tambov  Russia Russian Orthodox 52°43′17″N 41°27′28″E / 52.721293°N 41.457896°E / 52.721293; 41.457896 (Belfry of Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan, Tambov) 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.
59-63 Resurrection Cathedral[citation needed] 106.0 m (348 ft) 1832 Shuya  Russia Russian Orthodox 56°51′24″N 41°23′02″E / 56.856695°N 41.383819°E / 56.856695; 41.383819 (Resurrection Cathedral, Shuya)
59-63 Alessandria Cathedral[citation needed] 106.0 m (348 ft) 1885 Alessandria  Italy Catholic 44°54′44″N 8°37′08″E / 44.912124°N 8.618807°E / 44.912124; 8.618807 (Alessandria Cathedral)
59-63 Sanctuary of the Black Madonna 106.0 m (348 ft) 1900 Częstochowa  Poland Catholic 50°48′45″N 19°05′49″E / 50.812458°N 19.097061°E / 50.812458; 19.097061 (Jasna Góra Monastery, Częstochowa)  
59-63 Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Luján 106.0 m (348 ft) 1935 Luján  Argentina Catholic 34°33′51″S 59°07′16″W / 34.564204°S 59.121125°W / -34.564204; -59.121125 (Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Luján)  
59-63 St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre 106.0 m (348 ft) 1957 Le Havre  France Catholic 49°29′28″N 0°06′04″E / 49.491011°N 0.101095°E / 49.491011; 0.101095 (St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre)  
64-69 St Petri 105.0 m (344 ft) 1310 Malmö  Sweden Lutheran 55°36′25″N 13°00′10″E / 55.606902°N 13.002813°E / 55.606902; 13.002813 (St Petri, Malmö)  
64-69 Petrikirche (Dortmund) 105.0 m (344 ft) 1322 Dortmund  Germany Lutheran 51°30′53″N 7°27′36″E / 51.514637°N 7.459980°E / 51.514637; 7.459980 (St. Petri Church, Dortmund)  
64-69 St. Catherine's Church 105.0 m (344 ft) 1550 Hoogstraten  Belgium Catholic 51°24′03″N 4°45′41″E / 51.400871°N 4.761388°E / 51.400871; 4.761388 (St. Catherine's Church, Hoogstraten)  
64-69 St. Nicholas' Church 105.0 m (344 ft) 1696 Tallinn  Estonia Lutheran 59°26′09″N 24°44′32″E / 59.435955°N 24.742222°E / 59.435955; 24.742222 (St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn) Cathedral itself dates from 1275
64-69 Regensburg Cathedral 105.0 m (344 ft) 1856 Regensburg  Germany Catholic 49°01′10″N 12°05′52″E / 49.019389°N 12.097840°E / 49.019389; 12.097840 (Regensburg Cathedral)  
64-69 St. Patrick's Cathedral 105.0 m (344 ft) 1939 Melbourne  Australia Catholic 37°48′36″S 144°58′35″E / 37.810122°S 144.976506°E / -37.810122; 144.976506 (St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne)  
70 Archcathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka 104.5 m (342 ft) 1912 Łódź  Poland Catholic 51°44′56″N 19°27′37″E / 51.748985°N 19.460228°E / 51.748985; 19.460228 (Archcathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka, Łódź)  
71-74 St. Mary's Church 104.0 m (341 ft) 1478 Stralsund  Germany Lutheran 54°18′36″N 13°05′15″E / 54.309972°N 13.087383°E / 54.309972; 13.087383 (St. Mary's Church, Stralsund)  
71-74 Cathedral of Magdeburg 104.0 m (341 ft) 1520 Magdeburg  Germany Lutheran 52°07′29″N 11°38′02″E / 52.124587°N 11.634009°E / 52.124587; 11.634009 (Cathedral of Magdeburg)  
71-74 Cathedral of St. Mary of The See 104.0 m (341 ft) 1568 Seville  Spain Catholic 37°23′10″N 5°59′33″W / 37.386203°N 5.992624°W / 37.386203; -5.992624 (Seville Cathedral) Often considered to be the largest Gothic cathedral in the world
71-74 Reinoldikirche 104.0 m (340 ft) 1954 Dortmund  Germany Lutheran 51°30′53″N 7°28′02″E / 51.514745°N 7.467157°E / 51.514745; 7.467157 (Reinoldikirche, Dortmund) was 119 metres (390 ft) from 1520 until 1661
75 Cathedral of Christ the Saviour 103.4 m (338 ft) 2000 Moscow  Russia Russian Orthodox 55°44′41″N 37°36′19″E / 55.744692°N 37.605380°E / 55.744692; 37.605380 (Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow) Reconstruction of the original cathedral consecrated 1883 and demolished by Soviets in 1931; currently the third tallest Eastern Orthodox Church church building in the world.
76-78 Katharinenkirche 103.0 m (338 ft) 1430 Osnabrück  Germany Lutheran 52°16′24″N 8°02′33″E / 52.273195°N 8.042443°E / 52.273195; 8.042443 (Katharinenkirche, Osnabrück)  
76-78 St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus Cathedral 103.0 m (338 ft) 1496 Świdnica  Poland Catholic 50°50′28″N 16°29′30″E / 50.840992°N 16.491600°E / 50.840992; 16.491600 (St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus Cathedral, Świdnica)  
76-78 Les Invalides 103.0 m (338 ft) 1706 Paris  France Catholic 48°51′18″N 2°18′45″E / 48.854992°N 2.312405°E / 48.854992; 2.312405 (Les Invalides, Paris)  
79-80 St. Nicholas' Church 102.6 m (337 ft) c 1350 Stralsund  Germany Lutheran 54°18′55″N 13°05′27″E / 54.315284°N 13.090803°E / 54.315284; 13.090803 (St. Nicholas' Church, Stralsund)
79-80 Church of St. Mary 102.6 m (337 ft) 1854 Chojna  Poland Catholic 52°57′46″N 14°25′46″E / 52.962654°N 14.429458°E / 52.962654; 14.429458 (Church of St. Mary, Chojna)
81 St Anthony's Basilica (St.-Antonius-Basilika) 102.5 m (336 ft) 1905 Rheine  Germany Catholic 52°16′55″N 7°26′57″E / 52.281810°N 7.449119°E / 52.281810; 7.449119 (St.-Antonius-Basilika, Rheine)
82-83 St. Bartholomew 102.3 m (335 ft) 1600 Plzeň  Czech Republic Catholic 49°44′52″N 13°22′38″E / 49.747655°N 13.377285°E / 49.747655; 13.377285 (Cathedral of St. Bartholomew, Plzeň)  
82-83 St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres 102.3 m (336 ft) 20th century Ypres  Belgium Catholic 50°51′06″N 2°53′04″E / 50.851754°N 2.884402°E / 50.851754; 2.884402 (St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres) Full reconstruction of the medieval church destroyed during World War I. This is a proto-cathedral
84 Saint Joseph's Oratory 102.0 m (334 ft) 1967 Montreal  Canada Catholic 45°29′31″N 73°36′59″W / 45.491899°N 73.616343°W / 45.491899; -73.616343 (Saint Joseph's Oratory)
85 Saint Isaac's Cathedral 101.5 m (333 ft) 1858 St. Petersburg  Russia Russian Orthodox 59°56′03″N 30°18′22″E / 59.934127°N 30.306087°E / 59.934127; 30.306087 (Saint Isaac's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg)  
86-88 Basilica Notre-Dame 101.0 m (331 ft) 1866 Boulogne-sur-Mer  France Catholic 50°43′35″N 1°36′55″E / 50.726420°N 1.615250°E / 50.726420; 1.615250 (Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne)
86-88 Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Bielawie [pl] 101.0 m (331 ft) 1876 Bielawa  Poland Catholic 50°41′13″N 16°37′00″E / 50.687071°N 16.616722°E / 50.687071; 16.616722 (Bielawa Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
86-88 Liverpool Cathedral 101.0 m (331 ft) 1978 Liverpool  United Kingdom Church of England 53°23′51″N 2°58′23″W / 53.397510°N 2.973151°W / 53.397510; -2.973151 (Liverpool Cathedral)
89 Saint Wenceslas Cathedral 100.7 m (330 ft) 1892 Olomouc  Czech Republic Catholic 49°35′51″N 17°15′46″E / 49.597567°N 17.262657°E / 49.597567; 17.262657 (Saint Wenceslas Cathedral, Olomouc)  
90 Münster of Bern 100.6 m (330.1 ft) 1893 Bern  Switzerland Swiss Reformed 46°56′50″N 7°27′04″E / 46.947321°N 7.451197°E / 46.947321; 7.451197 (Münster of Bern)  
91 St. Patrick's Cathedral 100.4 m (329.6 ft) 1888 New York City  United States Catholic 40°45′31″N 73°58′36″W / 40.758680°N 73.976770°W / 40.758680; -73.976770 (St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York) Spires completed in 1888, the tallest in New York City and the second tallest in the United States from 1880 to 1890.[8]
92 St Mark's Campanile 100.1 m (328 ft) 1912 Venice  Italy Catholic 45°26′02″N 12°20′21″E / 45.434010°N 12.339055°E / 45.434010; 12.339055 (St Mark's Campanile, Venice)  
93-97 Esztergom Basilica 100.0 m (328 ft) 1869 Esztergom  Hungary Catholic 47°47′56″N 18°44′10″E / 47.798984°N 18.736238°E / 47.798984; 18.736238 (Esztergom Basilica) Still the tallest building in Hungary
93-97 Gedächtniskirche 100.0 m (328 ft) 1904 Speyer  Germany Lutheran 49°18′54″N 8°25′47″E / 49.315101°N 8.429673°E / 49.315101; 8.429673 (Gedächtniskirche, Speyer)  
93-97 São Paulo Cathedral 100.0 m (328 ft) 1954 São Paulo  Brazil Catholic 23°33′03″S 46°38′03″W / 23.550887°S 46.634101°W / -23.550887; -46.634101 (São Paulo Cathedral)
93-97 Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 100.0 m (328 ft) 1959 Washington, DC  United States Catholic 38°55′58″N 77°00′03″W / 38.932807°N 77.000886°W / 38.932807; -77.000886 (Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC)
93-97 Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida 100.0 m (328 ft) 1980 Aparecida  Brazil Catholic 22°50′59″S 45°14′04″W / 22.849757°S 45.234312°W / -22.849757; -45.234312 (Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida) Steeple at 100.0 m

Overview - church buildings ≥ 100 m (328 ft) - country and city list

Rank Country Church buildings
≥ 100 m
≥ 328 ft
Tallest Rank City Church buildings
≥ 100 m
≥ 328 ft
Tallest
1  Germany 27 161.5 1 Hamburg ( Germany) 5 147.3
2  France 9 151.0 2 Lübeck ( Germany) 4 125.0
3  Italy
 Vatican City
8 136.6 3 Tallinn ( Estonia) 2 123.7
4  Poland 7 141.5 4 St. Petersburg ( Russia) 2 122.5
5  Russia 6 122.5 5 New York City ( United States) 2 119.8
6  Belgium 4 124.9 6 Dortmund ( Germany) 2 105.0
7  Sweden 4 118.7 7 Stralsund ( Germany) 2 104.0
8  Austria 3 136.4 8 Ulm ( Germany) 1 161.5
9  Brazil 3 124.0 9 Yamoussoukro ( Ivory Coast) 1 158.0
10  United Kingdom 3 123.1 10 Cologne ( Germany) 1 157.4
11  United States 3 119.8 11 Rouen ( France) 1 151.0
12  Estonia 2 123.7 12 Strasbourg ( France) 1 142.0
13  Netherlands 2 112.3 13 Licheń Stary ( Poland) 1 141.5
14  Argentina 2 112.0 14 Vatican City (Rome) ( Vatican City) 1 136.6
15  Czech Republic 2 102.3 15 Vienna ( Austria) 1 136.4
16  Ivory Coast 1 158.0 16 Linz ( Austria) 1 134.8
17  Romania 1 127.0 17 Landshut ( Germany) 1 130.6
18  Latvia 1 123.3 18 Bucharest ( Romania) 1 127.0
19  Ecuador 1 115.0 19 Novara ( Italy) 1 126.0
20  Colombia 1 113.0 20 Antwerp ( Belgium) 1 124.9
21  Croatia 1 108.4 21 Maringá ( Brazil) 1 124.0
22  Mexico 1 107.5 22 Riga ( Latvia) 1 123.3
23  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 107.2 23 Salisbury ( United Kingdom) 1 123.1
24  Australia 1 105.0 24 Uppsala ( Sweden) 1 118.7
25  Spain 1 104.0 25 Schwerin ( Germany) 1 117.5
26  Canada 1 102.0 26 Rostock ( Germany) 1 117.0
27  Hungary 1 100.0 27 Freiburg ( Germany) 1 116.0
27   Switzerland 1 100.0 27 Rybinsk ( Russia) 1 116.0

Timeline - the tallest church buildings of their time

Tallest in years Name City Height Increase Time span Notes
1311–1549 Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln 160.0 m (524.9 ft) 238 years Tallest ever building until 1890, only then was its original height surpassed by Ulm Minster; spire collapsed in 1549; current height 83.0 m (272.3 ft)
1549–1569 St. Mary's Church Stralsund 151.0 m (495.4 ft) −5.4% 20 years (94 years) First mentioned in 1298; collapse of first tower in 1382; second, 151 metres (495 feet) tall spire finished in 1485; current height 104.0 m (341.2 ft)
1569–1573 Beauvais Cathedral Beauvais 153.0 m (502.0 ft) 1.3% 4 years Tower collapsed in 1573; current height 47.5 m (155.8 ft)
1573–1647 St. Mary's Church Stralsund 151.0 m (495.4 ft) −1.3% 74 years (94 years) Second spire burned down after a lightning strike in 1647; current, third spire finished in 1708; current height 104.0 m (341.2 ft)
1647–1874 Strasbourg Cathedral Strasbourg 142.0 m (465.9 ft) −6% 227 years Finished in 1439; tallest structure built and finished in the Middle Ages; earliest church to have been the world's tallest which still stands at its original height
1874–1876 St. Nicholas Church Hamburg 147.3 m (483.3 ft) 3.5% 2 years Bombed in 1943; demolition of large parts in 1951; tower serves as war memorial
1876–1880 Rouen Cathedral Rouen 151.0 m (495.4 ft) 2.7% 4 years Church finished in 1506; its cast iron spire was built between 1825 and 1876; painted by Claude Monet
1880–1890 Cologne Cathedral Cologne 157.4 m (516.4 ft) 4.2% 10 years Only church with two main towers to ever have been the world's tallest
since 1890 Ulm Minster Ulm 161.5 m (529.9 ft) 2.6% 131 years First time since 1311 that a church surpassed the original height of Lincoln Cathedral; intentionally built a few metres taller than Cologne Cathedral; tallest building in the world until it was surpassed by the tower of Philadelphia City Hall in 1894

Church buildings ≥ 75 m (246 ft) ≤ 99.9 m (327 ft)

Note: The church buildings are ordered based on their tallest recorded height in history. Those listed in italics and marked with H (for "historical") are church buildings no longer in existence (suffix D) or no longer as tall as their previous maximum height (suffix >100 if height today > 100 metres, suffix >75 if height today > 75 metres and suffix <75 if height today below 75 metres). These church buildings may appear a second time on the list if their current shorter height is still greater than 75 metres (3,000 inches). In order to view the tallest present churches in a row click the sorting button in the H column.

Height
metres (feet)
H Name Completed City Country Comment
99.9 m (328 ft) St Nicholas' Church 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) Church of Our Lady of Laeken 1911 Brussels  Belgium  
99.0 m (325 ft) St. John 1892 Stargard  Poland  
99.0 m (325 ft) St. Nikomedes 1889 Steinfurt  Germany  
99.0 m (325 ft) Votive Church 1879 Vienna  Austria  
98.0 m (280 ft) Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) 1905 Berlin-Mitte  Germany Reconstructed after World War II; formerly considerably taller
98.0 m (322 ft) Marktkirche 1862 Wiesbaden  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  
98.0 m (322 ft) H D St. Ansgarii 1243 Bremen  Germany Destroyed in World War II
97.8 m (321 ft) Nidaros Cathedral 1300 Trondheim  Norway Northernmost medieval cathedral in the world, and the second largest in the Nordic countries
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
97.0 m (318 ft) Pavia Cathedral 1885 Pavia  Italy
97.0 m (318 ft) Temple de Garnison 1881 Metz  France Nave was demolished in 1952
97.0 m (318 ft) Temple Saint-Étienne 1866 Mulhouse  France Tallest Protestant church in France
97.0 m (318 ft) Grote Kerk[9] 1547 Breda  Netherlands  
97.0 m (318 ft) St. Martin's Church 1914 Arlon  Belgium
97.0 m (318 ft) St. Paul's Church, Munich 1906 Munich  Germany
97.0 m (318 ft) Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse 1954 Lisieux  France
97.0 m (318 ft) Annunciation Cathedral 2009 Voronezh  Russia  
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
96.5 m (317 ft) H<75 St. Salvator's Church 1904 Duisburg  Germany Destroyed in World War II, rebuilt with a tower height of 62.5 metres
96.5 m (317 ft)[10] 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[11]
96.5 m (317 ft) Great Belfry of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra 1744 Kyiv  Ukraine  
96.1 m (315 ft) Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral 1884 Clermont-Ferrand  France  
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) Church of Donaufeld 1914 Vienna  Austria  
96.0 m (315 ft) H<75 St. Pius' Church (St.-Pius-Kirche) 1894 Berlin-Friedrichshain  Germany Destroyed in World War II, today 66 metres tall
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  
95.8 m (314 ft) St. Bartholomew's Church 1867 Demmin  Germany  
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  
95.0 m (312 ft) Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces 2020 Kubinka  Russia  
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 (315 ft) Church of the Cross (Kreuzkirche) 1788 Dresden-Innere Altstadt  Germany  
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) New Cathedral of Salamanca 1733 Salamanca  Spain The third tallest cathedral in Spain.
93.0 m (305 ft) Nikolo-Ugresha monastery 1763 Dzerzhinsky  Russia
93.0 m (305 ft) Mariahilfkirche 1839 Munich  Germany  
93.0 m (305 ft) Priory Church of St. Augustine Gelsenkirchen  Germany  
93.0 m (305 ft) H<75 St. Matthew's Church (Matthiaskirche) 1895 Berlin-Schöneberg  Germany Destroyed in World War II, today 60 metres tall tower
93.0 m (305 ft) Basilica of the Sacred Heart 1970 Brussels  Belgium  
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) Marienkirche 1892 Kaiserslautern  Germany  
92.3 m (322 ft) Bremen Cathedral 1893 Bremen  Germany  
92.3 m (302 ft) Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia 1792 Murcia  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  
92.0 m (302 ft) Saint Bartholomew's Church 1911 Gliwice  Poland  
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) Pfarrkirche Klagenfurt-St. Egid 1725 Klagenfurt  Austria
91.7 m (301 ft) Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré 1923 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré  Canada
91.6 m (300.5 ft) St. James's Cathedral 1225 Riga  Latvia  
91.5 m (287 ft) St. Elizabeth's Church Wrocław  Poland  
91.5 m (300 ft) Halberstadt Cathedral 1491 Halberstadt  Germany  
91.4 m (300 ft) Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba 1607 Córdoba  Spain Formerly the second largest mosque in the world, before being converted into a cathedral during the 13th century
91.2 m (299 ft) Church of St. Magdalene 1820 Alpnach  Switzerland  
91.2 m (299 ft)[12] Our Lady's Church (Frauenkirche) 1743 Dresden-Innere Altstadt  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) H<75 St. Alegundis' Church Emmerich am Rhein  Germany Destroyed in World War II, rebuilt with a tower height of 58 metres
91.0 m (299 ft) St. Joseph 1914 Speyer  Germany  
91.0 m (299 ft) Neubaukirche 1582 Würzburg  Germany  
91.0 m (299 ft) Pfarrkirche St. Marien (Friedland) 1500 Friedland (Mecklenburg)  Germany  
91.0 m (299 ft) New St. John's Church 1874 Munich  Germany  
91.0 m (299 ft) Votive Church of Szeged 1930 Szeged  Hungary
91.0 m (298 ft) St. Peter Cathedral 1893 Erie, Pennsylvania  United States
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  
90.3 m (296 ft) Nikolo-Berlyukovsky Monastery 1899 Avdotyino, Noginsky District, Moscow Oblast  Russia  
90.1 m (296 ft) St. Joseph 1891 Viersen  Germany  
90.1 m (296 ft) St. Lamberti 1898 Münster  Germany  
90.0 m (295 ft) H<75 Notre Dame de Paris 1345 Paris  France Central spire (built in the mid-19th century) destroyed in the April 2019 fire
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) Church at the Southern Star (Kirche am Südstern) 1897 Berlin-Kreuzberg  Germany  
90.0 m (295 ft) St. Nikolajs 1829 Copenhagen  Denmark  
90.0 m (295 ft) Helligåndskirken 1409 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) St. Martin Garrison Church (Garnisonkirche St. Martin) 1900 Dresden-Albertstadt  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) 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) Liège Cathedral 1812 Liège  Belgium
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
90.0 m (295 ft) H<75 Sint-Petruskerk Oirschot  Netherlands Pinnacle destroyed by a storm in 1558, actual height: 72 metres 
90.0 m (295 ft) H<75 St. Urbanus 1893 Gelsenkirchen  Germany Tower was destroyed in World War II, actual height: 48 metres
90.0 m (295 ft) H<75 St. Peter Altentreptow  Germany Tower was destroyed in 1773, actual height: 65 metres
89.9 m (294 ft) Vor Frelsers Kirke 1696 Copenhagen  Denmark  
89.7 m (294 ft) St. Mary's Church (Marienkirche) 1789 Berlin-Mitte  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  
88.43 m (295 ft) Garrison Church 1732 Potsdam  Germany Damaged in World War II and later destroyed by the GDR regime. Currently being reconstructed since 2018.
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 (279 ft) St. Johannes Baptist 1247 Warburg  Germany
88.0 m (279 ft) Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius 1770 Sergiyev Posad  Russia
88.0 m (279 ft) Luther Church (Lutherkirche) 1894 Berlin-Schöneberg  Germany  
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 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  
88.0 m (288 ft) Church of Saint Johann and Paul 1822 Schüpfheim  Switzerland  
87.9 m (288 ft) St. Bernard's Church 1901 Karlsruhe  Germany  
87.7 m (287 ft) Dreikönigskirche 1857 Dresden-Innere Neustadt  Germany Completely destroyed in the 1945 bombing and rebuilt 1984-1991
87.6 m (287 ft) St. Stephan's Church Tangermünde  Germany  
87.5 m (287 ft) Saint Anthony Church 1930 Valmadrera  Italy  
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) Saint-Epvre 1872 Nancy  France  
87.1 m (285 ft) St. Gertrude's Church 1885 Hamburg  Germany  
87.1 m (285 ft) Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi 2002 Tbilisi  Georgia  
87.0 m (285 ft) St. Sebastian's Church (St.-Sebastians-Kirche) Berlin-Gesundbrunnen  Germany  
87.0 m (285 ft) Church of Saint Myrrhbearers 1820 Kaluga  Russia
87.0 m (285 ft) Holy Cross Church Münster  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) St Stephen's Church, 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 the tower of the church hosts since 1907 a water tank with a volume of 145 m³
87.0 m (285 ft) Reims Cathedral 14th century Reims  France  
87.0 m (285 ft) Saint-Nicolas 1545 Saint-Nicolas-de-Port  France
87.0 m (285 ft) Rodez Cathedral 1531 Rodez  France  
87.0 m (285 ft) Notre-Dame de l’Assomption Marciac  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  
87.0 m (285 ft) Sacred Heart Church 1952 Gdynia  Poland  
87.0 m (285 ft) Arcipretal Church 1969 Farra di Soligo  Italy  
86.9 m (285 ft) Concordia Church 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) Church of the Redeemer (Heilandskirche) 1894 Berlin-Moabit  Germany  
86.6 m (284 ft) Riddarholm Church 1300 Stockholm  Sweden  
86.5 m (283 ft) H<75 Schlosskirche 1897 Chemnitz  Germany Destroyed in 1945, today 42 metres tall tower
86.3 m (282 ft) St. Mary's Church 15th century Rostock  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) 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) Mariestad Cathedral 1625 Mariestad  Sweden  
86.0 m (282 ft) Stora Tuna Kyrka 1469 Borlänge  Sweden  
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. Peter and Paul Church 1902 Katowice  Poland  
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) St. James Church 1901 Zurich  Switzerland
86.0 m (282 ft) H D Holy Spirit Church 1728 Potsdam  Germany Destroyed on April 26, 1945 by fire, demolition of ruin until 1974
85.9 m (281 ft) Catholic Church of the Royal Court (Katholische Hofkirche) 1755 Dresden-Innere Altstadt  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<75 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  
85.4 m (280 ft) St. Mary's Cathedral 1912 Killarney  Ireland  
85.35 m (280 ft) American Cathedral in Paris 1886 Paris  France  
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) Church of St. Paul the Apostle (Apostel-Paulus-Kirche) 1894 Berlin-Schöneberg  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) Lutherkirche 1901 Solingen  Germany  
85.0 m (278 ft) Municipal lutheran church 1863 Unna  Germany  
85.0 m (278 ft) Luçon Cathedral 1121 Luçon  France  
85.0 m (278 ft) Saint-Pierre de Marennes [fr] Marennes  France  
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) Basilica Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption 1411 Włocławek  Poland  
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) Church of Sts. Olha and Elizabeth 1907 Lviv  Ukraine  
85.0 m (278 ft) St. Peter and St. Paul's Church 1497 Görlitz  Germany  
85.0 m (278 ft) St. Canisius's Church 1903 Vienna  Austria  
85.0 m (278 ft) Bordeaux Cathedral 15th century Bordeaux  France  
85.0 m (278 ft) Stadtbasilika Sankt Florian 1750 Sankt Florian  Austria  
85.0 m (278 ft) H<75 Sankt Johannis Herford  Germany Demolished in 1885, replaced by 80 metres tall tower 
84.5 m (277 ft) Pfarrkirche Imst 1493 Imst  Austria  
84.2 m (276 ft) Church of Our Dear Ladies 1651 Bremen  Germany  
84.2 m (276 ft) Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes de Nancy Nancy  France  
84.0 m (276 ft) Högalidskyrkan 1923 Stockholm  Sweden  
84.0 m (276 ft) Gustav Adolfs Kyrka [sv] 1894 Sundsvall  Sweden  
84.0 m (276 ft) Eglise Saint-André 1865 Reims  France  
84.0 m (276 ft) Málaga Cathedral 1782 Málaga  Spain  
84.0 m (276 ft) Cathedral 1882 Đakovo  Croatia  
84.0 m (276 ft) St. Willibrord's Church 1891 Antwerp  Belgium  
84.0 m (276 ft) Church of Our Lady 1450 Aarschot  Belgium  
84.0 m (276 ft) Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul 1908 Brno  Czech Republic  
84.0 m (276 ft) St. Mark's Church 1895 Chemnitz  Germany  
84.0 m (276 ft) St. George 1494 Freising  Germany  
84.0 m (276 ft) Sankt Michael 1883 Schwalmtal  Germany  
84.0 m (276 ft) Münster Unseren Lieben Frau 1785 Zwiefalten  Germany  
84.0 m (276 ft) Stadtpfarrkirche Linz Linz  Austria  
84.0 m (276 ft) Mende Cathedral Mende  France  
84.0 m (276 ft) H D Neurossgarten Church 1647 Kaliningrad  Russia Heavily damaged in World War II, ruin removed in 1975
84.0 m (276 ft) San Carlo al Corso 1847 Milan  Italy  
84.0 m (276 ft) Ponte San Pietro Parish Church Ponte San Pietro  Italy  
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 Timișoara  Romania
83.5 m (275 ft) St. Nicholas' Church Löbau  Germany  
83.5 m (275 ft) Blessed Mary Virgin of Angels 1900 Dąbrowa Górnicza  Poland  
83.5 m (274 ft) St. Mary's Church 1292 Stargard  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) Herz-Jesu-Kirche 1909 Cologne  Germany  
83.0 m (272 ft) St. Mary's Church 1896 Lünen  Germany  
83.0 m (272 ft) St. Nicholas' Church 1465 Meran  Italy
83.0 m (272 ft) Church of San Giulio 1948 Castellanza  Italy
83.0 m (272 ft) Panthéon 1789 Paris  France
83.0 m (272 ft) Eglise Saint-Salomon-et-Saint-Grégoire de Pithiviers Pithiviers  France
83.0 m (272 ft) Church of Saint-Maclou 1517 Rouen  France
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) St. Roch's Church 1946 Białystok  Poland
83.0 m (272 ft) Church of the Sacred Heart 1902 Olsztyn  Poland
83.0 m (272 ft) St. John the Baptist Cathedral 1977 Santa Cruz do Sul  Brazil
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
83.0 m (272 ft) Sankt Gangolf Heinsberg  Germany
83.0 m (272 ft) Sankt Johannes Dingolfing  Germany
83.0 m (272 ft) Sankt Lambertus Erkelenz  Germany
83.0 m (272 ft) Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen Halle  Germany
83.0 m (272 ft) Sankt Maria Rosenkranz Mönchengladbach  Germany
83.0 m (272 ft) Sankt Johannes Baptist Neheim  Germany
83.0 m (272 ft) Pfarrkirche Maria Alm Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer  Austria
83.0 m (272 ft) Kőbánya Szent László-templom 1899 Budapest  Hungary
83.0 m (272 ft) Templo de La Luz del Mundo 1992 Guadalajara  Mexico
83.0 m (272 ft) Church of Our Lady of Suffrage and Saint Zita 1881 Turin  Italy
83.0 m (272 ft)[13] Basilica of Our Lady of Itatí 1950 Itatí  Argentina Tallest church dome in South America
82.9 m (272 ft) St Botolph's Church 1520 Boston  United Kingdom Tallest parish church tower (as opposed to spire) in England
82.46 m (271 ft) Saint-Quirico-and-Giulitta Church Tramin an der Weinstraße  Italy
82.45 m (271 ft) Church of the Assumption 1903 Bátaszék  Hungary
82.4 m (271 ft) St. Boniface Church 1884 Leeuwarden  Netherlands
82.27 m (270 ft) Holy Rosary Church 1922 Tacoma, Washington  United States
82.27 m (270 ft) Dolo San Rocco Church Dolo  Italy
82.05 m (269 ft) Vigodarzere Parish Church 1897 Vigodarzere  Italy
82.0 m (269 ft) H>100 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) Sankt Stephani 1507 Aschersleben  Germany
82.0 m (269 ft) Heiliggeistkirche 1544 Heidelberg  Germany
82.0 m (269 ft) St. Peter's Church 1887 Chemnitz  Germany  
82.0 m (269 ft) Abbey of Santa Giustina 1599 Padua  Italy
82.0 m (269 ft) St. Peter and Paul Church 1758 Kastelruth  Italy  
82.0 m (269 ft) Sankt Marien 1896 Hagen  Germany
82.0 m (269 ft) Radolfzell Minster 1903 Radolfzell  Germany
82.0 m (269 ft) St. Mary's Church Stendal  Germany
82.0 m (269 ft) Church of Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen Caen  France  
82.0 m (269 ft) Sankt Alexander und Theodor 1766 Ottobeuren  Germany
82.0 m (269 ft) Stiftskirche Klosterneuburg Klosterneuburg  Austria
82.0 m (269 ft) Pfarrkirche Bad Gastein Bad Gastein  Austria
82.0 m (269 ft) Stiftskirche Zwettl Zwettl  Austria
82.0 m (269 ft) All Saints Cathedral 1825 Tula  Russia
82.0 m (269 ft) Buchs Lutheran Church 1932 Buchs  Switzerland
82.0 m (269 ft) St. Martin's Church 1917 Chur  Switzerland
82.0 m (269 ft) H<75 Reformation Church (Reformationskirche) 1907 Berlin-Moabit  Germany Today 50 metres tall
81.85 m (269 ft) Evangelische Stadtkirche Pforzheim 1968 Pforzheim  Germany
81.8 m (268 ft) Cunerakerk 1531 Rhenen  Netherlands
81.7 m (268 ft) St. Elizabeth's Church 13th century Marburg  Germany
81.6 m (268 ft) Holy Trinity Monastery [ru] 1854 Alatyr  Russia
81.5 m (267 ft) St. Nicholas Church 13th century Bielefeld  Germany
81.4 m (267 ft) Bonn Minster Bonn  Germany  
81.3 m (267 ft) Erfurt Cathedral Erfurt  Germany  
81.17 m (266 ft) Schüttorf Saint Lorenz 1535 Schüttorf  Germany  
81.0 m (266 ft) St. Nicholas' Church Stendal  Germany  
81.0 m (266 ft) Shrine of Our Lady of Saint Valeria 1965 Seregno  Italy  
81.0 m (266 ft) Saint Stephen's Church 1937 Sesto San Giovanni  Italy  
81.0 m (266 ft) Moulins Cathedral Moulins, Allier  France  
81.0 m (266 ft) St. Laurentius 1893 Schaan  Liechtenstein  
81.0 m (266 ft) Martin Luther Church (Martin-Luther-Kirche) Dresden-Äußere Neustadt  Germany  
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) Zwingli Church (Zwinglikirche) 1908 Berlin-Friedrichshain  Germany
81.0 m (266 ft) Pfarrkirche Höchst [de] Höchst  Austria
81.0 m (266 ft) Ivan the Great Bell Tower 1543 Moscow  Russia
81.0 m (266 ft) Saint Assumption Sarov Monastery 1799 Sarov  Russia
81.0 m (264 ft) H<75 Holy Cross Church (Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche) 1888 Berlin-Wilmersdorf  Germany Today 59.3 metres tall
80.8 m (265 ft) Our Lady of Bekaa 1965 Zahlé  Lebanon Second tallest church in the Middle East
80.8 m (265 ft) Saint Mary Immaculate Santorso  Italy
80.7 m (265 ft) Fort Street Presbyterian Church 1855 Detroit  United States  
80.7 (265 ft) H D St. Joseph Cathedral 1927 Buffalo  United States Two tall towers removed in 1927 because of damage, one of the towers was rebuilt but at a shorter height.
80.7 m (265 ft) St. Anthony's Church 1894 Toledo  United States  
80.6 m (264 ft) Saint Lambert Church [nl] 1863 Veghel  Netherlands [14]
80.5 m (264 ft) St. Mary's Church 1414 Wismar  Germany Nave damaged in World War II and demolished in 1960
80.4 m (264 ft) Cathedral Santa Maria Nascente 1853 Cologna Veneta  Italy  
80.2 m (263 ft) St. Suitbertus 1927 Düsseldorf  Germany  
80.0 m (262 ft) Church of St. James the Greater c 1350 Kutná Hora  Czech Republic  
80.0 m (262 ft) St. Johannis 1882 Hamburg  Germany  
80.0 m (262 ft) St. Patroclus' Church Soest  Germany  
80.0 m (262 ft) St. Mary's Church (Marienkirche) 1893 Recklinghausen  Germany  
80.0 m (262 ft) St. Sixtus' Church 1885 Haltern  Germany  
80.0 m (262 ft) Church of the Immaculate Conception 1896 Düsseldorf  Germany  
80.0 m (262 ft) St. Peter 1898 Düsseldorf  Germany  
80.0 m (262 ft) Saint-Augustin 1871 Paris  France
80.0 m (262 ft) Autun Cathedral 1146 Autun  France
80.0 m (262 ft) Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia 1970 Higüey  Dominican Republic  
80.0 m (262 ft) New Cathedral 1825 Brescia  Italy  
80.0 m (262 ft) Gouwekerk 1904 Gouda  Netherlands [14]
80.0 m (262 ft) St. Michael's Church 1487 Cluj-Napoca  Romania The tower was built between 1511 and 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 and 1860.
80.0 m (262 ft) Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family 1926 Częstochowa  Poland
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) Budapest Matthias Church 1896 Budapest  Hungary
80.0 m (262 ft) Rózsafüzér Királynéja-templom Budapest  Hungary
80.0 m (262 ft) Dormition Belfry 1910 Moscow  Russia
80.0 m (264 ft) H D Melanchthon Church (Melanchthonkirche) 1906 Berlin-Kreuzberg  Germany Destroyed in World War II
80.0 m (262 ft) St. Salvator's Cathedral 1871 Bruges  Belgium
80.0 m (262 ft) St. James' Church Ghent  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)[15] Basilica of Sant'Andrea 1765 Mantua  Italy
80.0 m (262 ft) Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei 1925 Pompei  Italy
80.0 m (262 ft) St. Matthew's Church 1928 Łódź  Poland
80.0 m (262 ft) Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and St. Bartholomew 1477 Wrocław  Poland
80.0 m (262 ft) Annunciation Cathedral 1901 Kharkiv  Ukraine
80.0 m (262 ft) Unser Lieben Frauen 1586 Burg (bei Magdeburg)  Germany
80.0 m (262 ft) Christuskirche 1903 Mainz  Germany
80.0 m (262 ft) Marienkirche Barth  Germany
80.0 m (262 ft) St. Marien 1902 Neuss  Germany
80.0 m (262 ft) Holy Family 1902 Kamen  Germany
80.0 m (262 ft) Dreikönigskirche 1880 Frankfurt  Germany
80.0 m (262 ft) Pfarrkirche St. Othmar unter den Weißgerbern 1874 Vienna  Austria
80.0 m (262 ft) Pfarrkirche St. Elisabeth Wien-Weiden 1868 Vienna  Austria
80.0 m (262 ft) Stadtpfarrkirche Steyr Steyr  Austria
80.0 m (262 ft) Santa Croce 1442 Florence  Italy
80.0 m (262 ft) John the Evangelist Monastery 1901 Poschupovo  Russia
80.0 m (262 ft) Christus Resurrection Church Moscow  Russia  
80.0 m (262 ft) Church of Abbaye de la Trinité Vendôme  France  
80.0 m (262 ft) Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon 1251 Dijon  France  
80.0 m (262 ft) Church of Saint Michel 1667 Dijon  France  
80.0 m (262 ft) Trinity Cathedral 2011 Bryansk  Russia  
80.0 m (262 ft) St. Matthew's Church 1895 Basel  Switzerland
80.0 m (262 ft) H<75 Sankt Johannis Herford  Germany Demolished from 1906 to 1910, replaced by 71 metres tall tower 
79.9 m (262 ft) Dormition Cathedral [ru] Astrakhan  Russia
79.9 m (262 ft) Stephanus Church (Stephanuskirche) Berlin-Gesundbrunnen  Germany  
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
79.6 m (261 ft) Lausanne Cathedral 1235 Lausanne  Switzerland
79.5 m (261 ft) Fraumünster Zürich  Switzerland
79.5 m (261 ft) John the Baptist Church 1895 Serpukhov  Russia
79.42 m (261 ft) Church of the Assumption 1885 Terlano  Italy
79.3 m (260 ft) St. Paul's Church Hamm  Germany
79.3 m (260 ft) Artländer Dom 1900 Ankum  Germany
79.3 m (260 ft) St. Michael's Cathedral 1848 Toronto  Canada
79.2 m (260 ft) St. Christopher's Cathedral 1663 Roermond  Netherlands
79.01m (259 ft) Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours 1929 Thrissur  India The 3rd tallest church in Asia
79.01m (259 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.[16]
79.0 m (259 ft) Church of Saint Sava[17] 1989 Belgrade  Serbia Tallest church in Serbia
79.0 m (259 ft) Sint-Hermesbasiliek Ronse  Belgium
79.0 m (259 ft) Heuvelse kerk 1889 Tilburg  Netherlands
79.0 m (259 ft) Sint-Janskerk 1485 Maastricht  Netherlands
79.0 m (259 ft) Parroquia Inmaculado Corazón de María 1957 Lima  Peru
79.0 m (259 ft) Anykščiai Church 1908 Anykščiai  Lithuania Tallest church in Lithuania
79.0 m (259 ft) St. Mary Major Parish Church 1897 Monteforte d'Alpone  Italy
79.0 m (259 ft) San Lorenzo Church 1840 Pescantina  Italy
79.0 m (259 ft) Jakobskirche [de] Burghausen  Germany
79.0 m (259 ft) Michaeliskirche 1412 Lüneburg  Germany
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  
79.0 m (259 ft) Sankt Laurentii 1718 Itzehoe  Germany  
79.0 m (259 ft) St. Mary's Church 1300 Osnabrück  Germany  
79.0 m (259 ft) Verona Cathedral Verona  Italy  
79.0 m (259 ft) H D Saint Michaelschurch 1892 Zwolle  Netherlands Demolished in 1965 
78.8 m (258 ft) Boston Avenue Methodist Church 1929 Tulsa, Oklahoma  United States  
78.8 m (258 ft) Cerignola Cathedral 1934 Cerignola  Italy  
78.72 m (258 ft) Sankt Lamberti 1899 Gladbeck  Germany  
78.5 m (258 ft) Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey Church 1523 Mont-Saint-Michel  France  
78.5 m (258 ft) St. Sophia Cathedral 1870 Vologda  Russia  
78.5 m (258 ft) St. Mary's Church, Pasewalk Pasewalk  Germany  
78.3 m (257 ft) Gemeentetoren 1771 Etten-Leur  Netherlands  
78.15 m (256 ft) Évreux Cathedral Évreux  France  
78.14 m (256 ft) St Theobald's Church 1841 Thann  France  
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
78.0 m (256 ft) Konstanz Minster 1853 Konstanz  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Church of the Holy Spirit (Heilige-Geist-Kirche) Berlin-Moabit  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Church of the Assumption 1320 Chełmno  Poland  
78.0 m (256 ft) Saint Mary's Church 1908 Szczecinek  Poland  
78.0 m (256 ft) Church of The Transfiguration 1902 Drezdenko  Poland  
78.0 m (256 ft) Saint Augustinus 1909 Wrocław  Poland  
78.0 m (256 ft) St. John's Basilica (St.-Johannes-Basilika) 1897 Berlin-Neukölln  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) New Nazareth Church (Neue Nazarethkirche) Berlin-Wedding  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Stiftskirche Baden-Baden  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Sofiakyrkan 1906 Stockholm  Sweden  
78.0 m (256 ft) St. Jozefkathedraal 1887 Groningen  Netherlands  
78.0 m (256 ft) St. Calixtusbasiliek 1908 Groenlo  Netherlands  
78 m (256 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 (256 ft) Săpânța-Peri Monastery church 2003 Săpânța  Romania Tallest wooden church in the world
78 m (256 ft) Church of the Assumption 1888 Bratislava  Slovakia [18]
78.0 m (256 ft) Kreisker chapel Saint-Pol-de-Léon  France  
78.0 m (256 ft) Sens Cathedral 1534 Sens  France  
78 m (248 ft) Grote of Sint-Bavokerk 1520 Haarlem  Netherlands  
78.0 m (256 ft) Senlis Cathedral 1191 Senlis  France  
78.0 m (256 ft) Albi Cathedral 1480 Albi  France  
78.0 m (256 ft) St. Martin's Church 16th century Weert  Netherlands  
78.0 m (256 ft) Wallfahrtskirche Schildthurn 1531 Zeilarn  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Liebfrauenkirche 1914 Bottrop  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Sankt Gundula 1901 Rhede  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Sacred Heart Church 1906 Ettlingen  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Sankt Johannes Baptist 1898 Willich  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) St. John the Baptist 1234 Billerbeck  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Sankt-Annen-Kirche Annaberg-Buchholz  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Sankt Martinus Kerpen  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Kirche zum Heiligen Kreuz 1899 Frankfurt an der Oder  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Jesuitenkirche 1872 Heidelberg  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Sankt Andreas Emsbüren  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Liebfrauenkirche Krefeld  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Sankt Dionysius Krefeld  Germany  
78.0 m (256 ft) Stiftskirche Altenburg Altenburg  Austria  
78.0 m (256 ft) Church of St Peter's Abbey Salzburg  Austria  
78.0 m (256 ft) Saint Michael Vienna  Austria  
78.0 m (256 ft) Pfarrkirche Schwanenstadt Schwanenstadt  Austria  
78.0 m (256 ft) Novospassky Monastery Moscow  Russia
78.0 m (256 ft) Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary [it] 1846 Fonzaso  Italy
78.0 m (256 ft) St. Nicholas Neuötting  Germany
78.0 m (256 ft) St. Ida 1903 Lippetal  Germany
77.9 m (256 ft) St. Mary's Church 1421 Bielefeld  Germany
77.83 m (255 ft) Saint Mary Assumption Church Lana  Italy
77.8 m (255 ft) Monza Cathedral Monza  Italy
77.5 m (254 ft) Kalvarija Church 1669 Vilnius  Lithuania  
77.45 m (254 ft) Preposive Church of Saint Peter and Paul 1927 Lissone  Italy
77.42 m (254 ft) St. Augustine's Church 1878 London  United Kingdom  
77.4 m (254 ft) St. Servatius' Church 1879 Dinther  Netherlands  
77.2 m (253 ft) St. Bonaventure's Church 1892 Woerden  Netherlands  
77.0 m (253 ft) H<75 Resurrection Church (Auferstehungskirche) 1895 Berlin-Friedrichshain  Germany Today 42 metres tall
77.0 m (253 ft) Church of Christ 1894 Cologne  Germany  
77.0 m (253 ft) St. Mary's Church 1892 Bonn  Germany  
77 m (253 ft) Michael's Church 1905 Turku  Finland  
77 m (253 ft) Saint Mary's Church 1929 Inowrocław  Poland  
77 m (253 ft) H D Haberberg Church 1753 Kaliningrad  Russia Heavily damaged in World War II, ruin removed in 1953
77 m (253 ft) Catholic Church of St. Peter and Paul Bacău  Romania
77 m (253 ft) Transfiguration Cathedral 2001 Odesa  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) Coutances Cathedral 1274 Coutances  France
77 m (253 ft) Angers Cathedral 1523 Angers  France
77 m (253 ft) Église Saint-Martin de Pau [fr] 1871 Pau  France
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) Sankt Johann Baptist 1409 Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm  Germany
77 m (253 ft) Sankt Jodok 1470 Landshut  Germany
77 m (253 ft) Sankt Pölten Cathedral Sankt Pölten  Austria
77 m (253 ft) Church of St Catherine of Alexandria 1909 Grybów  Poland
77 m (253 ft) Divine Mercy Sanctuary 2002 Kraków  Poland
77 m (253 ft) Sankt Nikolaus und Stephanus 1519 Eggenfelden  Germany
77 m (253 ft) St. Nicholas 1850 Potsdam  Germany
77 m (253 ft) Pfarrkirche Pischelsdorf am Kulm Pischelsdorf am Kulm  Austria
77 m (253 ft) Saint Mary Assumption Church 1892 Caltrano  Italy
77 m (253 ft) San Anastasi Church 1938 Villasanta  Italy
76.8 m (252 ft) Lichfield Cathedral 1340 Lichfield  United Kingdom  
76.8 m (252 ft) Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde 1886 Montreal  Canada  
76.6 m (251 ft) Bayeux Cathedral 1866 Bayeux  France
76.5 m (281 ft) St. Simeon Church (St.-Simeon-Kirche) Berlin-Kreuzberg  Germany  
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,[19] it was proclaimed the third minor basilica in the U.S. by Pope Pius XI in 1929.[20]
76.0 m (249 ft) Sainte-Chapelle 1248 Paris  France
76 m (249 ft) Quimper Cathedral 1856 Quimper  France  
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) 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 Kyiv  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) 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) Sankt Pankratius 1896 Oberhausen  Germany  
76 m (249 ft) Sankt Nikolaus 1907 Kappelrodeck  Germany  
76 m (249 ft) Herz Mariä Kirche 1967 Diedorf  Germany  
76 m (249 ft) Truro Cathedral 1910 Truro  United Kingdom
76 m (249 ft) Bamberg Cathedral 1237 Bamberg  Germany  
76 m (249 ft) Brüderkirche 1905 Altenburg  Germany  
76 m (249 ft) Sankt-Aegidien-Kirche 1849 Oschatz  Germany  
76 m (249 ft) Lutherkirche 1897 Kassel  Germany  
76 m (249 ft) Sankt Remigus Borken  Germany  
76 m (249 ft) Sankt Pankratius Gescher  Germany  
76 m (249 ft) H D Christuskirche Aachen  Germany Damaged in World War II, 1959: demolition, except of the church tower, 1979: demolition of the church tower after a fire
76 m (249 ft) Rudolfsheimer Pfarrkirche 1898 Vienna  Austria  
76 m (249 ft) Stiftskirche Engelszell 1764 Engelhartszell  Austria  
76 m (249 ft) Resurrection Cathedral 1886 Kashin  Russia
76 m (249 ft) Church of Palanga 1908 Palanga  Lithuania
76 m (249 ft) Santuario Nacional Nuestra Señora de Coromoto 1996 Guanare  Venezuela
76 m (249 ft) Oscarskyrkan 1903 Stockholm  Sweden
76 m (249 ft) Vaksala Church 1150[21] Uppsala  Sweden The exact date of completion is unknown but predates 1164.[21]
76 m (249 ft) Catherine Church 1724 Stockholm  Sweden
76 m (249 ft) Barclay Church 1864 Edinburgh  United Kingdom
76 m (249 ft) Erzsébetváros Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet-plébániatemplom Budapest  Hungary
76 m (249 ft) San Stefano Church 1940 Buja  Italy
76 m (249 ft) Basilica della Santa Casa 1754 Loreto  Italy
75.9 m (249 ft) Sint-Lambertuskerk 1467 Nederweert  Netherlands  
75.7 m (248 ft) Roskilde Cathedral 1405 Roskilde  Denmark  
75.7 m (248 ft) Der Aa-kerk 1712 Groningen  Netherlands  
75.6 m (248 ft) Church of the immaculate conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Szczecin  Poland  
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) Basilica of St. Nicholas 1887 IJsselstein  Netherlands  
75.6 m (248 ft) Tobolsk Kremlin 1809 Tobolsk  Russia
75.5 m (248 ft) St. Nicholas' Church (St.-Nikolai-Kirche) Berlin-Spandau  Germany  
75.5 m (248 ft) Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral 1900 Gliwice  Poland  
75.3 m (247 ft) St. Florian Catholic Church 1928 Hamtramck  United States  
75.3 m (247 ft) Cathedral Church of All Saints 1905 Wakefield  United Kingdom  
75.1 m (246 ft) San Giovanni Battista Church Stezzano  Italy  
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Stephen's Church Bremen  Germany  
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Mauritius 1901 Frankfurt  Germany  
75.0 m (246 ft) Jesuit Church Mannheim  Germany  
75.0 m (246 ft) Church of the Ascension (Himmelfahrtskirche) Dresden-Leuben  Germany  
75.0 m (246 ft) Church of the Holy Spirit (Heilig-Geist-Kirche) Dresden-Blasewitz  Germany  
75.0 m (246 ft) Church of the Blessing (Segenskirche) Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg  Germany  
75.0 m (246 ft) Great St. Martin's Church Cologne  Germany  
75.0 m (246 ft) Saint Michael's Church 1890 Rochester  United States
75.0 m (246 ft) New Old South Church 1875 Boston  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) 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) Fortaleza Cathedral 1978 Fortaleza  Brazil
75.0 m (246 ft) Rio de Janeiro Cathedral 1979 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil
75.0 m (246 ft) Kostel Svatého Cyrila a Metoděje 1863 Prague  Czech Republic  
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Prokopius Church 1903 Prague  Czech Republic  
75.0 m (246 ft) Joniskio St. Blessed Virgin Mary of the Assumption Church 1901 Joniskis  Lithuania
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) Heilige Maria Presentatiekerk 1901 Asten  Netherlands  
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 Our Lady 1850 Boom  Belgium
75.0 m (246 ft) Saint-Servais Church 1871 Brussels  Belgium
75.0 m (246 ft) Church of Jesus 1772 Cieszyn  Poland
75.0 m (246 ft) Collegiate Church of the Annunciation 1842 Głogów  Poland
75.0 m (246 ft) Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore 1791 Venice  Italy
75.0 m (246 ft) Strängnäs Cathedral 1742 Strängnäs  Sweden
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Michaelis Church 1891 Chemnitz  Germany  
75.0 m (246 ft) Stadtkirche Sankt Michael 1557 Jena  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Stift Haug [1] 1691 Würzburg  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Mariä Geburt Rottenbuch  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Sankt Nikolaus 1904 Übersee  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Apostelkirche 1900 Viernheim  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Sankt Vitus 1900 Philippsburg  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Sankt Martin Euskirchen  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Sankt Johannes Baptist Altenberge  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Sankt Ludgerus 1895 Weseke  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Sankt Johannes 1904 Suderwich  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Mariä Himmelfahrt 1722 Schuttern  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Basilika Vierzehnheiligen 1772 Bad Staffelstein  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Neustädter Kirche 1520 Eschwege  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Heilig-Kreuz-Münster Rottweil  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Trinity Church 1897 Riesa  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Paul's Church 1898 Heidenheim an der Brenz  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Petri's Church Buxtehude  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Church of Our Lady 1903 Recklinghausen  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Johannes Church 1904 Recklinghausen  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Hippolytus 1898 Gelsenkirchen  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Nicholas Church 1893 Aue  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Martin Church 1865 Sendenhorst  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Church of St Mary of the Assumption Vilsbiburg  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) H<75 St. Joseph 1888 Münster  Germany Towers were destroyed in World War II, today less tall.
75.0 m (246 ft) Église Notre-Dame de Niort Niort  France
75.0 m (246 ft) Church of Saint-Pierre Caen  France
75.0 m (246 ft) Stadtpfarrkirche Rohrbach 1700 Rohrbach in Oberösterreich  Austria
75.0 m (246 ft) Pfarrkirche Vöcklamarkt 1722 Vöcklamarkt  Austria
75.0 m (246 ft) Pfarrkirche Radstadt 1879 Radstadt  Austria
75.0 m (246 ft) Saint Andrew Bobola's Church 1903 Bydgoszcz  Poland
75.0 m (246 ft) Resurrection Church [pl] Drawsko Pomorskie  Poland
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Florian's Cathedral 1904 Warsaw  Poland
75.0 m (246 ft) Temple of Divine Providence 2016 Warsaw  Poland
75.0 m (246 ft) Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore 1750 Rome  Italy
75.0 m (246 ft) Basílica Nuestra Señora de los Buenos Aires 1911 Buenos Aires  Argentina
75.0 m (246 ft) Sint-Agathakerk 1903 Lisse  Netherlands
75.0 m (246 ft) Peperbus 1483 Zwolle  Netherlands
75.0 m (246 ft) H D Sint Antonius van Paduakerk Blerick 1899 Venlo  Netherlands Destroyed in 1944
75.0 m (246 ft) Budapest Alcantarai Szent Péter-templom Budapest  Hungary
75.0 m (246 ft) Grace Episcopal Cathedral 1915 San Francisco  United States
75.0 m (246 ft) Rostov-on-Don Cathedral Rostov-on-Don  Russia
75.0 m (246 ft) Oscar Fredriks Kyrka 1893 Goteborg  Sweden
75.0 m (246 ft) St John the Baptist Basilica 1973 Xewkija  Malta
75.0 m (246 ft) Basilica del Roble 1964 Monterrey  Mexico
75.0 m (246 ft) Catedral del Señor de Tabasco 1965 Villahermosa  Mexico
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Mary's Church 1894 Oberhausen  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Jakob 1898 Köthen  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) Sacred Heart Church of St. Ottilien Archabbey 1899 Eresing  Germany
75.0 m (246 ft) La Torre Monumental a la Fe 2011 Silao  Mexico
75.0 m (246 ft) San Pietro Apostolo Church 1921 Azzano Decimo  Italy
75.0 m (246 ft) Saint Mary's on the Hill Church 1896 Montebelluna  Italy
75.0 m (246 ft) Saint Peter and Paul Church Pederobba  Italy
75.0 m (246 ft) San Giovanni Evangelista 1613 Parma  Italy
75.0 m (246 ft) Santa Maria del Carmine 1450 Pavia  Italy
75.0 m (246 ft) Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Sorrows Rho  Italy
75.0 m (246 ft) St. Mary's Cathedral [it] 1922 San Donà di Piave  Italy
75.0 m (246 ft) San Giorgio Church 1767 San Giorgio di Lomellina  Italy
75.0 m (246 ft) Santa Lucia Church 1926 Santa Lucia di Piave  Italy
75.0 m (246 ft) Church of the Assumption 1927 Solesino  Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)[22] Basilica of Superga 1731 Turin  Italy
75.0 m (246 ft) Amriswil Lutheran Church 1892 Amriswil  Switzerland
75.0 m (246 ft) Richterswil Reformed Church 1905 Richterswil  Switzerland
75.0 m (246 ft) H D Lutheran Cathedral of Vyborg 1893 Vyborg  Russia Destroyed in 1944
75.0 m (246 ft) H D Vamlingbo Church Gotland  Sweden Tower collapsed in 1817
75.0 m (246 ft) H<75 Saint Gertrud's Church, Essen 1877 Essen  Germany Destroyed in an air-raid on March 5, 1943, actual height: 59 metres
75.0 m (246 ft) H<75 Saint Joseph's Church, Saarbrücken 1910 Saarbrücken  Germany Pinnacle destroyed in an air-raid on October 4, 1944, actual height: 48 metres
75.0 m (246 ft) H<75 St. Peter, Oldenburg 1885 Oldenburg  Germany Pinnacle was destroyed in 1972 in a storm, actual height: 61 metres
75.0 m (246 ft) H<75 Valladolid Cathedral 1709 Valladolid  Spain Old tower collapsed in 1841, actual height: 69 metres
75.0 m (246 ft) H<75 Sacred Heart, Oberhausen 1912 Oberhausen  Germany Pinnacle destroyed in an air-raid in 1943, today lower
75.0 m (246 ft) H D Paulinerkirche Leipzig  Germany Demolished in 1968
75.0 m (246 ft) H D Alte Christuskirche Barmen Wuppertal  Germany Destroyed in an air-raid on May 30, 1943, debris demolished in 1955
75.0 m (246 ft) H D Reconciliation Church (Versöhnungskirche) Berlin-Mitte  Germany Demolished in 1985


Under construction

Planned height metres (feet) Name Completion City Country Comment
172.5 m (566 ft) Sagrada Família est. 2026 Barcelona  Spain Will become the tallest church building in the world when completed.
127 m (418 ft) [1] People's Salvation Cathedral est. 2025 [1] Bucharest  Romania With the current 120 m (only the main cross is still not installed), it is the second tallest Orthodox church building in the world at the moment and will become the tallest when completed.
110 m (360 ft) Lãng Vân Parish's church Ninh Binh  Vietnam Lãng Vân church has a total height of approximately 110 m, which is said to be the tallest in Vietnam at the moment.
91.5 m (300 ft) Nueva Catedral de Tijuana Tijuana  Mexico
83.9 m (275 ft) Intercession Cathedral, Mariupol 2018 Mariupol  Ukraine
83 m (272 ft) Archangel Gabriel Cathedral, Odesa 2019 Odesa  Ukraine

Historic (church buildings that have since been reduced in size)

Height
metres (feet)
H Name of Church Religious denomination Coordinates Completed City Country Notes
159.7 m (524 ft) H>75 Lincoln Cathedral Church of England 53°14′04″N 0°32′11″W / 53.234374°N 0.536281°W / 53.234374; -0.536281 (Lincoln Cathedral (today 83 metres tall)) 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[citation needed].
153 m (502 ft) H<75 Beauvais Cathedral[23] Catholic 49°25′57″N 2°04′53″E / 49.432636°N 2.081483°E / 49.432636; 2.081483 (Beauvais Cathedral (today towerless and 48.5 metres tall)) 1569 Beauvais  France tower collapsed in 1573, today towerless and 48.5 m (153 ft) tall; World's tallest building from 1569 to 1573.
151.0 m (495 ft) H>100 St. Mary's church Lutheran 54°18′36″N 13°05′15″E / 54.309972°N 13.087383°E / 54.309972; 13.087383 (St. Mary's church, Stralsund (today 104 metres tall)) 1478 Stralsund  Germany Today 104 m tall — spire destroyed by lightning in 1647; World's tallest building from 1549 to 1647 (excepting 1569–1573)
150.3 m (493 ft) H>100 Old St Paul's Cathedral Church of England 51°30′50″N 0°05′54″W / 51.513931°N 0.098306°W / 51.513931; -0.098306 (Old St Paul's Cathedral, London (replaced by new cathedral with 111.3 metres tall tower)) 1240
1314 (spire completed)
London  United Kingdom Spire destroyed by lightning in 1561 — church destroyed in the Great Fire in 1666
140 m (459 ft) H>75 Riga Cathedral Lutheran 56°56′57″N 24°06′16″E / 56.949167°N 24.104444°E / 56.949167; 24.104444 (Riga Cathedral (today 90 metres tall)) 1595 Riga  Latvia demolished in 1775 - today 90 m tall
134.5 m (441 ft) H D Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Lambert Catholic 50°38′43″N 5°34′27″E / 50.645298°N 5.574151°E / 50.645298; 5.574151 (St. Lambert's Cathedral, Liège (demolished)) 1433 Liège  Belgium Destroyed by the Liégeois in 1794 after the French Revolution
132.0 m (433 ft) H<75 Nikolaikirche (Rostock) [de][24] Lutheran 54°05′16″N 12°08′47″E / 54.087791°N 12.146269°E / 54.087791; 12.146269 (Nikolaikirche Rostock (today 65 metres tall)) 1312 Rostock  Germany destroyed in a storm in 1703, replaced afterwards by an 84 metres tall tower, which was destroyed in an air-raid in 1942, height of actual tower: 65 metres
131.3 m (431 ft) H<75 Malmesbury Abbey Church of England 51°35′05″N 2°05′54″W / 51.584679°N 2.098333°W / 51.584679; -2.098333 (Malmesbury Abbey (today towerless and approximately 30 metres tall)) 1180 Malmesbury  United Kingdom Spire collapsed in the late 15th or early 16th century
130.0 m (426 ft) H>75 St. Elizabeth's Church Catholic 51°06′41″N 17°01′48″E / 51.111479°N 17.029924°E / 51.111479; 17.029924 (St. Elizabeth's Church, Wrocław (today 91.5 metres tall)) 1535 Wrocław  Poland Today 91.5 metres (300 ft) tall; spire collapsed in 1529 during storm
122.3 m (400 ft) (source missing) H<75 Abbaye-aux-Hommes Catholic 49°10′55″N 0°22′22″W / 49.181821°N 0.372749°W / 49.181821; -0.372749 (Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen (today less than 99 metres tall)) 13th century Caen  France Collapsed in 1566, spire replaced by a shorter tower in the 17th century
120 m (394 ft) H>75 Copenhagen Cathedral Lutheran 55°24′16″N 12°20′32″E / 55.404560°N 12.342100°E / 55.404560; 12.342100 (Vor Frue Kirke, Copenhagen (today 58.5 metres tall)) 1738 Copenhagen  Denmark Tower destroyed 1807 by the British bombing of Copenhagen, height of tower today: 58.5 metres (192 feet)
120 m (394 ft) H>75 St. Mary's Church, Wismar Lutheran 53°53′28″N 11°27′46″E / 53.891202°N 11.462911°E / 53.891202; 11.462911 (St. Nicholas' Church, Wismar (today 80.5 metres tall)) 1414 Wismar  Germany Tower destroyed around 1500, height of tower today: 80.5 metres (264 feet)
120 m (394 ft) H<75 St. Nicholas' Church, Wismar Lutheran 53°53′44″N 11°27′54″E / 53.895611°N 11.465033°E / 53.895611; 11.465033 (St. Nicholas' Church, Wismar (today 64 metres tall)) 1508 Wismar  Germany Tower collapsed om December 8, 1703 in a storm, height of tower today 64 metres (210 feet)
119.8 m (392 ft) H>100 Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle Catholic 53°25′29″N 14°33′20″E / 53.424662°N 14.555576°E / 53.424662; 14.555576 (Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle, Szczecin (today 110.18 metres tall)) 1892 Szczecin  Poland Cathedral tower collapsed during a bombardment in 1944 and currently measures 110.18 m
118.3 m (387 ft) H>75 Saint Steven Cathedral Catholic 49°07′12″N 6°10′31″E / 49.120070°N 6.175252°E / 49.120070; 6.175252 (Metz Cathedral (today less than 100 metres tall)) 1468 Metz  France  
115.0 m (376 ft) H<75 Grote of Sint-Michaëlskerk [nl] Protestant 52°30′43″N 6°05′30″E / 52.511873°N 6.091668°E / 52.511873; 6.091668 (Grote of Sint-Michaëlskerk, Zwolle (today towerless and less than 100 metres tall)) 1452 Zwolle  Netherlands Tower collapsed on December 17, 1682. Church is still standing 
114.8 m (376 ft) H D Collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene [pl][25][26] Catholic 52°24′25″N 16°56′09″E / 52.406831°N 16.935903°E / 52.406831; 16.935903 (Collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene, Poznań (destroyed)) 14th or 15th century Poznań  Poland Destroyed in a fire in 1777, finally demolished in 1802
114.0 m (381 ft) H>75 Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) United and uniting churches 52°31′09″N 13°24′04″E / 52.519160°N 13.401057°E / 52.519160; 13.401057 (Berlin Cathedral (today 98 metres tall)) 1905 Berlin-Mitte  Germany  
114 m (381 ft) H D Old Cambrai Cathedral Catholic 50°10′34″N 3°13′47″E / 50.176054°N 3.229683°E / 50.176054; 3.229683 (Old Cambrai Cathedral (demolished)) 1472 Cambrai  France Destroyed after 1796
113.0 m (371 ft) H<75 Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche) Lutheran 52°30′17″N 13°20′06″E / 52.504784°N 13.335055°E / 52.504784; 13.335055 (Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin (today 71 metres tall)) 1895 Berlin-Charlottenburg  Germany Spire damaged in World War II, actual height of tower: 71 m
112.0 m (390 ft) H>100 Reinoldikirche Lutheran 51°30′53″N 7°28′02″E / 51.514745°N 7.467157°E / 51.514745; 7.467157 (Reinoldikirche (today 104 metres tall)) 1520 Dortmund  Germany Built in 1454 with 112 metres (367 ft), collapsed in earthquake 1661, now 104 metres (341 ft)
111.0 m (364 ft) H D St. Peter's Church (Petrikirche) Lutheran 52°30′48″N 13°24′15″E / 52.513333°N 13.404167°E / 52.513333; 13.404167 (St. Peter's Church, Berlin (destroyed)) 1853 Berlin-Mitte  Germany destroyed at the end of World War II, last relicts were removed in 1964
110 m (360 ft) H<75 Pieterskerk, Leiden Protestant 52°09′27″N 4°29′14″E / 52.157552°N 4.487132°E / 52.157552; 4.487132 (Pieterskerk, Leiden (today towerless and less than 100 metres tall)) 1570 Leiden  Netherlands Today towerless — tower collapsed in 1512
110 m (360 ft) H>100 St. John's Church Lutheran 53°14′52″N 10°24′45″E / 53.247758°N 10.412392°E / 53.247758; 10.412392 (St. John's Church, Lüneburg (today 108.7 metres tall)) 1384 Lüneburg  Germany Today 108.7 m tall — spire partially destroyed by lightning in 1406
107.5 m (352.7 ft) H>75 St. Walburga's Church, Zutphen Protestant 52°08′23″N 6°11′45″E / 52.139586°N 6.1957°E / 52.139586; 6.1957 (St. Walburga's Church, Zutphen) 15th century Zutphen  Netherlands Today 76 m tall. Gothic spire burned in 1600 due to a lightning strike.
106.0 m (348 ft) H<75 St. Salvator's Church Catholic 51°26′09″N 6°45′39″E / 51.435895°N 6.760760°E / 51.435895; 6.760760 (St. Salvator's Church, Duisburg (today 62.5 metres tall)) 1415 Duisburg  Germany destroyed by fire in 1467
105.0 m (344 ft) H D St. George's Church (Georgenkirche) Lutheran 52°31′21″N 13°24′59″E / 52.522408°N 13.416453°E / 52.522408; 13.416453 (St. George's Church, Berlin (destroyed)) 1898 Berlin-Mitte  Germany Heavily damaged in World War II, demolished in 1949
103.0 m (338 ft) H<75 Nikolaikirche, Anklam Lutheran 53°51′23″N 13°41′21″E / 53.856496°N 13.689217°E / 53.856496; 13.689217 (Nikolaikirche, Anklam (today 58 metres tall)) Anklam  Germany destroyed on April 29, 1945, by artillery fire, actual height of tower: 58 metres
102.0 m (334 ft) H>75 Martinikerk (Groningen) Protestant 53°13′10″N 6°34′06″E / 53.219374°N 6.568215°E / 53.219374; 6.568215 (Martinikerk, Groningen (today 97 metres tall)) 1548 Groningen  Netherlands Spire burned down in 1577, now 97 metres (318 ft) in height
102.0 m (334 ft) H<75 St. Otger Catholic 51°59′34″N 6°55′03″E / 51.992908°N 6.917516°E / 51.992908; 6.917516 (St. Otger, Stadtlohn (today 74 metres tall)) 1892 Stadtlohn  Germany destroyed in March 1945, rebuilt 74 metres tall
102.0 m (334 ft) H<75 Sacred Heart Church Catholic 51°14′48″N 6°46′44″E / 51.246667°N 6.778943°E / 51.246667; 6.778943 (Sacred Heart Church, Düsseldorf-Derendorf (today 42 metres tall)) 1907 Düsseldorf  Germany Spire destroyed on May 17, 1945, by a tornado, actual height of tower 56.43 metres
100.0 m (328 ft) H<75 Marienkirche, Anklam Lutheran 53°51′21″N 13°41′03″E / 53.855798°N 13.684298°E / 53.855798; 13.684298 (Marienkirche, Anklam (today 64 metres tall)) 1888 Anklam  Germany destroyed in an air-raid in 1943, actual height of tower: 64 metres
100.0 m (328 ft) H<75 Saint Peter and Paul Catholic 50°01′29″N 8°07′16″E / 50.024698°N 8.120981°E / 50.024698; 8.120981 (Saint Peter and Paul, Eltville (today lower than 75 metres tall)) Eltville  Germany Spire destroyed in 1683 by lightning, actual height of tower: 67 metres
100.0 m (328 ft) H D Düren Saint Anna Church [2] Catholic 50°48′04″N 6°29′01″E / 50.801137899°N 6.4836586656°E / 50.801137899; 6.4836586656 (Düren Saint Anna Church (destroyed)) 1884 Düren  Germany destroyed in an air-raid on November 16, 1944
100.0 m (328 ft) H D Marienkirche Stettin Lutheran 53°25′37″N 14°33′26″E / 53.4270499°N 14.557200°E / 53.4270499; 14.557200 (Marienkirche Stettin (destroyed)) 1266 Szczecin  Poland destroyed by lightning on July 9, 1789, last relicts were removed in 1830
100.0 m (328 ft) H D Eisenach Cathedral Catholic 50°58′17″N 10°19′18″E / 50.971292°N 10.32177329°E / 50.971292; 10.32177329 (Eisenach Cathedral (destroyed)) 1330 Eisenach  Germany demolished

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