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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 160 List of tallest church buildings 160 160 news 160 newspapers 160 books 160 scholar 160 JSTOR January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap 160 Download coordinates as KML 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 91 1 93 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 Lubeck Germany The tallest wooden church building is Săpanța Peri Monastery church 78 m in Săpanța Romania The tallest church building in the Americas is the Cathedral of Maringa 124 m in Maringa Brasil If completed the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona Spain will be the tallest church building in the world at 172 5 metres 566 160 ft The city with the most church buildings surpassing 100 metres 330 feet is Hamburg five of the 28 tallest churches second is Lubeck four of the 55 tallest churches in the Americas it is New York City two The city with the most church buildings taller than 75 metres 246 feet is Berlin 15 second are Hamburg Vienna Munich and Dresden eight each and in the Americas it is New York City four Contents 1 Constructed 1 1 Church buildings 100 m 328 ft 1 2 Overview church buildings 100 m 328 ft country and city list 1 3 Timeline the tallest church buildings of their time 1 4 Church buildings 75 m 246 ft 99 9 m 327 ft 2 Under construction 3 Historic church buildings that have since been reduced in size 4 See also 5 References Constructed Edit Church buildings 100 m 328 ft Edit This list does not include church buildings that incorporate a significant portion of space to non church uses such as the Chicago Temple Building It does not include structures from non Christian religions This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Rank Name of Church Image Heightmetres feet Completed Location Country Religious denomination Coordinates Notes 1 Ulm Minster 161 5 m 530 160 ft 1890 Ulm 160 Germany Lutheran 48 23 55 N 9 59 30 E xfeff xfeff 48 398497 N 9 991797 E xfeff 48 398497 9 991797 xfeff Ulm Minster World s tallest church 768 stairs going up to a height of 143 metres 469 160 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 518 160 ft 1989 Yamoussoukro 160 Ivory Coast Catholic 6 48 40 N 5 17 49 W xfeff xfeff 6 811126 N 5 296918 W xfeff 6 811126 5 296918 xfeff 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 516 160 ft 1880 Cologne 160 Germany Catholic 50 56 28 N 6 57 26 E xfeff xfeff 50 941147 N 6 957283 E xfeff 50 941147 6 957283 xfeff Cologne Cathedral Tallest cathedral in the world tallest building in the world from 1880 to 1884 4 Rouen Cathedral 151 0 m 495 160 ft 1876 Rouen 160 France Catholic 49 26 25 N 1 05 42 E xfeff xfeff 49 440202 N 1 095087 E xfeff 49 440202 1 095087 xfeff 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 483 160 ft 1874 Hamburg 160 Germany Lutheran 53 32 51 N 9 59 27 E xfeff xfeff 53 547505 N 9 990708 E xfeff 53 547505 9 990708 xfeff St Nikolai Hamburg Tallest building in the world from 1874 to 1876 Only tower remains after 1943 bombing 91 citation needed 93 6 Strasbourg Cathedral 142 0 m 466 160 ft 1439 Strasbourg 160 France Catholic 48 34 55 N 7 45 01 E xfeff xfeff 48 581808 N 7 750361 E xfeff 48 581808 7 750361 xfeff Strasbourg Cathedral Tallest building in the world from 1647 to 1874 tallest 15th century structure in the world 7 Basilica of Our Lady of Lichen 141 5 m 464 160 ft 2000 Stary Lichen 160 Poland Catholic 52 19 24 N 18 21 24 E xfeff xfeff 52 323239 N 18 356754 E xfeff 52 323239 18 356754 xfeff Basilica of Our Lady of Lichen Largest church in Poland seventh largest in Europe and eleventh largest in the world 8 St Peter s Basilica 136 6 m 448 160 ft 91 2 93 1626 Vatican City 160 160 Vatican City Catholic 41 54 08 N 12 27 13 E xfeff xfeff 41 902159 N 12 453566 E xfeff 41 902159 12 453566 xfeff St Peter s Basilica Largest church in the world both by area and volume 9 St Stephen s Cathedral 136 4 m 449 160 ft 1433 Vienna 160 Austria Catholic 48 12 30 N 16 22 23 E xfeff xfeff 48 208255 N 16 373030 E xfeff 48 208255 16 373030 xfeff St Stephen s Cathedral Vienna 10 New Cathedral Linz 134 8 m 440 160 ft 1924 Linz 160 Austria Catholic 48 18 03 N 14 17 09 E xfeff xfeff 48 300776 N 14 285868 E xfeff 48 300776 14 285868 xfeff 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 160 11 St Peter s Church 132 2 m 436 160 ft 1878 Hamburg 160 Germany Lutheran 53 33 01 N 9 59 47 E xfeff xfeff 53 550367 N 9 996365 E xfeff 53 550367 9 996365 xfeff St Peter s Church Hamburg 160 12 St Michael s Church 132 1 m 433 160 ft 1786 Hamburg 160 Germany Lutheran 53 32 54 N 9 58 42 E xfeff xfeff 53 548397 N 9 978432 E xfeff 53 548397 9 978432 xfeff St Michaelis Church Hamburg The tallest 18th century church in the world 13 St Martin s Church 130 6 m 428 160 ft 1500 Landshut 160 Germany Catholic 48 32 03 N 12 09 02 E xfeff xfeff 48 534192 N 12 150680 E xfeff 48 534192 12 150680 xfeff St Martin s Church Landshut Tallest brickwork structure in the world 91 citation needed 93 14 Basilica of San Gaudenzio 126 0 m 413 160 ft 91 3 93 1887 Novara 160 Italy Catholic 45 26 55 N 8 37 10 E xfeff xfeff 45 448746 N 8 619520 E xfeff 45 448746 8 619520 xfeff Basilica of San Gaudenzio The church is 121 0 metres tall without the statue on its top 15 St Jacobi 125 4 m 410 160 ft 1962 Hamburg 160 Germany Lutheran 53 33 01 N 10 00 01 E xfeff xfeff 53 550359 N 10 000359 E xfeff 53 550359 10 000359 xfeff St Jacobi Hamburg 160 16 St Mary s Church Lubeck 125 0 m 410 160 ft 1350 Lubeck 160 Germany Lutheran 53 52 04 N 10 41 04 E xfeff xfeff 53 867768 N 10 684427 E xfeff 53 867768 10 684427 xfeff St Mary s Church Lubeck Tallest two steeples facade finished in the Middle Ages overtaken by Cologne cathedral only in 1880 17 Cathedral of Maringa 124 0 m 407 160 ft 1972 Maringa 160 Brazil Catholic 23 25 35 S 51 56 18 W xfeff xfeff 23 426271 S 51 938258 W xfeff 23 426271 51 938258 xfeff Cathedral of Maringa Tallest church building in the Americas 18 St Olaf s Oleviste 123 7 m 405 84 160 ft 1450 Tallinn 160 Estonia Baptist 59 26 29 N 24 44 50 E xfeff xfeff 59 441378 N 24 747334 E xfeff 59 441378 24 747334 xfeff 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 404 160 ft 1690 1973 Riga 160 Latvia Lutheran 56 56 51 N 24 06 31 E xfeff xfeff 56 947499 N 24 108700 E xfeff 56 947499 24 108700 xfeff 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 404 160 ft 1315 Salisbury 160 United Kingdom Church of England 51 03 54 N 1 47 50 W xfeff xfeff 51 065008 N 1 797300 W xfeff 51 065008 1 797300 xfeff 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 404 160 ft 91 4 93 1521 Antwerp 160 Belgium Catholic 51 13 14 N 4 24 02 E xfeff xfeff 51 220503 N 4 400593 E xfeff 51 220503 4 400593 xfeff Cathedral of Our Lady Antwerp Tallest church building in the Low Countries 22 Peter and Paul Cathedral 122 5 m 402 160 ft 1733 St Petersburg 160 Russia Russian Orthodox 59 57 00 N 30 18 58 E xfeff xfeff 59 950128 N 30 316035 E xfeff 59 950128 30 316035 xfeff 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 392 160 ft 1930 New York City 160 United States Baptist 40 48 43 N 73 57 47 W xfeff xfeff 40 811987 N 73 963135 W xfeff 40 811987 73 963135 xfeff Riverside Church New York City 24 Uppsala Domkyrka 118 7 m 390 160 ft 1435 Uppsala 160 Sweden Church of Sweden 59 51 29 N 17 37 58 E xfeff xfeff 59 858036 N 17 632723 E xfeff 59 858036 17 632723 xfeff Uppsala Cathedral Largest church in Scandinavia 25 Schwerin Cathedral 117 5 m 385 160 ft 1892 Schwerin 160 Germany Lutheran 53 37 47 N 11 24 50 E xfeff xfeff 53 629626 N 11 413898 E xfeff 53 629626 11 413898 xfeff Schwerin Cathedral 160 26 St Peter s Church 117 0 m 384 160 ft 1577 Rostock 160 Germany Lutheran 54 05 26 N 12 08 51 E xfeff xfeff 54 090655 N 12 147561 E xfeff 54 090655 12 147561 xfeff St Peter s Church Rostock 160 27 St Catherine s Church 116 7 m 377 160 ft 1657 Hamburg 160 Germany Lutheran 53 32 46 N 9 59 38 E xfeff xfeff 53 546000 N 9 994023 E xfeff 53 546000 9 994023 xfeff St Catherine s Church Hamburg 160 28 30 Freiburg Minster 116 0 m 381 160 ft 1330 Freiburg 160 Germany Catholic 47 59 44 N 7 51 08 E xfeff xfeff 47 995536 N 7 852221 E xfeff 47 995536 7 852221 xfeff Freiburg Minster 160 28 30 Belfry of Transfiguration Cathedral 160 91 ru 93 116 0 m 381 160 ft 1804 Rybinsk 160 Russia Russian Orthodox 58 02 54 N 38 51 29 E xfeff xfeff 58 048462 N 38 858124 E xfeff 58 048462 38 858124 xfeff Belfry of Transfiguration Cathedral Rybinsk 160 28 30 Klara Church 91 5 93 116 0 m 381 160 ft 1888 Stockholm 160 Sweden Church of Sweden 59 19 52 N 18 03 40 E xfeff xfeff 59 331247 N 18 061234 E xfeff 59 331247 18 061234 xfeff Klara Church Stockholm 160 31 Church of Our Lady 115 6 m 379 160 ft 1465 Bruges 160 Belgium Catholic 51 12 17 N 3 13 28 E xfeff xfeff 51 204816 N 3 224361 E xfeff 51 204816 3 224361 xfeff Church of Our Lady Bruges The second tallest brickwork tower in the world 32 Basilica del Voto Nacional 115 0 m 376 160 ft 1988 Quito 160 Ecuador Catholic 0 12 54 S 78 30 28 W xfeff xfeff 0 215025 S 78 507711 W xfeff 0 215025 78 507711 xfeff Basilica del Voto Nacional Quito 33 Lubeck Cathedral 114 7 m 376 160 ft 1341 Lubeck 160 Germany Lutheran 53 51 39 N 10 41 06 E xfeff xfeff 53 860756 N 10 684901 E xfeff 53 860756 10 684901 xfeff Lubeck Cathedral 160 34 Basilica of St Michael 114 6 m 374 160 ft 1492 Bordeaux 160 France Catholic 44 50 04 N 0 33 57 W xfeff xfeff 44 834353 N 0 565962 W xfeff 44 834353 0 565962 xfeff Basilica of St Michael Bordeaux 160 35 36 Florence Cathedral 114 5 m 376 160 ft 1434 Florence 160 Italy Catholic 43 46 23 N 11 15 25 E xfeff xfeff 43 773017 N 11 257033 E xfeff 43 773017 11 257033 xfeff Florence Cathedral 160 35 36 St Andrew s Church 114 5 m 376 160 ft 1890 Hildesheim 160 Germany Lutheran 52 09 06 N 9 56 58 E xfeff xfeff 52 151628 N 9 949469 E xfeff 52 151628 9 949469 xfeff St Andreas Hildesheim Tallest church in Lower Saxony Germany 37 Orleans Cathedral 114 0 m 374 160 ft 1345 Orleans 160 France Catholic 47 54 07 N 1 54 38 E xfeff xfeff 47 901889 N 1 910492 E xfeff 47 901889 1 910492 xfeff Orleans Cathedral 160 38 St Peter and St Paul s Church 91 citation needed 93 113 2 m 371 160 ft 1959 Mortegliano 160 Italy Catholic 45 56 37 N 13 10 17 E xfeff xfeff 45 943596 N 13 171323 E xfeff 45 943596 13 171323 xfeff St Peter and St Paul s Church Mortegliano 160 39 40 Chartres Cathedral 113 0 m 371 160 ft 91 6 93 1514 Chartres 160 France Catholic 48 26 51 N 1 29 14 E xfeff xfeff 48 447479 N 1 487103 E xfeff 48 447479 1 487103 xfeff Chartres Cathedral 160 39 40 Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary Manizales 113 0 m 371 160 ft 1901 Manizales 160 Colombia Catholic 5 04 03 N 75 31 02 W xfeff xfeff 5 067404 N 75 517270 W xfeff 5 067404 75 517270 xfeff Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary Manizales 41 Amiens Cathedral 112 7 m 367 160 ft 1549 Amiens 160 France Catholic 49 53 41 N 2 18 08 E xfeff xfeff 49 894584 N 2 302204 E xfeff 49 894584 2 302204 xfeff Amiens Cathedral 42 43 Torrazzo of Cremona 112 3 m 370 160 ft 1309 Cremona 160 Italy Catholic 45 08 02 N 10 01 30 E xfeff xfeff 45 133786 N 10 025086 E xfeff 45 133786 10 025086 xfeff Torrazzo of Cremona The oldest brick structure taller than 100 160 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 369 160 ft 1382 Utrecht 160 Netherlands Protestant 52 05 26 N 5 07 17 E xfeff xfeff 52 090674 N 5 121308 E xfeff 52 090674 5 121308 xfeff Dom Tower of Utrecht Cathedral s nave collapsed during a storm in 1674 44 45 St Jacob s Church Jakobikirche Lubeck 112 0 m 367 160 ft 1894 Lubeck 160 Germany Lutheran 53 52 15 N 10 41 19 E xfeff xfeff 53 870946 N 10 688602 E xfeff 53 870946 10 688602 xfeff Saint Jacob s Church Lubeck 160 44 45 Cathedral of La Plata 112 0 m 367 160 ft 2000 La Plata 160 Argentina Catholic 34 55 22 S 57 57 20 W xfeff xfeff 34 922679 S 57 955611 W xfeff 34 922679 57 955611 xfeff Cathedral of La Plata Designated cathedral in 1932 towers finished in 2000 46 St Paul s Cathedral 111 3 m 366 160 ft 1710 London 160 United Kingdom Church of England 51 30 50 N 0 05 54 W xfeff xfeff 51 513931 N 0 098306 W xfeff 51 513931 0 098306 xfeff St Paul s Cathedral London Tallest building in London until 1962 47 Schleswig Cathedral 111 2 m 367 160 ft 1894 Schleswig 160 Germany Lutheran 54 30 48 N 9 34 07 E xfeff xfeff 54 513471 N 9 568652 E xfeff 54 513471 9 568652 xfeff Schleswig Cathedral 160 48 Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle 110 18 m 363 160 ft 1892 Szczecin 160 Poland Catholic 53 25 29 N 14 33 20 E xfeff xfeff 53 424662 N 14 555576 E xfeff 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 360 160 ft 1891 Graz 160 Austria Catholic 47 04 10 N 15 27 20 E xfeff xfeff 47 069431 N 15 455642 E xfeff 47 069431 15 455642 xfeff Herz Jesu Kirche Graz 160 50 Nieuwe Kerk Delft 108 8 m 357 160 ft 1496 Delft 160 Netherlands Protestant 52 00 44 N 4 21 37 E xfeff xfeff 52 012135 N 4 360215 E xfeff 52 012135 4 360215 xfeff Nieuwe Kerk Delft 160 51 St John s Church 108 7 m 357 160 ft 1408 Luneburg 160 Germany Lutheran 53 14 52 N 10 24 45 E xfeff xfeff 53 247758 N 10 412392 E xfeff 53 247758 10 412392 xfeff St John s Church Luneburg Once slightly taller spire rebuilt from 1406 to 1408 52 Milan Cathedral 108 5 m 350 160 ft 1886 Milan 160 Italy Catholic 45 27 51 N 9 11 31 E xfeff xfeff 45 464251 N 9 192070 E xfeff 45 464251 9 192070 xfeff Milan Cathedral 160 53 Zagreb Cathedral 108 4 m 355 160 ft 1880 Zagreb 160 Croatia Catholic 45 48 52 N 15 58 46 E xfeff xfeff 45 814443 N 15 979412 E xfeff 45 814443 15 979412 xfeff Zagreb Cathedral 160 54 St Peter s Church Petrikirche Lubeck 108 2 m 367 160 ft 1894 Lubeck 160 Germany Lutheran 53 51 57 N 10 40 59 E xfeff xfeff 53 865951 N 10 682964 E xfeff 53 865951 10 682964 xfeff Saint Peter s Church Lubeck 160 55 Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe 107 5 m 352 7 160 ft 2008 Zamora de Hidalgo 160 Mexico Catholic 19 59 01 N 102 16 53 W xfeff xfeff 19 983619 N 102 281462 W xfeff 19 983619 102 281462 xfeff Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe Zamora de Hidalgo 160 56 St Peter and St Paul s Church 107 2 m 352 160 ft 1999 Mostar 160 Bosnia and Herzegovina Catholic 43 20 16 N 17 48 31 E xfeff xfeff 43 337902 N 17 808697 E xfeff 43 337902 17 808697 xfeff Church of St Peter and Paul Mostar Tallest completed church building in Southeast Europe 57 58 Linkoping Cathedral 107 0 m 351 160 ft 1886 Linkoping 160 Sweden Church of Sweden 58 24 40 N 15 37 00 E xfeff xfeff 58 411093 N 15 616765 E xfeff 58 411093 15 616765 xfeff Linkoping Cathedral 160 57 58 Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan 107 0 m 351 160 ft 2011 Tambov 160 Russia Russian Orthodox 52 43 17 N 41 27 28 E xfeff xfeff 52 721293 N 41 457896 E xfeff 52 721293 41 457896 xfeff 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 91 citation needed 93 106 0 m 348 160 ft 1832 Shuya 160 Russia Russian Orthodox 56 51 24 N 41 23 02 E xfeff xfeff 56 856695 N 41 383819 E xfeff 56 856695 41 383819 xfeff Resurrection Cathedral Shuya 59 63 Alessandria Cathedral 91 citation needed 93 106 0 m 348 160 ft 1885 Alessandria 160 Italy Catholic 44 54 44 N 8 37 08 E xfeff xfeff 44 912124 N 8 618807 E xfeff 44 912124 8 618807 xfeff Alessandria Cathedral 59 63 Sanctuary of the Black Madonna 106 0 m 348 160 ft 1900 Czestochowa 160 Poland Catholic 50 48 45 N 19 05 49 E xfeff xfeff 50 812458 N 19 097061 E xfeff 50 812458 19 097061 xfeff Jasna Gora Monastery Czestochowa 160 59 63 Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Lujan 106 0 m 348 160 ft 1935 Lujan 160 Argentina Catholic 34 33 51 S 59 07 16 W xfeff xfeff 34 564204 S 59 121125 W xfeff 34 564204 59 121125 xfeff Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Lujan 160 59 63 St Joseph s Church Le Havre 106 0 m 348 160 ft 1957 Le Havre 160 France Catholic 49 29 28 N 0 06 04 E xfeff xfeff 49 491011 N 0 101095 E xfeff 49 491011 0 101095 xfeff St Joseph s Church Le Havre 160 64 69 St Petri 105 0 m 344 160 ft 1310 Malmo 160 Sweden Lutheran 55 36 25 N 13 00 10 E xfeff xfeff 55 606902 N 13 002813 E xfeff 55 606902 13 002813 xfeff St Petri Malmo 160 64 69 Petrikirche Dortmund 105 0 m 344 160 ft 1322 Dortmund 160 Germany Lutheran 51 30 53 N 7 27 36 E xfeff xfeff 51 514637 N 7 459980 E xfeff 51 514637 7 459980 xfeff St Petri Church Dortmund 160 64 69 St Catherine s Church 105 0 m 344 160 ft 1550 Hoogstraten 160 Belgium Catholic 51 24 03 N 4 45 41 E xfeff xfeff 51 400871 N 4 761388 E xfeff 51 400871 4 761388 xfeff St Catherine s Church Hoogstraten 160 64 69 St Nicholas Church 105 0 m 344 160 ft 1696 Tallinn 160 Estonia Lutheran 59 26 09 N 24 44 32 E xfeff xfeff 59 435955 N 24 742222 E xfeff 59 435955 24 742222 xfeff St Nicholas Church Tallinn Cathedral itself dates from 1275 64 69 Regensburg Cathedral 105 0 m 344 160 ft 1856 Regensburg 160 Germany Catholic 49 01 10 N 12 05 52 E xfeff xfeff 49 019389 N 12 097840 E xfeff 49 019389 12 097840 xfeff Regensburg Cathedral 160 64 69 St Patrick s Cathedral 105 0 m 344 160 ft 1939 Melbourne 160 Australia Catholic 37 48 36 S 144 58 35 E xfeff xfeff 37 810122 S 144 976506 E xfeff 37 810122 144 976506 xfeff St Patrick s Cathedral Melbourne 160 70 Archcathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus Kostka 104 5 m 342 160 ft 1912 Lodz 160 Poland Catholic 51 44 56 N 19 27 37 E xfeff xfeff 51 748985 N 19 460228 E xfeff 51 748985 19 460228 xfeff Archcathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus Kostka Lodz 160 71 74 St Mary s Church 104 0 m 341 160 ft 1478 Stralsund 160 Germany Lutheran 54 18 36 N 13 05 15 E xfeff xfeff 54 309972 N 13 087383 E xfeff 54 309972 13 087383 xfeff St Mary s Church Stralsund 160 71 74 Cathedral of Magdeburg 104 0 m 341 160 ft 1520 Magdeburg 160 Germany Lutheran 52 07 29 N 11 38 02 E xfeff xfeff 52 124587 N 11 634009 E xfeff 52 124587 11 634009 xfeff Cathedral of Magdeburg 160 71 74 Cathedral of St Mary of The See 104 0 m 341 160 ft 1568 Seville 160 Spain Catholic 37 23 10 N 5 59 33 W xfeff xfeff 37 386203 N 5 992624 W xfeff 37 386203 5 992624 xfeff Seville Cathedral Often considered to be the largest Gothic cathedral in the world 71 74 Reinoldikirche 104 0 m 340 160 ft 1954 Dortmund 160 Germany Lutheran 51 30 53 N 7 28 02 E xfeff xfeff 51 514745 N 7 467157 E xfeff 51 514745 7 467157 xfeff Reinoldikirche Dortmund was 119 metres 390 160 ft from 1520 until 1661 75 Cathedral of Christ the Saviour 103 4 m 338 160 ft 2000 Moscow 160 Russia Russian Orthodox 55 44 41 N 37 36 19 E xfeff xfeff 55 744692 N 37 605380 E xfeff 55 744692 37 605380 xfeff 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 338 160 ft 1430 Osnabruck 160 Germany Lutheran 52 16 24 N 8 02 33 E xfeff xfeff 52 273195 N 8 042443 E xfeff 52 273195 8 042443 xfeff Katharinenkirche Osnabruck 160 76 78 St Stanislaus and St Wenceslaus Cathedral 103 0 m 338 160 ft 1496 Swidnica 160 Poland Catholic 50 50 28 N 16 29 30 E xfeff xfeff 50 840992 N 16 491600 E xfeff 50 840992 16 491600 xfeff St Stanislaus and St Wenceslaus Cathedral Swidnica 160 76 78 Les Invalides 103 0 m 338 160 ft 1706 Paris 160 France Catholic 48 51 18 N 2 18 45 E xfeff xfeff 48 854992 N 2 312405 E xfeff 48 854992 2 312405 xfeff Les Invalides Paris 160 79 80 St Nicholas Church 102 6 m 337 160 ft c 1350 Stralsund 160 Germany Lutheran 54 18 55 N 13 05 27 E xfeff xfeff 54 315284 N 13 090803 E xfeff 54 315284 13 090803 xfeff St Nicholas Church Stralsund 79 80 Church of St Mary 160 91 pl 93 102 6 m 337 160 ft 1854 Chojna 160 Poland Catholic 52 57 46 N 14 25 46 E xfeff xfeff 52 962654 N 14 429458 E xfeff 52 962654 14 429458 xfeff Church of St Mary Chojna 81 St Anthony s Basilica St Antonius Basilika 102 5 m 336 160 ft 1905 Rheine 160 Germany Catholic 52 16 55 N 7 26 57 E xfeff xfeff 52 281810 N 7 449119 E xfeff 52 281810 7 449119 xfeff St Antonius Basilika Rheine 82 83 St Bartholomew 102 3 m 335 160 ft 1600 Plzen 160 Czech Republic Catholic 49 44 52 N 13 22 38 E xfeff xfeff 49 747655 N 13 377285 E xfeff 49 747655 13 377285 xfeff Cathedral of St Bartholomew Plzen 160 82 83 St Martin s Cathedral Ypres 102 3 m 336 160 ft 20th century Ypres 160 Belgium Catholic 50 51 06 N 2 53 04 E xfeff xfeff 50 851754 N 2 884402 E xfeff 50 851754 2 884402 xfeff 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 334 160 ft 1967 Montreal 160 Canada Catholic 45 29 31 N 73 36 59 W xfeff xfeff 45 491899 N 73 616343 W xfeff 45 491899 73 616343 xfeff Saint Joseph s Oratory 85 Saint Isaac s Cathedral 101 5 m 333 160 ft 1858 St Petersburg 160 Russia Russian Orthodox 59 56 03 N 30 18 22 E xfeff xfeff 59 934127 N 30 306087 E xfeff 59 934127 30 306087 xfeff Saint Isaac s Cathedral Saint Petersburg 160 86 88 Basilica Notre Dame 101 0 m 331 160 ft 1866 Boulogne sur Mer 160 France Catholic 50 43 35 N 1 36 55 E xfeff xfeff 50 726420 N 1 615250 E xfeff 50 726420 1 615250 xfeff Basilica of Notre Dame de Boulogne 86 88 Kosciol Wniebowziecia Najswietszej Maryi Panny w Bielawie 160 91 pl 93 101 0 m 331 160 ft 1876 Bielawa 160 Poland Catholic 50 41 13 N 16 37 00 E xfeff xfeff 50 687071 N 16 616722 E xfeff 50 687071 16 616722 xfeff Bielawa Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 86 88 Liverpool Cathedral 101 0 m 331 160 ft 1978 Liverpool 160 United Kingdom Church of England 53 23 51 N 2 58 23 W xfeff xfeff 53 397510 N 2 973151 W xfeff 53 397510 2 973151 xfeff Liverpool Cathedral 89 Saint Wenceslas Cathedral 100 7 m 330 160 ft 1892 Olomouc 160 Czech Republic Catholic 49 35 51 N 17 15 46 E xfeff xfeff 49 597567 N 17 262657 E xfeff 49 597567 17 262657 xfeff Saint Wenceslas Cathedral Olomouc 160 90 Munster of Bern 100 6 m 330 1 160 ft 1893 Bern 160 Switzerland Swiss Reformed 46 56 50 N 7 27 04 E xfeff xfeff 46 947321 N 7 451197 E xfeff 46 947321 7 451197 xfeff Munster of Bern 160 91 St Patrick s Cathedral 100 4 m 329 6 160 ft 1888 New York City 160 United States Catholic 40 45 31 N 73 58 36 W xfeff xfeff 40 758680 N 73 976770 W xfeff 40 758680 73 976770 xfeff 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 91 7 93 92 St Mark s Campanile 100 1 m 328 160 ft 1912 Venice 160 Italy Catholic 45 26 02 N 12 20 21 E xfeff xfeff 45 434010 N 12 339055 E xfeff 45 434010 12 339055 xfeff St Mark s Campanile Venice 160 93 97 Esztergom Basilica 100 0 m 328 160 ft 1869 Esztergom 160 Hungary Catholic 47 47 56 N 18 44 10 E xfeff xfeff 47 798984 N 18 736238 E xfeff 47 798984 18 736238 xfeff Esztergom Basilica Still the tallest building in Hungary 93 97 Gedachtniskirche 100 0 m 328 160 ft 1904 Speyer 160 Germany Lutheran 49 18 54 N 8 25 47 E xfeff xfeff 49 315101 N 8 429673 E xfeff 49 315101 8 429673 xfeff Gedachtniskirche Speyer 160 93 97 Sao Paulo Cathedral 100 0 m 328 160 ft 1954 Sao Paulo 160 Brazil Catholic 23 33 03 S 46 38 03 W xfeff xfeff 23 550887 S 46 634101 W xfeff 23 550887 46 634101 xfeff Sao Paulo Cathedral 93 97 Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 100 0 m 328 160 ft 1959 Washington DC 160 United States Catholic 38 55 58 N 77 00 03 W xfeff xfeff 38 932807 N 77 000886 W xfeff 38 932807 77 000886 xfeff 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 328 160 ft 1980 Aparecida 160 Brazil Catholic 22 50 59 S 45 14 04 W xfeff xfeff 22 849757 S 45 234312 W xfeff 22 849757 45 234312 xfeff 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 Edit Rank Country Church buildings 100 m 328 160 ft Tallest Rank City Church buildings 100 m 328 160 ft Tallest 1 160 Germany 27 161 5 1 Hamburg 160 Germany 5 147 3 2 160 France 9 151 0 2 Lubeck 160 Germany 4 125 0 3 160 Italy 160 160 Vatican City 8 136 6 3 Tallinn 160 Estonia 2 123 7 4 160 Poland 7 141 5 4 St Petersburg 160 Russia 2 122 5 5 160 Russia 6 122 5 5 New York City 160 United States 2 119 8 6 160 Belgium 4 124 9 6 Dortmund 160 Germany 2 105 0 7 160 Sweden 4 118 7 7 Stralsund 160 Germany 2 104 0 8 160 Austria 3 136 4 8 Ulm 160 Germany 1 161 5 9 160 Brazil 3 124 0 9 Yamoussoukro 160 Ivory Coast 1 158 0 10 160 United Kingdom 3 123 1 10 Cologne 160 Germany 1 157 4 11 160 United States 3 119 8 11 Rouen 160 France 1 151 0 12 160 Estonia 2 123 7 12 Strasbourg 160 France 1 142 0 13 160 Netherlands 2 112 3 13 Lichen Stary 160 Poland 1 141 5 14 160 Argentina 2 112 0 14 Vatican City Rome 160 160 Vatican City 1 136 6 15 160 Czech Republic 2 102 3 15 Vienna 160 Austria 1 136 4 16 160 Ivory Coast 1 158 0 16 Linz 160 Austria 1 134 8 17 160 Romania 1 127 0 17 Landshut 160 Germany 1 130 6 18 160 Latvia 1 123 3 18 Bucharest 160 Romania 1 127 0 19 160 Ecuador 1 115 0 19 Novara 160 Italy 1 126 0 20 160 Colombia 1 113 0 20 Antwerp 160 Belgium 1 124 9 21 160 Croatia 1 108 4 21 Maringa 160 Brazil 1 124 0 22 160 Mexico 1 107 5 22 Riga 160 Latvia 1 123 3 23 160 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 107 2 23 Salisbury 160 United Kingdom 1 123 1 24 160 Australia 1 105 0 24 Uppsala 160 Sweden 1 118 7 25 160 Spain 1 104 0 25 Schwerin 160 Germany 1 117 5 26 160 Canada 1 102 0 26 Rostock 160 Germany 1 117 0 27 160 Hungary 1 100 0 27 Freiburg 160 Germany 1 116 0 27 160 Switzerland 1 100 0 27 Rybinsk 160 Russia 1 116 0 Timeline the tallest church buildings of their time Edit Tallest in years Name City Height Increase Time span Notes 1311 1549 Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln 160 0 160 m 524 9 160 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 0 160 m 272 3 160 ft 1549 1569 St Mary s Church Stralsund 151 0 160 m 495 4 160 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 0 160 m 341 2 160 ft 1569 1573 Beauvais Cathedral Beauvais 153 0 160 m 502 0 160 ft 1 3 4 years Tower collapsed in 1573 current height 47 5 160 m 155 8 160 ft 1573 1647 St Mary s Church Stralsund 151 0 160 m 495 4 160 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 0 160 m 341 2 160 ft 1647 1874 Strasbourg Cathedral Strasbourg 142 0 160 m 465 9 160 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 3 160 m 483 3 160 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 0 160 m 495 4 160 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 4 160 m 516 4 160 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 5 160 m 529 9 160 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 Edit Note The church buildings are ordered based on their tallest recorded height in history Those listed in italics and marked with H for historical are church buildings no longer in existence suffix D or no longer as tall as their previous maximum height suffix gt 100 if height today gt 100 metres suffix gt 75 if height today gt 75 metres and suffix lt 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 Heightmetres feet H Name Completed City Country Comment 99 9 m 328 160 ft St Nicholas Church 1653 Greifswald 160 Germany 99 5 m 326 160 ft Saint Vincent s church 1883 Eeklo 160 Belgium 160 99 5 m 326 160 ft Munich Frauenkirche 1525 Munich 160 Germany 160 99 3 m 326 160 ft Ludgerus Dom 1898 Billerbeck 160 Germany 160 99 0 m 325 160 ft Church of Our Lady of Laeken 1911 Brussels 160 Belgium 160 99 0 m 325 160 ft St John 1892 Stargard 160 Poland 160 99 0 m 325 160 ft St Nikomedes 1889 Steinfurt 160 Germany 160 99 0 m 325 160 ft Votive Church 1879 Vienna 160 Austria 160 98 0 m 280 160 ft Berlin Cathedral Berliner Dom 1905 Berlin Mitte 160 Germany Reconstructed after World War II formerly considerably taller 98 0 m 322 160 ft Marktkirche 1862 Wiesbaden 160 Germany 160 98 0 m 322 160 ft Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren 15th century Amersfoort 160 Netherlands Rest of church accidentally blown up in 1797 98 0 m 322 160 ft Sint Vituskerk 1890 Hilversum 160 Netherlands 160 98 0 m 322 160 ft St Martin 1534 Amberg 160 Germany 160 98 0 m 322 160 ft Wroclaw Cathedral 1341 Wroclaw 160 Poland 160 98 0 m 322 160 ft H D St Ansgarii 1243 Bremen 160 Germany Destroyed in World War II 97 8 m 321 160 ft Nidaros Cathedral 1300 Trondheim 160 Norway Northernmost medieval cathedral in the world and the second largest in the Nordic countries 97 6 m 320 160 ft St Martin s Church 1883 Malters 160 Switzerland 160 97 3 m 319 160 ft St Rumbold s Cathedral 1520 Mechelen 160 Belgium The tower was supposed to be 167 metres 548 160 ft tall but the money ran out 97 3 m 319 160 ft Marktkirche 14th century Hannover 160 Germany Rebuilt after World War II in 1952 97 0 m 318 160 ft Pavia Cathedral 1885 Pavia 160 Italy 97 0 m 318 160 ft Temple de Garnison 1881 Metz 160 France Nave was demolished in 1952 97 0 m 318 160 ft Temple Saint Etienne 1866 Mulhouse 160 France Tallest Protestant church in France 97 0 m 318 160 ft Grote Kerk 91 8 93 1547 Breda 160 Netherlands 160 97 0 m 318 160 ft St Martin s Church 1914 Arlon 160 Belgium 97 0 m 318 160 ft St Paul s Church Munich 1906 Munich 160 Germany 97 0 m 318 160 ft Basilica of Sainte Therese 1954 Lisieux 160 France 97 0 m 318 160 ft Annunciation Cathedral 2009 Voronezh 160 Russia 160 97 0 m 318 160 ft Predigerkirche 18th century Zurich 160 Switzerland 96 9 m 318 160 ft Martinikerk 1627 Groningen 160 Netherlands Spire burned down in 1577 was c 100 tall 96 6 m 317 160 ft Mikael Agricola Church 1935 Helsinki 160 Finland 96 5 m 317 160 ft H lt 75 St Salvator s Church 1904 Duisburg 160 Germany Destroyed in World War II rebuilt with a tower height of 62 5 metres 96 5 m 317 160 ft 91 9 93 St Vitus Cathedral 1554 Prague 160 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 91 10 93 96 5 m 317 160 ft Great Belfry of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra 1744 Kyiv 160 Ukraine 160 96 1 m 315 160 ft Clermont Ferrand Cathedral 1884 Clermont Ferrand 160 France 160 96 0 m 315 160 ft Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar 1681 Zaragoza 160 Spain 96 0 m 315 160 ft Basilica of St Anthony 1906 Rybnik 160 Poland 160 96 0 m 315 160 ft Norwich Anglican Cathedral 1480 Norwich 160 United Kingdom Tallest building in the city of Norwich UK 96 0 m 315 160 ft Aarhus Cathedral 1500 Aarhus 160 Denmark 160 96 0 m 315 160 ft Church of Donaufeld 1914 Vienna 160 Austria 160 96 0 m 315 160 ft H lt 75 St Pius Church St Pius Kirche 1894 Berlin Friedrichshain 160 Germany Destroyed in World War II today 66 metres tall 96 0 m 315 160 ft St Stephen s Basilica 1905 Budapest 160 Hungary Still the tallest building in Budapest 96 0 m 315 160 ft St Paul s Cathedral 1931 Melbourne 160 Australia 160 96 0 m 315 160 ft Transfiguration Cathedral 2004 Khabarovsk 160 Russia 160 96 0 m 315 160 ft Basilica di San Nicolo 1881 Lecco 160 Italy 160 95 8 160 m 314 160 ft St Bartholomew s Church 1867 Demmin 160 Germany 160 95 7 m 314 160 ft German Church Stockholm 1884 Stockholm 160 Sweden 160 95 3 m 313 160 ft Willibrordi Dom 1540 Wesel 160 Germany 160 95 1 m 312 160 ft Kaiserdom 1877 Frankfurt 160 Germany 160 95 0 m 312 160 ft St Nicholas Cathedral 1907 Elblag 160 Poland 160 95 0 m 312 160 ft Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces 2020 Kubinka 160 Russia 160 94 6 m 312 160 ft Herz Jesu Kirche 1900 Munster 160 Germany 160 94 2 m 312 160 ft Heilig Kreuz Kirche 1886 Munich 160 Germany 160 94 1 m 309 160 ft Church of St Walburge 1866 Preston 160 United Kingdom The tallest parish church in the UK 94 0 m 315 160 ft Church of the Cross Kreuzkirche 1788 Dresden Innere Altstadt 160 Germany 160 94 0 m 309 160 ft Martinikerk 1430 Doesburg 160 Netherlands 160 94 0 m 312 160 ft St James Church 1486 Villach 160 Austria 160 93 8 m 308 160 ft St John s Cathedral 1861 Limerick 160 Ireland Tallest church spire in Ireland 93 8 m 308 160 ft Paderborn Cathedral 13th century Paderborn 160 Germany 160 93 72 m 308 160 ft Peter and Paul Church 1767 Porechye 160 Russia Tallest rural belltower in Russia 93 7 m 307 160 ft Smolny Cathedral of the Resurrection 1835 St Petersburg 160 Russia 160 93 5 m 307 160 ft Church of the Savior on Blood 1907 St Petersburg 160 Russia 160 93 5 m 307 160 ft St Ulrich und Afra 1594 Augsburg 160 Germany 160 93 4 m 306 5 160 ft Cathedral of Saint Paul National Shrine of the Apostle Paul 1915 St Paul 160 United States 160 93 0 m 305 ft New Cathedral of Salamanca 1733 Salamanca 160 Spain The third tallest cathedral in Spain 93 0 m 305 160 ft Nikolo Ugresha monastery 1763 Dzerzhinsky 160 Russia 93 0 m 305 160 ft Mariahilfkirche 1839 Munich 160 Germany 160 93 0 m 305 160 ft Priory Church of St Augustine Gelsenkirchen 160 Germany 160 93 0 m 305 160 ft H lt 75 St Matthew s Church Matthiaskirche 1895 Berlin Schoneberg 160 Germany Destroyed in World War II today 60 metres tall tower 93 0 m 305 160 ft Basilica of the Sacred Heart 1970 Brussels 160 Belgium 160 93 0 m 305 160 ft Dijon Cathedral 1393 Dijon 160 France 160 92 9 m 305 160 ft St Eusebius Church 1965 Arnhem 160 Netherlands 160 92 9 m 305 160 ft St James Cathedral 1853 Toronto 160 Canada 160 92 7 m 304 160 ft Nicolaikirche 1895 Luneburg 160 Germany Church built from 1407 to 1440 new spire built from 1831 to 1895 92 6 m 303 160 ft Great or St James Church 1424 The Hague 160 Netherlands 160 92 6 m 303 160 ft Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church 1973 Fort Lauderdale 160 United States 160 92 5 m 303 160 ft Duomo di Santa Sofia 1824 Lendinara 160 Italy 160 92 5 m 303 160 ft Marienkirche 1892 Kaiserslautern 160 Germany 160 92 3 m 322 160 ft Bremen Cathedral 1893 Bremen 160 Germany 160 92 3 m 302 160 ft Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia 1792 Murcia 160 Spain 160 92 0 m 302 160 ft Pfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt 1505 Schlanders 160 Italy 160 92 0 m 302 160 ft Church of St James 1592 Brno 160 Czech Republic 160 92 0 m 302 160 ft Vasteras Cathedral 1693 Vasteras 160 Sweden 160 92 0 m 302 160 ft Eglise Saint Pierre 17th century Steenvoorde 160 France 160 92 0 m 302 160 ft Sacred Heart Church 1907 Turnhout 160 Belgium 160 92 0 m 302 160 ft Saint Bartholomew s Church 1911 Gliwice 160 Poland 160 91 7 m 301 160 ft National Cathedral 1990 Washington DC 160 United States 160 91 7 m 301 160 ft St Francis de Sales Church 1908 St Louis 160 United States 91 7 m 301 160 ft Pfarrkirche Klagenfurt St Egid 1725 Klagenfurt 160 Austria 91 7 m 301 160 ft Basilica of Sainte Anne de Beaupre 1923 Sainte Anne de Beaupre 160 Canada 91 6 m 300 5 160 ft St James s Cathedral 1225 Riga 160 Latvia 160 91 5 m 287 160 ft St Elizabeth s Church Wroclaw 160 Poland 160 91 5 m 300 160 ft Halberstadt Cathedral 1491 Halberstadt 160 Germany 160 91 4 m 300 160 ft Mosque Cathedral of Cordoba 1607 Cordoba 160 Spain Formerly the second largest mosque in the world before being converted into a cathedral during the 13th century 91 2 m 299 160 ft Church of St Magdalene 1820 Alpnach 160 Switzerland 160 91 2 m 299 160 ft 91 11 93 Our Lady s Church Frauenkirche 1743 Dresden Innere Altstadt 160 Germany Destroyed by bombing in 1945 and rededicated in 2005 91 1 m 299 160 ft St James Church 1878 The Hague 160 Netherlands 160 91 1 m 299 160 ft St Andreas 13th century Braunschweig 160 Germany 160 91 0 m 299 160 ft Cathedral of Hope 1935 Pittsburgh 160 United States 160 91 0 m 299 160 ft St Mary s Basilica 1884 Kevelaer 160 Germany 160 91 0 m 299 160 ft H lt 75 St Alegundis Church Emmerich am Rhein 160 Germany Destroyed in World War II rebuilt with a tower height of 58 metres 91 0 m 299 160 ft St Joseph 1914 Speyer 160 Germany 160 91 0 m 299 160 ft Neubaukirche 1582 Wurzburg 160 Germany 160 91 0 m 299 160 ft Pfarrkirche St Marien Friedland 1500 Friedland Mecklenburg 160 Germany 160 91 0 m 299 160 ft New St John s Church 1874 Munich 160 Germany 160 91 0 m 299 160 ft Votive Church of Szeged 1930 Szeged 160 Hungary 91 0 m 298 160 ft St Peter Cathedral 1893 Erie Pennsylvania 160 United States 90 5 m 297 160 ft Lange Jan 1300 Middelburg 160 Netherlands The tower was rebuilt after destruction by Luftwaffe bombings in 1940 90 5 m 297 160 ft Canterbury Cathedral 1494 Canterbury 160 United Kingdom Cathedral itself dates from 1077 90 5 m 297 160 ft St Joseph s Church 1897 Koblenz 160 Germany 160 90 3 m 296 160 ft Nikolo Berlyukovsky Monastery 1899 Avdotyino Noginsky District Moscow Oblast 160 Russia 160 90 1 m 296 160 ft St Joseph 1891 Viersen 160 Germany 160 90 1 m 296 160 ft St Lamberti 1898 Munster 160 Germany 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft H lt 75 Notre Dame de Paris 1345 Paris 160 France Central spire built in the mid 19th century destroyed in the April 2019 fire 90 0 m 295 160 ft Cathedral of Toledo 1440 Toledo 160 Spain 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft Coventry Cathedral 1433 Coventry 160 United Kingdom The spire was the only part of the cathedral that survived intact when it was bombed in 1940 90 0 m 295 160 ft St Colman s Cathedral 1919 Cobh 160 Ireland 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft Cathedral of Santa Eulalia 15th century Barcelona 160 Spain 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft Cathedral 1776 Riga 160 Latvia 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft Church at the Southern Star Kirche am Sudstern 1897 Berlin Kreuzberg 160 Germany 160 90 m 295 160 ft Garrison Church 1732 Potsdam 160 Germany Damaged in World War II and later destroyed by the GDR regime Currently being reconstructed since 2018 90 0 m 295 160 ft St Nikolajs 1829 Copenhagen 160 Denmark 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft Helligandskirken 1409 Copenhagen 160 Denmark 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft St Mary s Episcopal Cathedral 1917 Edinburgh 160 United Kingdom 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft St James Church 1515 Louth 160 United Kingdom 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft St Martin Garrison Church Garnisonkirche St Martin 1900 Dresden Albertstadt 160 Germany 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft Georgskirche 1501 Nordlingen 160 Germany 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft El Escorial 1584 San Lorenzo de El Escorial 160 Spain 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft Abbaye aux Hommes 13th century Caen 160 France Formerly much taller 90 0 m 295 160 ft Saint Eloi 15th century Dunkirk 160 France 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft Co cathedral 1898 Osijek 160 Croatia 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft La Seo Cathedral 1704 Zaragoza 160 Spain 90 0 m 295 160 ft St Walpurga s Church 1624 Oudenaarde 160 Belgium 90 0 m 295 160 ft Liege Cathedral 1812 Liege 160 Belgium 90 0 m 295 160 ft St Nicholas Church 1480 Flensburg 160 Germany 90 0 m 295 160 ft Santa Maria Assunta 1893 Breganze 160 Italy 90 0 m 295 160 ft St Mary s Maternity Church 1370 Trzebiatow 160 Poland 90 0 m 295 160 ft Maria Himmelfart 1908 Schonau im Schwarzwald 160 Germany 90 0 m 295 160 ft Mariazell Basilica 17th century Mariazell 160 Austria 90 0 m 295 160 ft H lt 75 Sint Petruskerk Oirschot 160 Netherlands Pinnacle destroyed by a storm in 1558 actual height 72 metres 160 90 0 m 295 160 ft H lt 75 St Urbanus 1893 Gelsenkirchen 160 Germany Tower was destroyed in World War II actual height 48 metres 90 0 m 295 160 ft H lt 75 St Peter Altentreptow 160 Germany Tower was destroyed in 1773 actual height 65 metres 89 9 m 294 160 ft Vor Frelsers Kirke 1696 Copenhagen 160 Denmark 160 89 7 m 294 160 ft St Mary s Church Marienkirche 1789 Berlin Mitte 160 Germany 160 89 5 m 294 160 ft Assumption Cathedral 1841 Kharkiv 160 Ukraine 160 89 3 m 292 160 ft St Bavo s Cathedral 1538 Ghent 160 Belgium 160 89 3 m 292 160 ft St Mary Redcliffe 1872 Bristol 160 United Kingdom The previous spire collapsed in a storm in the 1440s 88 9 m 291 160 ft Votive Temple of Maipu 1974 Maipu 160 Chile 88 7 m 290 160 ft Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King 1967 Liverpool 160 United Kingdom 160 88 7 m 290 160 ft New St Nicholas Church 1962 Hamburg 160 Germany 160 88 6 m 290 160 ft St Peter s Church 1906 Munich 160 Germany 160 88 5 m 290 160 ft St Peter and St Paul s Church 1500 Caslav 160 Czech Republic 160 88 5 m 290 160 ft Church of St Margaret 1894 Wadersloh 160 Germany 160 88 43 m 290 160 ft H D Garrison Church 1732 Potsdam 160 Germany Destroyed on April 14 1945 by an air raid demolition of ruin in 1968 start of reconstruction in 2017 88 3 m 289 160 ft Peterskirche 1885 Leipzig 160 Germany 160 88 3 m 288 160 ft Washington Temple 1974 Kensington Maryland 160 United States Tallest LDS temple 88 3 m 288 160 ft St Martin s Church 14th century Halberstadt 160 Germany 160 88 0 m 279 160 ft St Johannes Baptist 1247 Warburg 160 Germany 88 0 m 279 160 ft Trinity Lavra of St Sergius 1770 Sergiyev Posad 160 Russia 88 0 m 279 160 ft Luther Church Lutherkirche 1894 Berlin Schoneberg 160 Germany 160 88 0 m 288 160 ft Cathedral 1558 Segovia 160 Spain 160 88 0 m 288 160 ft Cathedral 1400 Burgos 160 Spain 160 88 0 m 288 160 ft Pfarrkirche St Stephan 1725 Stockerau 160 Austria 160 88 0 m 288 160 ft St Paul s Church 1906 Munich 160 Germany 160 88 0 m 288 160 ft St George s Church 1911 Eindhoven 160 Netherlands 160 88 0 m 288 160 ft St Mary s Church 1877 Neubrandenburg 160 Germany 160 88 0 m 288 160 ft Church of St Anthony 1877 Papenburg 160 Germany 160 88 0 m 288 160 ft Church of Saint Johann and Paul 1822 Schupfheim 160 Switzerland 160 87 9 m 288 160 ft St Bernard s Church 1901 Karlsruhe 160 Germany 160 87 7 m 287 160 ft Dreikonigskirche 1857 Dresden Innere Neustadt 160 Germany Completely destroyed in the 1945 bombing and rebuilt 1984 1991 87 6 m 287 160 ft St Stephan s Church Tangermunde 160 Germany 160 87 5 m 287 160 ft Saint Anthony Church 1930 Valmadrera 160 Italy 160 87 2 m 286 160 ft St Mary s Church 1672 Zwickau 160 Germany 160 87 2 m 286 160 ft Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church 1875 New York City 160 United States 160 87 1 m 285 160 ft Saint Epvre 1872 Nancy 160 France 160 87 1 m 285 160 ft St Gertrude s Church 1885 Hamburg 160 Germany 160 87 1 m 285 160 ft Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi 2002 Tbilisi 160 Georgia 160 87 0 m 285 160 ft St Sebastian s Church St Sebastians Kirche Berlin Gesundbrunnen 160 Germany 160 87 0 m 285 160 ft Church of Saint Myrrhbearers 1820 Kaluga 160 Russia 87 0 m 285 160 ft Holy Cross Church Munster 160 Germany 160 87 0 m 285 160 ft Trinity Church 1888 Arendal 160 Norway 160 87 0 m 285 160 ft INC Central Temple 1984 Quezon City 160 Philippines Tallest church in Metro Manila run by Iglesia ni Cristo Church of Christ 87 0 m 285 160 ft Kostol Nanebovzatia Panny Marie 14th century Spisska Nova Ves 160 Slovakia 87 0 m 285 160 ft Sacred Heart Cathedral 1977 Bendigo 160 Australia Tallest provincial Australian church 87 0 m 285 160 ft St Stephen s Church Braunau 1759 Braunau am Inn 160 Austria 160 87 0 m 285 160 ft Cathedral of the Assumption 1852 Louisville 160 United States 160 87 0 m 285 160 ft St Clement s Church 15th century Steenwijk 160 Netherlands the tower of the church hosts since 1907 a water tank with a volume of 145 m 87 0 m 285 160 ft Reims Cathedral 14th century Reims 160 France 160 87 0 m 285 160 ft Saint Nicolas 1545 Saint Nicolas de Port 160 France 87 0 m 285 160 ft Rodez Cathedral 1531 Rodez 160 France 160 87 0 m 285 160 ft Notre Dame de l Assomption Marciac 160 France 160 87 0 m 285 160 ft Church of the Transfiguration 1512 Tabor 160 Czech Republic 160 87 0 m 285 160 ft St James Church 1881 Aachen 160 Germany 160 87 0 m 285 160 ft Alexander Nevsky Novoyarmarochny Cathedral 1880 Nizhny Novgorod 160 Russia 160 87 0 m 285 160 ft Sacred Heart Church 1952 Gdynia 160 Poland 160 87 0 m 285 160 ft Arcipretal Church 1969 Farra di Soligo 160 Italy 160 86 9 m 285 160 ft Concordia Church 19th century Mannheim 160 Germany 160 86 9 m 285 160 ft St Mary s Church 1292 Uelzen 160 Germany 160 86 8 m 284 160 ft Westminster Cathedral 1903 London 160 United Kingdom 160 86 8 m 284 160 ft Church of St John the Baptist 1894 Krefeld 160 Germany 160 86 8 m 284 160 ft Church of the Redeemer Heilandskirche 1894 Berlin Moabit 160 Germany 160 86 6 m 284 160 ft Riddarholm Church 1300 Stockholm 160 Sweden 160 86 5 m 283 160 ft H lt 75 Schlosskirche 1897 Chemnitz 160 Germany Destroyed in 1945 today 42 metres tall tower 86 3 m 282 160 ft St Mary s Church 15th century Rostock 160 Germany 160 86 2 m 282 160 ft St Wulfram s Church 1450 Grantham 160 United Kingdom 160 86 2 m 282 160 ft Aegidienkirche 1840 Lubeck 160 Germany 160 86 2 m 282 160 ft Marienkirche 1903 Muhlhausen 160 Germany Largest parish church in Thuringia 86 2 m 282 160 ft Jakobskirche 16th century Straubing 160 Germany 160 86 2 m 282 160 ft Saint Ouen 1851 Rouen 160 France 160 86 1 m 282 160 ft Modena Cathedral 14th century Modena 160 Italy 160 86 0 m 282 160 ft Mariestad Cathedral 1625 Mariestad 160 Sweden 160 86 0 m 282 160 ft Stora Tuna Kyrka 1469 Borlange 160 Sweden 160 86 0 m 282 160 ft Lambertikirche 1887 Oldenburg 160 Germany 160 86 0 m 282 160 ft St Catherine Church 1897 Torun 160 Poland 160 86 0 m 282 160 ft St Georg 1904 Ulm 160 Germany 160 86 0 m 282 160 ft St Nicholas Church 1896 Zwiesel 160 Germany 160 86 0 m 282 160 ft St Mary s Church 1859 Kemberg 160 Germany 160 86 0 m 282 160 ft St Pancras Church 1873 Warstein 160 Germany 160 86 0 m 282 160 ft St Peter and Paul Church 1902 Katowice 160 Poland 160 86 0 m 282 160 ft St Medardus Church 15th century Wervik 160 Belgium 160 86 0 m 282 160 ft Heilandskirche 1888 Leipzig 160 Germany 160 86 0 m 282 160 ft Burgermeister Smidt Gedachtniskirche 1855 Bremerhaven 160 Germany 160 86 0 m 282 160 ft St James Church 1901 Zurich 160 Switzerland 86 0 m 282 160 ft H D Holy Spirit Church 1728 Potsdam 160 Germany Destroyed on April 26 1945 by fire demolition of ruin until 1974 85 9 m 281 160 ft Catholic Church of the Royal Court Katholische Hofkirche 1755 Dresden Innere Altstadt 160 Germany Elevated to cathedral status in 1980 the largest church in Saxony 85 9 m 281 160 ft Cathedral of St Joseph 1962 Hartford 160 United States 160 85 9 m 281 160 ft Turku Cathedral 1834 Turku 160 Finland 160 85 9 m 281 160 ft St Elphin s Church 1860s Warrington 160 United Kingdom Church itself dates from 1354 85 9 m 281 160 ft Trinity Church 1846 New York City 160 United States 160 85 6 m 280 160 ft H lt 75 Basilica of St Denis 1281 Saint Denis 160 France Now considerably shorter 85 5 m 280 160 ft New Church of St Margaret 1913 Munich 160 Germany 160 85 5 m 280 160 ft Mainz Cathedral 1769 Mainz 160 Germany 160 85 4 m 280 160 ft St Mary s Cathedral 1912 Killarney 160 Ireland 160 85 35 m 280 160 ft American Cathedral in Paris 1886 Paris 160 France 160 85 3 m 279 160 ft Westerkerk 1638 Amsterdam 160 Netherlands Largest Protestant church in the Netherlands 85 3 m 279 160 ft Johanneskirche 1881 Dusseldorf 160 Germany 160 85 3 m 279 160 ft Saint Esprit 1931 Paris 160 France 160 85 3 m 279 160 ft St Mary s Church 1496 Salzwedel 160 Germany 160 85 2 m 279 160 ft Church of St Paul the Apostle Apostel Paulus Kirche 1894 Berlin Schoneberg 160 Germany 160 85 1 m 279 160 ft St Paul s Church 1484 Eppan an der Weinstrasse 160 Italy 160 85 1 m 279 160 ft Meissen Cathedral 1410 Meissen 160 Germany 160 85 0 m 278 160 ft St Mary Abbots 1879 London 160 United Kingdom Tallest church spire in London 85 0 m 278 160 ft Lutherkirche 1901 Solingen 160 Germany 160 85 0 m 278 160 ft Municipal lutheran church 1863 Unna 160 Germany 160 85 0 m 278 160 ft Lucon Cathedral 1121 Lucon 160 France 160 85 0 m 278 160 ft Saint Pierre de Marennes 160 91 fr 93 Marennes 160 France 160 85 0 m 278 160 ft Saint Nicolas 1850 Nantes 160 France 160 85 0 m 278 160 ft St Martin s Cathedral 14th century Bratislava 160 Slovakia 85 0 m 278 160 ft Basilica Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption 1411 Wloclawek 160 Poland 160 85 0 m 278 160 ft Eglise Saint Maurice 1893 Strasbourg 160 France Estimated height 85 0 m 278 160 ft Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica 1776 Sastin Straze 160 Slovakia 160 85 0 m 278 160 ft Church of Sts Olha and Elizabeth 1907 Lviv 160 Ukraine 160 85 0 m 278 160 ft St Peter and St Paul s Church 1497 Gorlitz 160 Germany 160 85 0 m 278 160 ft St Canisius s Church 1903 Vienna 160 Austria 160 85 0 m 278 160 ft Bordeaux Cathedral 15th century Bordeaux 160 France 160 85 0 m 278 160 ft Stadtbasilika Sankt Florian 1750 Sankt Florian 160 Austria 160 85 0 m 278 160 ft H lt 75 Sankt Johannis Herford 160 Germany Demolished in 1885 replaced by 80 metres tall tower 160 84 5 m 277 160 ft Pfarrkirche Imst 1493 Imst 160 Austria 160 84 2 m 276 160 ft Church of Our Dear Ladies 1651 Bremen 160 Germany 160 84 2 m 276 160 ft Basilique Notre Dame de Lourdes de Nancy Nancy 160 France 160 84 0 m 276 160 ft Hogalidskyrkan 1923 Stockholm 160 Sweden 160 84 0 m 276 160 ft Gustav Adolfs Kyrka 160 91 sv 93 1894 Sundsvall 160 Sweden 160 84 0 m 276 160 ft Eglise Saint Andre 1865 Reims 160 France 160 84 0 m 276 160 ft Malaga Cathedral 1782 Malaga 160 Spain 160 84 0 m 276 160 ft Cathedral 1882 Đakovo 160 Croatia 160 84 0 m 276 160 ft St Willibrord s Church 1891 Antwerp 160 Belgium 160 84 0 m 276 160 ft Church of Our Lady 1450 Aarschot 160 Belgium 160 84 0 m 276 160 ft Cathedral of St Peter and Paul 1908 Brno span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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