List of tallest church buildings

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, Brazil. If completed, the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, will be the tallest church building in the world, at 172.5 metres (566 ft).

The cities with the most churches surpassing 99 metres (325 feet) are Hamburg (5 of the 29 tallest churches), Lübeck (4 of the 56 tallest churches, two of which with twin towers → 6 towers overall), Vienna (2), Tallinn (2), St. Petersburg (2), New York City (2), Dortmund (2) and Stralsund (2), and the cities with the most churches surpassing 75 metres (246 feet) are Berlin (16), Hamburg (9), Paris (8), Dresden (8), Vienna (7), Stockholm (7) and Munich (7), while in the Americas it is New York City (4).

Constructed

Church buildings ≥ 99 m (325 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.

RankName of ChurchImageHeight
metres (feet)
CompletedLocationCountryChristian denominationCoordinatesNotes
1Ulm Minster161.5 m (530 ft)1890Ulm GermanyLutheran48°23′55″N 9°59′30″E / 48.398497°N 9.991797°E / 48.398497; 9.991797 (Ulm Minster)Tallest building in the world 1890–1894; world's tallest church; tallest Lutheran church; spire's height originally intended to be shorter but increased in order to surpass Cologne Cathedral
2Our Lady of Peace Basilica158.0 m (518 ft)1989Yamoussoukro Ivory CoastCatholic6°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.
3Cologne Cathedral157.4 m (516 ft)1880Cologne GermanyCatholic50°56′28″N 6°57′26″E / 50.941147°N 6.957283°E / 50.941147; 6.957283 (Cologne Cathedral)Tallest building in the world 1880–1884; tallest twin tower façade; tallest cathedral in the world; place of the Shrine of the Three Kings
4Rouen Cathedral151.0 m (495 ft)1876Rouen FranceCatholic49°26′25″N 1°05′42″E / 49.440202°N 1.095087°E / 49.440202; 1.095087 (Rouen Cathedral)Tallest building in the world 1876–1880; tallest church in France
5St. Nicholas' Church

(Only tower)

147.3 m (483 ft)1874Hamburg GermanyLutheran53°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 1874–1876; only tower remains after 1943 bombing; tower accessible by elevator; a large war memorial
6Strasbourg Cathedral142.0 m (466 ft)1439Strasbourg FranceCatholic48°34′55″N 7°45′01″E / 48.581808°N 7.750361°E / 48.581808; 7.750361 (Strasbourg Cathedral)Tallest building in the world 1647–1874; tallest 15th-century structure in the world
7Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń

(Separate observation tower)

141.5 m (464 ft)2000Stary Licheń PolandCatholic52°19′24″N 18°21′24″E / 52.323239°N 18.356754°E / 52.323239; 18.356754 (Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń)The largest church building in Poland and one of the largest in the world.
8St. Peter's Basilica136.6 m (448 ft)[2]1626Vatican City Vatican CityCatholic41°54′08″N 12°27′13″E / 41.902159°N 12.453566°E / 41.902159; 12.453566 (St. Peter's Basilica)The largest church building in the world both by area and volume
9St. Stephen's Cathedral
"Steffl"
136.4 m (448 ft)1433Vienna AustriaCatholic48°12′30″N 16°22′23″E / 48.208255°N 16.373030°E / 48.208255; 16.373030 (St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna)Tallest church in Austria; tallest in the area of the former Austria-Hungary; home of the "Madonna of Pötsch" (Madonna von Pötsch); colloquially called "Steffl"
10New Linz Cathedral134.8 m (440 ft)1924Linz AustriaCatholic48°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 St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna since no building in Austria-Hungary was allowed to be higher than St. Stephen's Cathedral (also the reason why there are no taller churches in Budapest and Prague) 
11St. Peter's Church132.2 m (436 ft)1878Hamburg GermanyLutheran53°33′01″N 9°59′47″E / 53.550367°N 9.996365°E / 53.550367; 9.996365 (St. Peter's Church, Hamburg)Hamburg's tallest completely preserved church
12St. Michael's Church
"Michel"
132.1 m (433 ft)1786Hamburg GermanyLutheran53°32′54″N 9°58′42″E / 53.548397°N 9.978432°E / 53.548397; 9.978432 (St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg)Tallest 18th-century church in the world; Hamburg's most famous church; colloquially called "Michel"
13St. Martin's Church130.6 m (428 ft)1500Landshut GermanyCatholic48°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; tallest church in Bavaria
14Basilica of San Gaudenzio126.0 m (413 ft)[3]1887Novara ItalyCatholic45°26′55″N 8°37′10″E / 45.448746°N 8.619520°E / 45.448746; 8.619520 (Basilica of San Gaudenzio)Tallest church in Italy; tallest in Piedmont; 121.0 metres tall without the statue on its top
15St. James' Church125.4 m (410 ft)1963Hamburg GermanyLutheran53°33′01″N 10°00′01″E / 53.550359°N 10.000359°E / 53.550359; 10.000359 (St. Jacobi, Hamburg)Fourth-tallest church in Hamburg; new, modern spire finished 1963
16St. Mary's Church125.0 m (410 ft)1350Lübeck GermanyLutheran53°52′04″N 10°41′04″E / 53.867768°N 10.684427°E / 53.867768; 10.684427 (St. Mary's Church, Lübeck)Second-tallest twin tower façade; tallest twin tower façade finished in the Middle Ages (overtaken by Cologne cathedral only in 1880)
17Maringá Cathedral124.0 m (407 ft)1972Maringá BrazilCatholic23°25′35″S 51°56′18″W / 23.426271°S 51.938258°W / -23.426271; -51.938258 (Cathedral of Maringá)Tallest church in the Americas; tallest in South America
18Cathedral of Our Lady123.9 m (406 ft)[4]1521Antwerp BelgiumCatholic51°13′14″N 4°24′02″E / 51.220503°N 4.400593°E / 51.220503; 4.400593 (Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp)Tallest church in the Low Countries; tallest in Belgium; tallest in Flanders
19St. Olaf's Church
"Oleviste"
123.7 m (405.84 ft)1450Tallinn EstoniaLutheran59°26′29″N 24°44′50″E / 59.441378°N 24.747334°E / 59.441378; 24.747334 (St. Olaf's church, Tallinn)Tallest church in the Baltic states; tallest in Estonia; tallest Baptist church; according to some sources also the tallest building in the world from 1549 to 1625[note 1]
20St. Peter's Church123.3 m (404 ft)1690/1973Riga LatviaLutheran56°56′51″N 24°06′31″E / 56.947499°N 24.108700°E / 56.947499; 24.108700 (St. Peter's Church, Riga)Second-tallest church in the Baltic states; tallest in Latvia; tower collapsed in 1666 and again in 1721; tower and roof damaged in World War II, restored in 1973
21Salisbury Cathedral123.1 m (404 ft)1315Salisbury United KingdomAnglican51°03′54″N 1°47′50″W / 51.065008°N 1.797300°W / 51.065008; -1.797300 (Salisbury Cathedral)Tallest church in the United Kingdom; tallest in England; largest cathedral close in Britain (80 acres (32 hectares)
22Peter and Paul Cathedral122.5 m (402 ft)1733St. Petersburg RussiaEastern Orthodox59°57′00″N 30°18′58″E / 59.950128°N 30.316035°E / 59.950128; 30.316035 (Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg)Second-tallest Orthodox church; tallest Orthodox belltower; tallest church in Russia; tallest in St. Petersburg
23Riverside Church119.8 m (392 ft)1930New York City United StatesBaptist / United Church of Christ40°48′43″N 73°57′47″W / 40.811987°N 73.963135°W / 40.811987; -73.963135 (Riverside Church, New York City)Tallest church in North America; tallest in the USA; second-tallest in the Americas
24Uppsala Cathedral118.7 m[5] (390 ft)1435Uppsala SwedenLutheran59°51′29″N 17°37′58″E / 59.858036°N 17.632723°E / 59.858036; 17.632723 (Uppsala Cathedral)

Third-tallest twin tower façade; tallest church in Scandinavia; tallest in Sweden; largest cathedral in Scandinavia (length 118.95 m)

25Schwerin Cathedral117.5 m (385 ft)1892Schwerin GermanyLutheran53°37′47″N 11°24′50″E / 53.629626°N 11.413898°E / 53.629626; 11.413898 (Schwerin Cathedral)Tallest church in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; tallest in Mecklenburg
26St. Peter's Church117.0 m (384 ft)1577Rostock GermanyLutheran54°05′26″N 12°08′51″E / 54.090655°N 12.147561°E / 54.090655; 12.147561 (St. Peter's Church, Rostock) 
27St. Catherine's Church116.7 m (377 ft)1657Hamburg GermanyLutheran53°32′46″N 9°59′38″E / 53.546000°N 9.994023°E / 53.546000; 9.994023 (St. Catherine's Church, Hamburg)Fifth-tallest church in Hamburg
28-29Freiburg Minster116.0 m (381 ft)1330Freiburg GermanyCatholic47°59′44″N 7°51′08″E / 47.995536°N 7.852221°E / 47.995536; 7.852221 (Freiburg Minster)Tallest church in Baden  
28-29Klara Church116.0 m[6] (381 ft)1888Stockholm Sweden

Lutheran

59°19′52″N 18°03′40″E / 59.331247°N 18.061234°E / 59.331247; 18.061234 (Klara Church, Stockholm)Tallest church in Stockholm; second-tallest in Scandinavia and Sweden
30Church of Our Lady115.6 m (379 ft)1465Bruges BelgiumCatholic51°12′17″N 3°13′28″E / 51.204816°N 3.224361°E / 51.204816; 3.224361 (Church of Our Lady, Bruges)Second-tallest church in the Low Countries; second tallest brickwork tower in the world.
31Basílica del Voto Nacional115.0 m (376 ft)1988Quito EcuadorCatholic0°12′54″S 78°30′28″W / 0.215025°S 78.507711°W / -0.215025; -78.507711 (Basílica del Voto Nacional, Quito)Fourth-tallest twin tower façade
32Lübeck Cathedral114.7 m (376 ft)1341Lübeck GermanyLutheran53°51′39″N 10°41′06″E / 53.860756°N 10.684901°E / 53.860756; 10.684901 (Lübeck Cathedral)Fifth-tallest twin tower façade; earliest of the brickwork churches on the Baltic Sea
33St. Michael's Basilica114.6 m (374 ft)1492Bordeaux FranceCatholic44°50′04″N 0°33′57″W / 44.834353°N 0.565962°W / 44.834353; -0.565962 (Basilica of St. Michael, Bordeaux)Third-tallest church in France
34-35Florence Cathedral114.5 m (376 ft)1434Florence ItalyCatholic43°46′23″N 11°15′25″E / 43.773017°N 11.257033°E / 43.773017; 11.257033 (Florence Cathedral)Second-tallest church in Italy; tallest in Tuscany 
34-35St. Andrew's Church114.5 m (376 ft)1890Hildesheim GermanyLutheran52°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
36Orléans Cathedral114.0 m (374 ft)1345Orléans FranceCatholic47°54′07″N 1°54′38″E / 47.901889°N 1.910492°E / 47.901889; 1.910492 (Orléans Cathedral) 
37Mortegliano Cathedral
(Duomo di Mortegliano)
113.2 m (371 ft)1959Mortegliano ItalyCatholic45°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)Tallest church in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
38-39Chartres Cathedral113.0 m (371 ft)[7]1514Chartres FranceCatholic48°26′51″N 1°29′14″E / 48.447479°N 1.487103°E / 48.447479; 1.487103 (Chartres Cathedral) 
38-39Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary113.0 m (371 ft)1901Manizales ColombiaCatholic5°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)Tallest church in Colombia
40Amiens Cathedral112.7 m (367 ft)1549Amiens FranceCatholic49°53′41″N 2°18′08″E / 49.894584°N 2.302204°E / 49.894584; 2.302204 (Amiens Cathedral)
41-42Torrazzo of Cremona112.3 m (368 ft)1309Cremona ItalyCatholic45°08′02″N 10°01′30″E / 45.133786°N 10.025086°E / 45.133786; 10.025086 (Torrazzo of Cremona)Oldest brick structure taller than 100 m that is still standing (completed in 1309); third tallest brickwork bell tower in the world
41-42Dom Tower112.3 m (368 ft)1382Utrecht NetherlandsProtestant52°05′26″N 5°07′17″E / 52.090674°N 5.121308°E / 52.090674; 5.121308 (Dom Tower of Utrecht)Tallest church in the Netherlands; third-tallest in the Low Countries; cathedral's nave collapsed during a storm in 1674.
43-44St James' Church112.0 m (367 ft)1334Lübeck GermanyLutheran53°52′15″N 10°41′19″E / 53.870946°N 10.688602°E / 53.870946; 10.688602 (Saint Jacob's Church, Lübeck)Third-tallest church in Lübeck
43-44La Plata Cathedral112.0 m (367 ft)2000La Plata ArgentinaCatholic34°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
45St. Paul's Cathedral111.3 m (366 ft)1710London United KingdomAnglican51°30′50″N 0°05′54″W / 51.513931°N 0.098306°W / 51.513931; -0.098306 (St. Paul's Cathedral, London)Tallest church in London; second-tallest in the United Kingdom and England; tallest building in London until 1962
46Schleswig Cathedral111.2 m (367 ft)1894Schleswig GermanyLutheran54°30′48″N 9°34′07″E / 54.513471°N 9.568652°E / 54.513471; 9.568652 (Schleswig Cathedral)Tallest church in Schleswig 
47Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle110.18 m (363 ft)1892Szczecin PolandCatholic53°25′29″N 14°33′20″E / 53.424662°N 14.555576°E / 53.424662; 14.555576Tallest church in Pomerania; 1892–1944 it measured 119.8 m; until 2008 it was 67 m
48Sacred Heart Church109.6 m (360 ft)1891Graz AustriaCatholic47°04′10″N 15°27′20″E / 47.069431°N 15.455642°E / 47.069431; 15.455642 (Herz-Jesu-Kirche, Graz)Third-tallest church in Austria; tallest in Styria 
49Nieuwe Kerk108.8 m (357 ft)1496Delft NetherlandsDutch Reformed52°00′44″N 4°21′37″E / 52.012135°N 4.360215°E / 52.012135; 4.360215 (Nieuwe Kerk, Delft)Fourth-tallest church in the Low Countries
50St. John's Church108.7 m (357 ft)1408Lüneburg GermanyLutheran53°14′52″N 10°24′45″E / 53.247758°N 10.412392°E / 53.247758; 10.412392 (St. John's Church, Lüneburg)Second-tallest church in Lower Saxony; once slightly taller; spire rebuilt from 1406 to 1408
51Milan Cathedral108.5 m (350 ft)1886Milan ItalyCatholic45°27′51″N 9°11′31″E / 45.464251°N 9.192070°E / 45.464251; 9.192070 (Milan Cathedral)Fifth-tallest church in Italy; tallest in Lombardy 
52Zagreb Cathedral108.4 m (355 ft)1880Zagreb CroatiaCatholic45°48′52″N 15°58′46″E / 45.814443°N 15.979412°E / 45.814443; 15.979412 (Zagreb Cathedral)Tallest church in the area of the former Yugoslavia; tallest in Croatia 
53St Peter's Church108.2 m (367 ft)1450Lübeck GermanyLutheran53°51′57″N 10°40′59″E / 53.865951°N 10.682964°E / 53.865951; 10.682964 (Saint Peter's Church, Lübeck)Fourth-tallest church in Lübeck
54Diocesan Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe107.5 m (352.7 ft)2008Zamora de Hidalgo MexicoCatholic19°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) 
55St. Peter and St. Paul's Church

(Separate bell tower)

107.2 m (352 ft)2000[8]Mostar Bosnia and HerzegovinaCatholic43°20′16″N 17°48′31″E / 43.337902°N 17.808697°E / 43.337902; 17.808697 (Church of St. Peter and Paul, Mostar)
56Linköping Cathedral107.0 m (351 ft)1886Linköping SwedenLutheran58°24′40″N 15°37′00″E / 58.411093°N 15.616765°E / 58.411093; 15.616765 (Linköping Cathedral) 
57-61Resurrection Cathedral

(Separate bell tower)

106.0 m[9] (348 ft)1832 [9]Shuya RussiaEastern Orthodox56°51′24″N 41°23′02″E / 56.856695°N 41.383819°E / 56.856695; 41.383819 (Resurrection Cathedral, Shuya)
57-61Jasna Góra Monastery106.0 m (348 ft)1900Częstochowa PolandCatholic50°48′45″N 19°05′49″E / 50.812458°N 19.097061°E / 50.812458; 19.097061 (Jasna Góra Monastery, Częstochowa)Home of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa (Obraz Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej)
57-61Alessandria Cathedral

(Separate bell tower)

106.0 m[10] (348 ft)1922[10]Alessandria ItalyCatholic44°54′44″N 8°37′08″E / 44.912124°N 8.618807°E / 44.912124; 8.618807 (Alessandria Cathedral)
57-61Basilica of Our Lady of Luján106.0 m (348 ft)1935Luján ArgentinaCatholic34°33′51″S 59°07′16″W / 34.564204°S 59.121125°W / -34.564204; -59.121125 (Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Luján) 
57-61St. Joseph's Church106.0 m (348 ft)1957Le Havre FranceCatholic49°29′28″N 0°06′04″E / 49.491011°N 0.101095°E / 49.491011; 0.101095 (St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre) 
62-66St. Peter's Church105.0 m (344 ft)1310Malmö SwedenLutheran55°36′25″N 13°00′10″E / 55.606902°N 13.002813°E / 55.606902; 13.002813 (St Petri, Malmö)Fourth-tallest church in Scandinavia and Sweden
62-66St. Peter's Church105.0 m (344 ft)1322Dortmund GermanyLutheran51°30′53″N 7°27′36″E / 51.514637°N 7.459980°E / 51.514637; 7.459980 (St. Petri Church, Dortmund)Tallest church in Westphalia; place of the "Golden Wonder of Westphalia" (Goldenes Wunder von Westfalen)
62-66St. Nicholas' Church105.0 m (344 ft)1696Tallinn EstoniaLutheran59°26′09″N 24°44′32″E / 59.435955°N 24.742222°E / 59.435955; 24.742222 (St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn)Third-tallest church in the Baltic states; cathedral itself dates from 1275
62-66Regensburg Cathedral105.0 m (344 ft)1856Regensburg GermanyCatholic49°01′10″N 12°05′52″E / 49.019389°N 12.097840°E / 49.019389; 12.097840 (Regensburg Cathedral)Second-tallest church in Bavaria; tallest twin tower façade in Bavaria
62-66St. Patrick's Cathedral105.0 m (344 ft)1939Melbourne AustraliaCatholic37°48′36″S 144°58′35″E / 37.810122°S 144.976506°E / -37.810122; 144.976506 (St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne)Tallest church in Australia
67St. Catherine's Church104.7 m (344 ft)1550Hoogstraten BelgiumCatholic51°24′03″N 4°45′41″E / 51.400871°N 4.761388°E / 51.400871; 4.761388 (St. Catherine's Church, Hoogstraten) 
68-69Seville Cathedral104.5 m (343 ft)1568Seville SpainCatholic37°23′10″N 5°59′33″W / 37.386203°N 5.992624°W / 37.386203; -5.992624 (Seville Cathedral)Height of the Giralda (originally a minaret); second-tallest church in Spain; tallest in Andalusia; largest Gothic cathedral in the world; originally built as a mosque
68-69Łódź Cathedral104.5 m (343 ft)1912Łódź PolandCatholic51°44′56″N 19°27′37″E / 51.748985°N 19.460228°E / 51.748985; 19.460228 (Archcathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka, Łódź) 
70-71St. Mary's Church104.0 m (341 ft)1478Stralsund GermanyLutheran54°18′36″N 13°05′15″E / 54.309972°N 13.087383°E / 54.309972; 13.087383 (St. Mary's Church, Stralsund)Tallest building in the world 1549–1569 and 1573–1647; third-tallest church in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; second-tallest in Pomerania
70-71St. Reinold's Church104.0 m (341 ft)1954Dortmund GermanyLutheran51°30′53″N 7°28′02″E / 51.514745°N 7.467157°E / 51.514745; 7.467157 (Reinoldikirche, Dortmund)Second-tallest church in Westphalia and Dortmund; was 119 metres (390 ft) from 1520 until 1661
72Cathedral of Christ the Saviour103.4 m (338 ft)2000Moscow RussiaEastern Orthodox55°44′41″N 37°36′19″E / 55.744692°N 37.605380°E / 55.744692; 37.605380 (Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow)Tallest church in Moscow; fourth-tallest in Russia; reconstruction of the original cathedral consecrated 1883 and demolished by Soviets in 1931
73-75St. Catherine's Church103.0 m (338 ft)1430Osnabrück GermanyLutheran52°16′24″N 8°02′33″E / 52.273195°N 8.042443°E / 52.273195; 8.042443 (Katharinenkirche, Osnabrück)Third-tallest church in Lower Saxony and Westphalia
73-75Świdnica Cathedral103.0 m (338 ft)1496Świdnica PolandCatholic50°50′28″N 16°29′30″E / 50.840992°N 16.491600°E / 50.840992; 16.491600 (St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus Cathedral, Świdnica)Tallest church in Silesia
73-75Hôtel des Invalides103.0 m (338 ft)1706Paris FranceCatholic48°51′18″N 2°18′45″E / 48.854992°N 2.312405°E / 48.854992; 2.312405 (Les Invalides, Paris) 
76-77St. Nicholas' Church102.6 m (337 ft)c 1350Stralsund GermanyLutheran54°18′55″N 13°05′27″E / 54.315284°N 13.090803°E / 54.315284; 13.090803 (St. Nicholas' Church, Stralsund)Fourth-tallest church in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; third-tallest in Pomerania
76-77St. Mary's Church102.6 m (337 ft)1854Chojna PolandCatholic52°57′46″N 14°25′46″E / 52.962654°N 14.429458°E / 52.962654; 14.429458 (Church of St. Mary, Chojna)
78St. Anthony's Basilica102.5 m (336 ft)1905Rheine GermanyCatholic52°16′55″N 7°26′57″E / 52.281810°N 7.449119°E / 52.281810; 7.449119 (St.-Antonius-Basilika, Rheine)Fourth-tallest church in Westphalia
79-80St. Bartholomew's Cathedral102.3 m (336 ft)1600Plzeň Czech RepublicCatholic49°44′52″N 13°22′38″E / 49.747655°N 13.377285°E / 49.747655; 13.377285 (Cathedral of St. Bartholomew, Plzeň)Tallest church in the Czech Republic; tallest in Bohemia
79-80St. Martin's Cathedral102.3 m (336 ft) 20th centuryYpres BelgiumCatholic50°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
81Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal102.0 m (334 ft)1967Montreal CanadaCatholic45°29′31″N 73°36′59″W / 45.491899°N 73.616343°W / 45.491899; -73.616343 (Saint Joseph's Oratory)Tallest church in Canada; second-tallest in North America; ninth-tallest in the Americas
82Saint Isaac's Cathedral101.5 m (333 ft)1858St. Petersburg RussiaEastern Orthodox59°56′03″N 30°18′22″E / 59.934127°N 30.306087°E / 59.934127; 30.306087 (Saint Isaac's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg)Fifth-tallest church in Russia; second-tallest in St. Petersburg
83-86Magdeburg Cathedral101.0 m (331 ft)1520Magdeburg GermanyLutheran52°07′29″N 11°38′02″E / 52.124587°N 11.634009°E / 52.124587; 11.634009 (Cathedral of Magdeburg)Tallest church in Saxony-Anhalt; north tower 100.98 m, south tower 99.25 m
83-86Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception101.0 m (331 ft)1866Boulogne-sur-Mer FranceCatholic50°43′35″N 1°36′55″E / 50.726420°N 1.615250°E / 50.726420; 1.615250 (Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne)
83-86Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary101.0 m (331 ft)1876Bielawa PolandCatholic50°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)Second-tallest church in Silesia
83-86Liverpool Cathedral101.0 m (331 ft)1978Liverpool United KingdomAnglican53°23′51″N 2°58′23″W / 53.397510°N 2.973151°W / 53.397510; -2.973151 (Liverpool Cathedral)Third-tallest church in the United Kingdom and England
87Saint Wenceslas Cathedral100.7 m (330 ft)1892Olomouc Czech RepublicCatholic49°35′51″N 17°15′46″E / 49.597567°N 17.262657°E / 49.597567; 17.262657 (Saint Wenceslas Cathedral, Olomouc)Second-tallest church in the Czech Republic; tallest in Moravia
88Bern Minster100.6 m (330.1 ft)1893Bern SwitzerlandSwiss Reformed46°56′50″N 7°27′04″E / 46.947321°N 7.451197°E / 46.947321; 7.451197 (Münster of Bern)Tallest church in Switzerland
89St. Patrick's Cathedral100.4 m (329.6 ft)1888New York City United StatesCatholic40°45′31″N 73°58′36″W / 40.758680°N 73.976770°W / 40.758680; -73.976770 (St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York)Second-tallest church in the USA and New York City; third-tallest in North America; tenth-tallest in the Americas; spires completed in 1888, the tallest in New York City from 1880 to 1890.[11]
90St Mark's Campanile100.1 m (328 ft)1912Venice ItalyCatholic45°26′02″N 12°20′21″E / 45.434010°N 12.339055°E / 45.434010; 12.339055 (St Mark's Campanile, Venice) 
91-94Esztergom Basilica100.0 m (328 ft)1869Esztergom HungaryCatholic47°47′56″N 18°44′10″E / 47.798984°N 18.736238°E / 47.798984; 18.736238 (Esztergom Basilica)Tallest building in Hungary
91-94Speyer Memorial Church100.0 m (328 ft)1904Speyer GermanyLutheran49°18′54″N 8°25′47″E / 49.315101°N 8.429673°E / 49.315101; 8.429673 (Gedächtniskirche, Speyer)Tallest church in Rhineland-Palatinate; tallest in the Palatinate
91-94Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Las Lajas

(from the bottom of the canyon)

100.0 m (328 ft)1949Ipiales ColombiaCatholic0°28′55″N 77°21′35″W / 0.48198°N 77.3596°W / 0.48198; -77.3596 (Sanctuaty of Las Lajas)Second-tallest church in Colombia
91-94Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

(Separate bell tower)

100.0 m (328 ft)1959Washington, D.C. United StatesCatholic38°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, D.C.)Third-tallest church in the USA; largest Catholic church in North America
91-94Cathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida

(Separate clock tower)

100.0 m (328 ft)1980Aparecida BrazilCatholic22°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
95St Nicholas' Church99.9 m (328 ft)1653Greifswald GermanyLutheranFifth-tallest church in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; fourth-tallest in Pomerania
96Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan

(Separate bell tower)

99.6 m[12] (327 ft)2014[12]Tambov RussiaEastern Orthodox52°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 2009–2014.

99.6 m in official documents. Unofficially claims 107 m.

97St. Ludger Church99.3 m (326 ft)1898Billerbeck GermanyCatholicFifth-tallest church in Westphalia; tallest twin tower façade in Westphalia
98-101Votive Church99.0 m (325 ft)1879Vienna AustriaCatholicFourth-tallest church in Austria; second-tallest in Vienna; tallest twin tower façade in Austria
98-101St. Nicomedes' Church99.0 m (325 ft)1889Steinfurt GermanyCatholicSixth-tallest church in Westphalia
98-101St. John's Church99.0 m (325 ft)1892Stargard PolandCatholicFifth-tallest church in Pomerania
98-101Church of Our Lady of Laeken99.0 m (325 ft)1911Brussels BelgiumCatholicTallest church in Brussels; seventh-tallest in the Low Countries; fifth-tallest in Belgium and Flanders

Overview - church buildings ≥ 99 m (325 ft) - country and city list

RankCountryChurch buildings
≥ 99 m
≥ 325 ft
TallestRankCityChurch buildings
≥ 99 m
≥ 325 ft
Tallest
1 Germany30161.51Hamburg -  Germany5147.3
2 France9151.02Lübeck -  Germany4125.0
3 Poland8141.53Vienna -  Austria2136.4
4 Italy +  Vatican City8 [note 2]136.64Tallinn -  Estonia2123.7
5 Belgium  Flanders5 [note 3]124.95St. Petersburg -  Russia2122.5
6 Russia5122.56New York City -  United States2119.8
7 Austria4136.47Dortmund -  Germany2105.0
8 Sweden4118.78Stralsund -  Germany2104.0
9 Brazil3124.09Ulm -  Germany1161.5
10 United Kingdom  England3 [note 4]123.110Yamoussoukro -  Ivory Coast1158.0
11 United States3119.811Cologne -  Germany1157.4
12 Spain2 [note 5]138.012Rouen -  France1151.0
13 Estonia2123.713Strasbourg -  France  Alsace1142.0
14 Colombia2113.014Licheń Stary -  Poland1141.5
15 Netherlands2112.315Barcelona -  Spain  Catalonia1 [note 6]138.0
16 Argentina2112.016Vatican City (Rome) -  Vatican City1136.6
17 Czech Republic2102.317Bucharest -  Romania1 [note 7]135.0
18 Ivory Coast1158.018Linz -  Austria1134.8
19 Romania1 [note 8]135.019Landshut -  Germany1130.6
20 Latvia1123.320Novara -  Italy1126.0
21 Ecuador1115.021Maringá -  Brazil1124.0
22 Vietnam1110.022Antwerp -  Belgium  Flanders1123.9
23 Croatia1108.423Riga -  Latvia1123.3
24 Mexico1107.524Salisbury -  United Kingdom1123.1
25 Bosnia and Herzegovina1107.225Uppsala -  Sweden1118.7
26 Australia1105.026Schwerin -  Germany1117.5
27 China1105.027Rostock -  Germany1117.0
28 Canada  Quebec1102.028Freiburg -  Germany1116.0
29  Switzerland1100.629Stockholm -  Sweden1116.0
30 Hungary1100.030Bruges -  Belgium  Flanders1115.6

Timeline - the tallest church buildings of their time

Tallest in yearsNameImageHeightIncreaseTime spanCityNotes
1311–1549Lincoln Cathedral
160.0 m (524.9 ft)238 yearsLincolnTallest 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)
1549–1569St. Mary's Church
151.0 m (495.4 ft)−5.4%20 years (94 years)StralsundFirst 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)
1569–1573Beauvais Cathedral
153.0 m (502.0 ft)1.3%4 yearsBeauvaisTower collapsed in 1573; current height 47.5 m (155.8 ft)
1573–1647St. Mary's Church
151.0 m (495.4 ft)−1.3%74 years (94 years)StralsundSecond spire burned down after a lightning strike in 1647; current, third spire finished in 1708; current height 104.0 m (341.2 ft)
1647–1874Strasbourg Cathedral
142.0 m (465.9 ft)−6%227 yearsStrasbourgFinished 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
1874–1876St. Nicholas Church
147.3 m (483.3 ft)3.5%2 yearsHamburgBombed in 1943; demolition of large parts in 1951; tower serves as war memorial
1876–1880Rouen Cathedral
151.0 m (495.4 ft)2.7%4 yearsRouenChurch finished in 1506; its cast iron spire was built between 1825 and 1876; painted by Claude Monet
1880–1890Cologne Cathedral
157.4 m (516.4 ft)4.2%10 yearsCologneOnly church with two main towers to ever have been the world's tallest
since 1890Ulm Minster
161.5 m (529.9 ft)2.6%131 yearsUlmFirst 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 m (325 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 >99 if height today > 99 metres, suffix >75 if height today > 75 metres and suffix <75 if height today below 75 metres). These church buildings may appear a second time on the list if their current shorter height is still greater than 75 metres (3,000 inches). In order to view the tallest present churches in a row click the sorting button in the H column.

Height
metres (feet)
HNameCompletedCityCountryComment
98.6 m (326 ft)Munich Frauenkirche1525Munich Germany 
98.0 m (280 ft)Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom)1905Berlin-Mitte GermanyReconstructed after World War II; formerly considerably taller
98.0 m (322 ft)Marktkirche1862Wiesbaden Germany 
98.0 m (322 ft)Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren 15th centuryAmersfoort NetherlandsRest of church accidentally blown up in 1797
98.0 m (322 ft)Sint-Vituskerk1890Hilversum Netherlands 
98.0 m (322 ft)St. Martin1534Amberg Germany 
98.0 m (322 ft)Wrocław Cathedral1341Wrocław Poland 
98.0 m (322 ft)H DSt. Ansgarii1243Bremen GermanyDestroyed in World War II
97.8 m (321 ft)Nidaros Cathedral1300Trondheim NorwayNorthernmost medieval cathedral in the world, and the second largest in the Nordic countries
97.6 m (320 ft)St. Martin's Church1883Malters Switzerland 
97.3 m (319 ft)St. Rumbold's Cathedral1520Mechelen BelgiumThe tower was supposed to be 167 metres (548 ft) tall, but the money ran out.
97.3 m (319 ft)Marktkirche 14th centuryHanover GermanyRebuilt after World War II in 1952
97.0 m (318 ft)Pavia Cathedral1885Pavia Italy
97.0 m (318 ft)Temple de Garnison1881Metz FranceNave was demolished in 1952
97.0 m (318 ft)Temple Saint-Étienne1866Mulhouse FranceTallest Protestant church in France
97.0 m (318 ft)Grote Kerk[13]1547Breda Netherlands 
97.0 m (318 ft)St. Martin's Church1914Arlon Belgium
97.0 m (318 ft)St. Paul's Church, Munich1906Munich Germany
97.0 m (318 ft)Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse1954Lisieux France
97.0 m (318 ft)Annunciation Cathedral2009Voronezh Russia 
97.0 m (318 ft)Predigerkirche 18th centuryZürich Switzerland
96.9 m (318 ft)Martinikerk1627Groningen NetherlandsSpire burned down in 1577, was c. 100 tall
96.6 m (317 ft)Mikael Agricola Church1935Helsinki Finland
96.5 m (317 ft)H<75St. Salvator's Church1904Duisburg GermanyDestroyed in World War II, rebuilt with a tower height of 62.5 metres
96.5 m (317 ft)[14]St. Vitus Cathedral1554Prague Czech RepublicSpire 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[15]
96.5 m (317 ft)Great Belfry of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra1744Kyiv Ukraine 
96.1 m (315 ft)Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral1884Clermont-Ferrand France 
96.0 m (315 ft)Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar1681Zaragoza Spain
96.0 m (315 ft)Basilica of St. Anthony1906Rybnik Poland 
96.0 m (315 ft)Norwich Anglican Cathedral1480Norwich United KingdomTallest building in the city of Norwich, UK
96.0 m (315 ft)Aarhus Cathedral1500Aarhus Denmark 
96.0 m (315 ft)Church of Donaufeld1914Vienna Austria 
96.0 m (315 ft)H<75St. Pius' Church (St.-Pius-Kirche) (de)1894Berlin-Friedrichshain GermanyDestroyed in World War II, today 66 metres tall
96.0 m (315 ft)St. Stephen's Basilica1905Budapest HungaryStill the tallest building in Budapest
96.0 m (315 ft)St. Paul's Cathedral1931Melbourne Australia 
96.0 m (315 ft)Transfiguration Cathedral2004Khabarovsk Russia 
96.0 m (315 ft)Basilica di San Nicolò1881Lecco Italy 
95.8 m (314 ft)St. Bartholomew's Church1867Demmin Germany 
95.7 m (314 ft)German Church, Stockholm1884Stockholm Sweden 
95.3 m (313 ft)Willibrordi-Dom1540Wesel Germany 
95.1 m (312 ft)Kaiserdom1877Frankfurt Germany 
95.0 m (312 ft)St. Nicholas Cathedral1907Elbląg Poland 
95.0 m (312 ft)Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces2020Kubinka Russia 
94.6 m (312 ft)Herz-Jesu-Kirche1900Münster Germany 
94.2 m (312 ft)Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche1886Munich Germany 
94.1 m (309 ft)Church of St. Walburge1866Preston United KingdomThe tallest parish church in the UK
94.0 m (315 ft)Church of the Cross (Kreuzkirche)1788Dresden-Innere Altstadt Germany 
94.0 m (309 ft)Martinikerk1430Doesburg Netherlands 
94.0 m (312 ft)St. James Church1486Villach Austria 
93.8 m (308 ft)St. John's Cathedral1861Limerick IrelandTallest church spire in Ireland
93.8 m (308 ft)Paderborn Cathedral13th centuryPaderborn Germany 
93.72 m (308 ft)Peter and Paul Church1767Porechye RussiaTallest rural belltower in Russia
93.7 m (307 ft)Belfry of Transfiguration Cathedral [ru]1804Rybinsk Russia
93.7 m (307 ft)Smolny Cathedral of the Resurrection1835St. Petersburg Russia 
93.5 m (307 ft)Church of the Savior on Blood1907St. Petersburg Russia 
93.5 m (307 ft)St. Ulrich und Afra1594Augsburg Germany 
93.4 m (306.5 ft)Cathedral of Saint Paul, National Shrine of the Apostle Paul1915St. Paul United States 
93.0 m (299 ft)St. Andreas (de)13th centuryBraunschweig Germany 
93.0 m (326 ft)Saint Vincent's church1883Eeklo Belgium 
93.0 m (305 ft)New Cathedral of Salamanca1733Salamanca SpainThe third tallest cathedral in Spain.
93.0 m (305 ft)Nikolo-Ugresha monastery1763Dzerzhinsky Russia
93.0 m (305 ft)Mariahilfkirche1839Munich Germany 
93.0 m (305 ft)Priory Church of St. AugustineGelsenkirchen Germany 
93.0 m (305 ft)H<75St. Matthew's Church (Matthiaskirche)1895Berlin-Schöneberg GermanyDestroyed in World War II, today 60 metres tall tower
93.0 m (305 ft)Basilica of the Sacred Heart1970Koekelberg Belgium 
93.0 m (305 ft)Dijon Cathedral1393Dijon France 
92.9 m (305 ft)St Eusebius' Church1965Arnhem Netherlands 
92.9 m (305 ft)St. James' Cathedral1853Toronto Canada 
92.7 m (304 ft)Nicolaikirche1895Lüneburg GermanyChurch built from 1407 to 1440, new spire built from 1831 to 1895
92.6 m (303 ft)Great, or St. James Church1424The Hague Netherlands 
92.6 m (303 ft)Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church1973Fort Lauderdale United States 
92.5 m (303 ft)Duomo di Santa Sofia1824Lendinara Italy 
92.5 m (303 ft)Marienkirche1892Kaiserslautern Germany 
92.3 m (322 ft)Bremen Cathedral1893Bremen Germany 
92.3 m (302 ft)Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia1792Murcia Spain 
92.0 m (302 ft)Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt1505Schlanders Italy 
92.0 m (302 ft)Church of St. James1592Brno Czech Republic 
92.0 m (302 ft)São Paulo Cathedral1954São Paulo Brazil 
92.0 m (302 ft)Västerås Cathedral1693Västerås Sweden 
92.0 m (302 ft)Église Saint-Pierre17th centurySteenvoorde France 
92.0 m (302 ft)Sacred Heart Church1907Turnhout Belgium 
92.0 m (302 ft)Saint Bartholomew's Church1911Gliwice Poland 
91.7 m (301 ft)National Cathedral1990Washington, D.C. United States 
91.7 m (301 ft)St. Francis de Sales Church1908St. Louis United States
91.7 m (301 ft)Pfarrkirche Klagenfurt-St. Egid1725Klagenfurt Austria
91.7 m (301 ft)Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré1923Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Canada
91.6 m (300.5 ft)St. James's Cathedral1225Riga Latvia 
91.5 m (287 ft)St. Elizabeth's ChurchWrocław Poland 
91.5 m (300 ft)Halberstadt Cathedral1491Halberstadt Germany 
91.4 m (300 ft)Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba1607Córdoba SpainFormerly 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. Magdalene1820Alpnach Switzerland 
91.2 m (299 ft)[16]Our Lady's Church (Frauenkirche)1743Dresden-Innere Altstadt GermanyDestroyed by bombing in 1945 and rededicated in 2005
91.1 m (299 ft)St. James Church1878The Hague Netherlands 
91.0 m (299 ft)Cathedral of Hope1935Pittsburgh United States 
91.0 m (299 ft)St. Mary's Basilica1884Kevelaer Germany 
91.0 m (299 ft)H<75St. Alegundis' ChurchEmmerich am Rhein GermanyDestroyed in World War II, rebuilt with a tower height of 58 metres
91.0 m (299 ft)St. Joseph1914Speyer Germany 
91.0 m (299 ft)Neubaukirche1582Würzburg Germany 
91.0 m (299 ft)Pfarrkirche St. Marien (Friedland)1500Friedland (Mecklenburg) Germany 
91.0 m (299 ft)New St. John's Church1874Munich Germany 
91.0 m (299 ft)Votive Church of Szeged1930Szeged Hungary
91.0 m (298 ft)St. Peter Cathedral1893Erie, Pennsylvania United States
90.5 m (297 ft)Lange Jan1300Middelburg NetherlandsThe tower was rebuilt after destruction by Luftwaffe bombings in 1940
90.5 m (297 ft)Canterbury Cathedral1494Canterbury United KingdomCathedral itself dates from 1077
90.5 m (297 ft)St. Joseph's Church1897Koblenz Germany 
90.3 m (296 ft)Nikolo-Berlyukovsky Monastery1899Avdotyino Russia 
90.1 m (296 ft)St. Joseph1891Viersen Germany 
90.1 m (296 ft)St. Lamberti1898Münster Germany 
90.0 m (295 ft)H<75Notre Dame de Paris1345Paris FranceCentral spire (built in the mid-19th century) destroyed in the April 2019 fire
90.0 m (295 ft)Cathedral of Toledo1440Toledo Spain 
90.0 m (295 ft)Coventry Cathedral1433Coventry United KingdomThe 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 Cathedral1919Cobh Ireland 
90.0 m (295 ft)Cathedral of Santa Eulalia15th centuryBarcelona Spain 
90.0 m (295 ft)Cathedral1776Riga Latvia 
90.0 m (295 ft)Church at the Southern Star (Kirche am Südstern) (de)1897Berlin-Kreuzberg Germany 
90.0 m (295 ft)St. Nikolajs1829Copenhagen Denmark 
90.0 m (295 ft)Helligåndskirken1409Copenhagen Denmark 
90.0 m (295 ft)St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral1917Edinburgh United Kingdom 
90.0 m (295 ft)St. James' Church1515Louth United Kingdom 
90.0 m (295 ft)St. Martin Garrison Church (Garnisonkirche St. Martin)1900Dresden-Albertstadt Germany 
90.0 m (295 ft)Georgskirche1501Nördlingen Germany 
90.0 m (295 ft)El Escorial1584San Lorenzo de El Escorial Spain 
90.0 m (295 ft)Abbaye-aux-Hommes13th centuryCaen FranceFormerly much taller
90.0 m (295 ft)Saint-Éloi15th centuryDunkirk France 
90.0 m (295 ft)Co-cathedral1898Osijek Croatia 
90.0 m (295 ft)La Seo Cathedral1704Zaragoza Spain
90.0 m (295 ft)St. Walpurga's Church1624Oudenaarde Belgium
90.0 m (295 ft)Liège Cathedral1812Liège Belgium
90.0 m (295 ft)St. Nicholas Church1480Flensburg Germany
90.0 m (295 ft)Santa Maria Assunta1893Breganze Italy
90.0 m (295 ft)St. Mary's Maternity Church1370Trzebiatów Poland
90.0 m (295 ft)Mariä Himmelfart1908Schönau im Schwarzwald Germany
90.0 m (295 ft)Mariazell Basilica17th centuryMariazell Austria
90.0 m (295 ft)H<75Sint-PetruskerkOirschot NetherlandsPinnacle destroyed by a storm in 1558, actual height: 72 metres 
90.0 m (295 ft)H<75St. Urbanus1893Gelsenkirchen GermanyTower was destroyed in World War II, actual height: 48 metres
90.0 m (295 ft)H<75St. PeterAltentreptow GermanyTower was destroyed in 1773, actual height: 65 metres
89.9 m (294 ft)Vor Frelsers Kirke1696Copenhagen Denmark 
89.7 m (294 ft)St. Mary's Church (Marienkirche)1789Berlin-Mitte Germany 
89.5 m (294 ft)Assumption Cathedral1841Kharkiv Ukraine 
89.4 m (290 ft)St. Nicholas Church, Harvestehude (de)1962Hamburg Germany 
89.3 m (292 ft)St. Bavo's Cathedral1538Ghent Belgium 
89.3 m (292 ft)St Mary Redcliffe1872Bristol United KingdomThe previous spire collapsed in a storm in the 1440s
88.9 m (291 ft)Votive Temple of Maipú1974Maipu Chile
88.7 m (290 ft)Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King1967Liverpool United Kingdom 
88.6 m (290 ft)St. Peter's Church1906Munich Germany 
88.5 m (290 ft)St. Peter and St. Paul's Church1500Čáslav Czech Republic 
88.5 m (290 ft)Church of St. Margaret1894Wadersloh Germany 
88.43 m (295 ft)Garrison Church1732Potsdam GermanyDamaged in World War II and later destroyed by the GDR regime. Currently being reconstructed since 2018.
88.3 m (289 ft)Peterskirche1885Leipzig Germany 
88.3 m (288 ft)Washington Temple1974Kensington, Maryland United StatesTallest LDS temple
88.3 m (288 ft)St. Martin's Church14th centuryHalberstadt Germany 
88.0 m (285 ft)St. Gertrude's Church, Uhlenhorst (de)1885Hamburg Germany 
88.0 m (279 ft)St. Johannes Baptist1247Warburg Germany
88.0 m (279 ft)Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius1770Sergiyev Posad Russia
88.0 m (279 ft)Luther Church (Lutherkirche) (de)1894Berlin-Schöneberg Germany 
88.0 m (288 ft)Cathedral1558Segovia Spain 
88.0 m (288 ft)Cathedral1400Burgos Spain 
88.0 m (288 ft)Pfarrkirche St. Stephan1725Stockerau Austria 
88.0 m (288 ft)St George's Church1911Eindhoven Netherlands 
88.0 m (288 ft)St. Mary's Church1877Neubrandenburg Germany 
88.0 m (288 ft)Church of St. Anthony1877Papenburg Germany 
88.0 m (288 ft)Church of Saint Johann and Paul1822Schüpfheim Switzerland 
87.9 m (288 ft)St. Bernard's Church1901Karlsruhe Germany 
87.7 m (287 ft)Dreikönigskirche1857Dresden-Innere Neustadt GermanyCompletely destroyed in the 1945 bombing and rebuilt 1984-1991
87.6 m (287 ft)St. Stephan's ChurchTangermünde Germany 
87.5 m (287 ft)Saint Anthony Church1930Valmadrera Italy 
87.2 m (286 ft)St. Mary's Church1672Zwickau Germany 
87.2 m (286 ft)Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church1875New York City United States 
87.1 m (285 ft)Saint-Epvre1872Nancy France 
87.1 m (285 ft)Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi2002Tbilisi Georgia 
87.0 m (285 ft)St. Sebastian's Church (St.-Sebastians-Kirche)Berlin-Gesundbrunnen Germany 
87.0 m (285 ft)Church of Saint Myrrhbearers1820Kaluga Russia
87.0 m (285 ft)Holy Cross ChurchMünster Germany 
87.0 m (285 ft)Trinity Church1888Arendal Norway 
87.0 m (285 ft)INC Central Temple1984Quezon City PhilippinesTallest church in Metro Manila, run by Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ)
87.0 m (285 ft)Kostol Nanebovzatia Panny Márie14th centurySpišská Nová Ves Slovakia
87.0 m (285 ft)Sacred Heart Cathedral1977Bendigo AustraliaTallest provincial Australian church
87.0 m (285 ft)St Stephen's Church, Braunau1759Braunau am Inn Austria 
87.0 m (285 ft)Cathedral of the Assumption1852Louisville United States 
87.0 m (285 ft)St. Clement's Church 15th centurySteenwijk Netherlandsthe tower of the church hosts since 1907 a water tank with a volume of 145 m³
87.0 m (285 ft)Reims Cathedral 14th centuryReims France 
87.0 m (285 ft)Saint-Nicolas1545Saint-Nicolas-de-Port France
87.0 m (285 ft)Rodez Cathedral1531Rodez France 
87.0 m (285 ft)Notre-Dame de l’AssomptionMarciac France 
87.0 m (285 ft)Church of the Transfiguration1512Tábor Czech Republic 
87.0 m (285 ft)St. James' Church1881Aachen Germany 
87.0 m (285 ft)Alexander Nevsky Novoyarmarochny Cathedral1880Nizhny Novgorod Russia 
87.0 m (285 ft)Sacred Heart Church1952Gdynia Poland 
87.0 m (285 ft)Arcipretal Church1969Farra di Soligo Italy 
86.9 m (285 ft)Concordia Church 19th centuryMannheim Germany 
86.9 m (285 ft)St. Mary's Church1292Uelzen Germany 
86.8 m (284 ft)Westminster Cathedral1903London United Kingdom 
86.8 m (284 ft)Church of St. John the Baptist1894Krefeld Germany 
86.8 m (284 ft)Church of the Redeemer (Heilandskirche) (de)1894Berlin-Moabit Germany 
86.6 m (284 ft)Riddarholm Church1300Stockholm Sweden 
86.5 m (283 ft)H<75Schlosskirche1897Chemnitz GermanyDestroyed in 1945, today 42 metres tall tower
86.3 m (282 ft)St. Mary's Church 15th centuryRostock Germany 
86.2 m (282 ft)St. Wulfram's Church1450Grantham United Kingdom 
86.2 m (282 ft)Aegidienkirche1840Lübeck Germany 
86.2 m (282 ft)Marienkirche1903Mühlhausen GermanyLargest parish church in Thuringia
86.2 m (282 ft)Jakobskirche 16th centuryStraubing Germany 
86.2 m (282 ft)Saint-Ouen1851Rouen France 
86.1 m (282 ft)Modena Cathedral 14th centuryModena Italy 
86.0 m (282 ft)Mariestad Cathedral1625Mariestad Sweden 
86.0 m (282 ft)Stora Tuna Kyrka1469Borlänge Sweden 
86.0 m (282 ft)Lambertikirche1887Oldenburg Germany 
86.0 m (282 ft)St. Catherine Church1897Toruń Poland 
86.0 m (282 ft)St. Georg1904Ulm Germany 
86.0 m (282 ft)St. Nicholas' Church1896Zwiesel Germany 
86.0 m (282 ft)St. Mary's Church1859Kemberg Germany 
86.0 m (282 ft)St. Pancras Church1873Warstein Germany 
86.0 m (282 ft)St. Peter and Paul Church1902Katowice Poland 
86.0 m (282 ft)St. Medardus Church 15th centuryWervik Belgium 
86.0 m (282 ft)Heilandskirche1888Leipzig Germany 
86.0 m (282 ft)Bürgermeister-Smidt-Gedächtniskirche1855Bremerhaven Germany 
86.0 m (282 ft)St. James Church1901Zürich Switzerland
86.0 m (282 ft)H DHoly Spirit Church1728Potsdam GermanyDestroyed on April 26, 1945, by fire, demolition of ruin until 1974
85.9 m (281 ft)Catholic Church of the Royal Court (Katholische Hofkirche)1755Dresden-Innere Altstadt GermanyElevated to cathedral status in 1980; the largest church in Saxony
85.9 m (281 ft)Cathedral of St. Joseph1962Hartford United States 
85.9 m (281 ft)Turku Cathedral1834Turku Finland 
85.9 m (281 ft)St. Elphin's Church 1860sWarrington United KingdomChurch itself dates from 1354
85.9 m (281 ft)Trinity Church1846New York City United States 
85.6 m (280 ft)H<75Basilica of St Denis1281Saint-Denis FranceNow considerably shorter
85.5 m (280 ft)New Church of St. Margaret1913Munich Germany 
85.5 m (280 ft)Mainz Cathedral1769Mainz Germany 
85.4 m (280 ft)St. Mary's Cathedral1912Killarney Ireland 
85.35 m (280 ft)American Cathedral in Paris1886Paris France 
85.3 m (279 ft)Westerkerk1638Amsterdam NetherlandsLargest Protestant church in the Netherlands
85.3 m (279 ft)Johanneskirche1881Düsseldorf Germany 
85.3 m (279 ft)Saint-Esprit1931Paris France 
85.3 m (279 ft)St. Mary's Church1496Salzwedel Germany 
85.2 m (279 ft)Church of St. Paul the Apostle (Apostel-Paulus-Kirche) (de)1894Berlin-Schöneberg Germany 
85.1 m (279 ft)St. Paul's Church1484Eppan an der Weinstraße Italy 
85.1 m (279 ft)Meissen Cathedral1410Meissen Germany 
85.0 m (278 ft)St Mary Abbots1879London United KingdomTallest church spire in London
85.0 m (278 ft)Lutherkirche1901Solingen Germany 
85.0 m (278 ft)Municipal lutheran church1863Unna Germany 
85.0 m (278 ft)Luçon Cathedral1121Luçon France 
85.0 m (278 ft)Saint-Pierre de Marennes [fr]Marennes France 
85.0 m (278 ft)Saint-Nicolas1850Nantes France 
85.0 m (278 ft)St. Martin's Cathedral 14th centuryBratislava Slovakia
85.0 m (278 ft)Basilica Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption1411Włocławek Poland 
85.0 m (278 ft)Église Saint-Maurice1893Strasbourg FranceEstimated height
85.0 m (278 ft)Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica1776Šaštín-Stráže Slovakia 
85.0 m (278 ft)Church of Sts. Olha and Elizabeth1907Lviv Ukraine 
85.0 m (278 ft)St. Peter and St. Paul's Church1497Görlitz Germany 
85.0 m (278 ft)St. Canisius's Church1903Vienna Austria 
85.0 m (278 ft)Bordeaux Cathedral 15th centuryBordeaux France 
85.0 m (278 ft)Stadtbasilika Sankt Florian1750Sankt Florian Austria 
85.0 m (278 ft)H<75Sankt JohannisHerford GermanyDemolished in 1885, replaced by 80 metres tall tower 
84.5 m (277 ft)Pfarrkirche Imst1493Imst Austria 
84.2 m (276 ft)Church of Our Dear Ladies1651Bremen Germany 
84.2 m (276 ft)Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes de NancyNancy France 
84.0 m (276 ft)Högalidskyrkan1923Stockholm Sweden 
84.0 m (276 ft)Gustav Adolfs Kyrka [sv]1894Sundsvall Sweden 
84.0 m (276 ft)Eglise Saint-André1865Reims France 
84.0 m (276 ft)Málaga Cathedral1782Málaga Spain 
84.0 m (276 ft)Cathedral1882Đakovo Croatia 
84.0 m (276 ft)St. Willibrord's Church1891Antwerp Belgium 
84.0 m (276 ft)Church of Our Lady1450Aarschot Belgium 
84.0 m (276 ft)Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul1908Brno Czech Republic 
84.0 m (276 ft)St. Mark's Church1895Chemnitz Germany 
84.0 m (276 ft)St. George1494Freising Germany 
84.0 m (276 ft)Sankt Michael1883Schwalmtal Germany 
84.0 m (276 ft)Münster Unseren Lieben Frau1785Zwiefalten Germany 
84.0 m (276 ft)Stadtpfarrkirche LinzLinz Austria 
84.0 m (276 ft)Mende CathedralMende France 
84.0 m (276 ft)H DNeurossgarten Church1647Kaliningrad RussiaHeavily damaged in World War II, ruin removed in 1975
84.0 m (276 ft)San Carlo al Corso1847Milan Italy 
84.0 m (276 ft)Ponte San Pietro Parish ChurchPonte San Pietro Italy 
83.8 m (275 ft)St. Paul's Cathedral1888Buffalo United StatesHeight of large bell tower
83.7 m (249 ft)Cathedral of St Peter1221Bautzen Germany 
83.7 m (274 ft)Orthodox Cathedral1946Timișoara Romania
83.5 m (275 ft)St. Nicholas' ChurchLöbau Germany 
83.5 m (275 ft)Blessed Mary Virgin of Angels1900Dąbrowa Górnicza Poland 
83.5 m (274 ft)St. Mary's Church1292Stargard Poland
83.3 m (273 ft)La Basilique du Sacré-Coeur1910Paris France
83.2 m (273 ft)Assumption Cathedral1840Ryazan Russia
83.2 m (273 ft)First Presbyterian Church and Manse1879Baltimore United States
83.0 m (262 ft)St. Johannis Church, Altona (de)1873Hamburg Germany 
83.0 m (272 ft)Herz-Jesu-Kirche1909Cologne Germany 
83.0 m (272 ft)St. Mary's Church1896Lünen Germany 
83.0 m (272 ft)St. Nicholas' Church1465Meran Italy
83.0 m (272 ft)Church of San Giulio1948Castellanza Italy
83.0 m (272 ft)Panthéon1789Paris France
83.0 m (272 ft)Eglise Saint-Salomon-et-Saint-Grégoire de PithiviersPithiviers France
83.0 m (272 ft)Church of Saint-Maclou1517Rouen France
83.0 m (272 ft)Lincoln Cathedral1807Lincoln United KingdomToday 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 Church1466Kortrijk Belgium
83.0 m (272 ft)Sint-Hiloniuskerk1868Izegem Belgium
83.0 m (272 ft)Our Lady of the Rosary Church1976Gdańsk Poland
83.0 m (272 ft)St. Roch's Church1946Białystok Poland
83.0 m (272 ft)Church of the Sacred Heart1902Olsztyn Poland
83.0 m (272 ft)St. John the Baptist Cathedral1977Santa Cruz do Sul Brazil
83.0 m (272 ft)Church of St. Gummarus 16th centuryLier Belgium
83.0 m (272 ft)Church of St. Gummarus1903Steenbergen Netherlands
83.0 m (272 ft)Tournai Cathedral 13th centuryTournai Belgium
83.0 m (272 ft)Sankt GangolfHeinsberg Germany
83.0 m (272 ft)Sankt JohannesDingolfing Germany
83.0 m (272 ft)Sankt LambertusErkelenz Germany
83.0 m (272 ft)Marktkirche Unser Lieben FrauenHalle Germany
83.0 m (272 ft)Sankt Maria RosenkranzMönchengladbach Germany
83.0 m (272 ft)Sankt Johannes BaptistNeheim Germany
83.0 m (272 ft)Pfarrkirche Maria AlmMaria Alm am Steinernen Meer Austria
83.0 m (272 ft)Kőbánya Szent László-templom1899Budapest Hungary
83.0 m (272 ft)Templo de La Luz del Mundo1992Guadalajara Mexico
83.0 m (272 ft)Church of Our Lady of Suffrage and Saint Zita1881Turin Italy
83.0 m (272 ft)[17]Basilica of Our Lady of Itatí1950Itatí ArgentinaTallest church dome in South America
82.9 m (272 ft)St Botolph's Church1520Boston United KingdomTallest parish church tower (as opposed to spire) in England
82.46 m (271 ft)Saint-Quirico-and-Giulitta ChurchTramin an der Weinstraße Italy
82.45 m (271 ft)Church of the Assumption1903Bátaszék Hungary
82.4 m (271 ft)St. Boniface Church1884Leeuwarden Netherlands
82.27 m (270 ft)Holy Rosary Church1922Tacoma, Washington United States
82.27 m (270 ft)Dolo San Rocco ChurchDolo Italy
82.18 m (270 ft)St. Catherine's (de)Braunschweig Germany
82.05 m (269 ft)Vigodarzere Parish Church1897Vigodarzere Italy
82.0 m (269 ft)H>100Seville Cathedral1198Seville SpainBadly damaged by the 1356 earthquake. Replaced by a new Christian church, Seville Cathedral, between 1402 and 1506.
82.0 m (269 ft)Chichester Cathedral1863Chichester United KingdomRebuilding of an earlier, slightly lower, spire that collapsed in 1861
82.0 m (269 ft)St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk1502Gdańsk PolandLargest brick church in the world; the tower was never completed
82.0 m (269 ft)Sankt Stephani1507Aschersleben Germany
82.0 m (269 ft)Heiliggeistkirche1544Heidelberg Germany
82.0 m (269 ft)St. Peter's Church1887Chemnitz Germany 
82.0 m (269 ft)Abbey of Santa Giustina1599Padua Italy
82.0 m (269 ft)St. Peter and Paul Church1758Kastelruth Italy 
82.0 m (269 ft)Sankt Marien1896Hagen Germany
82.0 m (269 ft)Radolfzell Minster1903Radolfzell Germany
82.0 m (269 ft)St. Mary's ChurchStendal Germany
82.0 m (269 ft)Church of Abbey of Saint-Étienne, CaenCaen France 
82.0 m (269 ft)Sankt Alexander und Theodor1766Ottobeuren Germany
82.0 m (269 ft)Stiftskirche KlosterneuburgKlosterneuburg Austria
82.0 m (269 ft)Pfarrkirche Bad GasteinBad Gastein Austria
82.0 m (269 ft)Stiftskirche ZwettlZwettl Austria
82.0 m (269 ft)All Saints Cathedral1825Tula Russia
82.0 m (269 ft)Buchs Lutheran Church1932Buchs Switzerland
82.0 m (269 ft)St. Martin's Church1917Chur Switzerland
82.0 m (269 ft)H<75Reformation Church (Reformationskirche)1907Berlin-Moabit GermanyToday 50 metres tall
81.85 m (269 ft)Evangelische Stadtkirche Pforzheim1968Pforzheim Germany
81.8 m (294 ft)St. Nicholas Church (Nikolaikirche)Berlin-Mitte Germany 
81.8 m (268 ft)Cunerakerk1531Rhenen Netherlands
81.7 m (268 ft)St. Elizabeth's Church 13th centuryMarburg Germany
81.6 m (268 ft)Holy Trinity Monastery [ru]1854Alatyr Russia
81.5 m (267 ft)St. Nicholas Church 13th centuryBielefeld Germany
81.4 m (267 ft)Bonn MinsterBonn Germany 
81.3 m (267 ft)Erfurt CathedralErfurt Germany 
81.17 m (266 ft)Schüttorf Saint Lorenz1535Schüttorf Germany 
81.0 m (266 ft)St. Nicholas' ChurchStendal Germany 
81.0 m (266 ft)Shrine of Our Lady of Saint Valeria1965Seregno Italy 
81.0 m (266 ft)Saint Stephen's Church1937Sesto San Giovanni Italy 
81.0 m (266 ft)Moulins CathedralMoulins France 
81.0 m (266 ft)St. Laurentius1893Schaan Liechtenstein 
81.0 m (266 ft)Martin Luther Church (Martin-Luther-Kirche)Dresden-Äußere Neustadt Germany 
81.0 m (266 ft)St. Lorenz 13th centuryNuremberg Germany
81.0 m (266 ft)Salzburg Cathedral 17th centurySalzburg Austria
81.0 m (266 ft)Church of Our Lady before Týn1510Prague Czech Republic
81.0 m (266 ft)Zwingli Church (Zwinglikirche) (de)1908Berlin-Friedrichshain Germany
81.0 m (266 ft)Pfarrkirche Höchst [de]Höchst Austria
81.0 m (266 ft)Ivan the Great Bell Tower1543Moscow Russia
81.0 m (266 ft)Saint Assumption Sarov Monastery1799Sarov Russia
81.0 m (264 ft)H<75Holy Cross Church (Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche) (de)1888Berlin-Wilmersdorf GermanyToday 59.3 metres tall
80.8 m (265 ft)Our Lady of Bekaa1965Zahlé LebanonSecond tallest church in the Middle East
80.8 m (265 ft)Saint Mary ImmaculateSantorso Italy
80.7 m (265 ft)Fort Street Presbyterian Church1855Detroit United States 
80.7 (265 ft)H DSt. Joseph Cathedral1927Buffalo United StatesTwo 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 Church1894Toledo United States 
80.6 m (264 ft)Saint Lambert Church [nl]1863Veghel Netherlands[18]
80.5 m (264 ft)St. Mary's Church1414Wismar GermanyNave damaged in World War II and demolished in 1960
80.4 m (264 ft)Cathedral Santa Maria Nascente1853Cologna Veneta Italy 
80.2 m (263 ft)St. Suitbertus1927Düsseldorf Germany 
80.0 m (262 ft)Church of St. James the Greaterc 1350Kutná Hora Czech Republic 
80.0 m (262 ft)St. Johannis, Harvestehude1882Hamburg Germany 
80.0 m (262 ft)St. Patroclus' ChurchSoest Germany 
80.0 m (262 ft)St. Mary's Church (Marienkirche)1893Recklinghausen Germany 
80.0 m (262 ft)St. Sixtus' Church1885Haltern Germany 
80.0 m (262 ft)Church of the Immaculate Conception1896Düsseldorf Germany 
80.0 m (262 ft)St. Peter1898Düsseldorf Germany 
80.0 m (262 ft)Saint-Augustin1871Paris France
80.0 m (262 ft)Autun Cathedral1146Autun France
80.0 m (262 ft)Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia1970Higüey Dominican Republic 
80.0 m (262 ft)New Cathedral1825Brescia Italy 
80.0 m (262 ft)Gouwekerk1904Gouda Netherlands[18]
80.0 m (262 ft)St. Michael's Church1487Cluj-Napoca RomaniaThe 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 Family1926Częstochowa Poland
80.0 m (262 ft)St. Mary's Basilica1406Kraków Poland
80.0 m (262 ft)Trinity Cathedral1835St. Petersburg Russia
80.0 m (262 ft)Budapest Matthias Church1896Budapest Hungary
80.0 m (262 ft)Rózsafüzér Királynéja-templomBudapest Hungary
80.0 m (262 ft)Dormition Belfry1910Moscow Russia
80.0 m (264 ft)H DMelanchthon Church (Melanchthonkirche) (de)1906Berlin-Kreuzberg GermanyDestroyed in World War II
80.0 m (262 ft)St. Salvator's Cathedral1871Bruges Belgium
80.0 m (262 ft)St. James' ChurchGhent Belgium
80.0 m (262 ft)Sint-Petrus' Stoel van Antiochiëkerk 16th centurySittard Netherlands
80.0 m (262 ft)[19]Basilica of Sant'Andrea1765Mantua Italy
80.0 m (262 ft)Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei1925Pompei Italy
80.0 m (262 ft)St. Matthew's Church1928Łódź Poland
80.0 m (262 ft)Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and St. Bartholomew1477Wrocław Poland
80.0 m (262 ft)Annunciation Cathedral1901Kharkiv Ukraine
80.0 m (262 ft)Unser Lieben Frauen1586Burg (bei Magdeburg) Germany
80.0 m (262 ft)Christuskirche1903Mainz Germany
80.0 m (262 ft)MarienkircheBarth Germany
80.0 m (262 ft)St. Marien1902Neuss Germany
80.0 m (262 ft)Holy Family1902Kamen Germany
80.0 m (262 ft)Dreikönigskirche1880Frankfurt Germany
80.0 m (262 ft)Pfarrkirche St. Othmar unter den Weißgerbern1874Vienna Austria
80.0 m (262 ft)Stadtpfarrkirche SteyrSteyr Austria
80.0 m (262 ft)Santa Croce1442Florence Italy
80.0 m (262 ft)John the Evangelist Monastery1901Poschupovo Russia
80.0 m (262 ft)Christus Resurrection ChurchMoscow Russia 
80.0 m (262 ft)Church of Abbaye de la TrinitéVendôme France 
80.0 m (262 ft)Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon1251Dijon France 
80.0 m (262 ft)Church of Saint Michel1667Dijon France 
80.0 m (262 ft)Trinity Cathedral2011Bryansk Russia 
80.0 m (262 ft)St. Matthew's Church1895Basel Switzerland
80.0 m (262 ft)H<75Sankt JohannisHerford GermanyDemolished 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) (de)Berlin-Gesundbrunnen Germany 
79.8 m (262 ft)Sint Petrus' Bandenkerk1962Venray Netherlands
79.8 m (262 ft)St. Nicholas Church1955Meijel Netherlands
79.7 m (261 ft)St. Joseph's Church1894Enschede Netherlands
79.6 m (261 ft)Lausanne Cathedral1235Lausanne Switzerland
79.5 m (261 ft)FraumünsterZürich Switzerland
79.5 m (261 ft)John the Baptist Church1895Serpukhov Russia
79.42 m (261 ft)Church of the Assumption1885Terlano Italy
79.3 m (260 ft)St. Paul's ChurchHamm Germany
79.3 m (260 ft)Artländer Dom1900Ankum Germany
79.3 m (260 ft)St. Michael's Cathedral1848Toronto Canada
79.2 m (260 ft)St. Christopher's Cathedral1663Roermond Netherlands
79.01m (259 ft)Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours1929Thrissur IndiaThe 3rd tallest church in Asia
79.01m (259 ft)Gesu Church1894Milwaukee United StatesFeatures two towers; the west tower, which features a belfry and a clock, is taller at 260 feet.[20]
79.0 m (259 ft)Church of Saint Sava[21]1989Belgrade SerbiaTallest church in Serbia
79.0 m (259 ft)Sint-HermesbasiliekRonse Belgium
79.0 m (259 ft)Heuvelse kerk1889Tilburg Netherlands
79.0 m (259 ft)Sint-Janskerk1485Maastricht Netherlands
79.0 m (259 ft)Parroquia Inmaculado Corazón de María1957Lima Peru
79.0 m (259 ft)Anykščiai Church1908Anykščiai LithuaniaTallest church in Lithuania
79.0 m (259 ft)St. Mary Major Parish Church1897Monteforte d'Alpone Italy
79.0 m (259 ft)San Lorenzo Church1840Pescantina Italy
79.0 m (259 ft)Jakobskirche [de]Burghausen Germany
79.0 m (259 ft)Michaeliskirche1412Lüneburg Germany
79.0 m (259 ft)Los Angeles California Temple1956Los Angeles United States 
79.0 m (259 ft)Trinity Cathedral1699Pskov Russia 
79.0 m (259 ft)St. Nicholas Church1755Prague Czech Republic 
79.0 m (259 ft)Oude Kerk1350Delft Netherlands 
79.0 m (259 ft)Kerk van Heilig Kruisverheffing1892Raalte Netherlands 
79.0 m (259 ft)Sankt Laurentii1718Itzehoe Germany 
79.0 m (259 ft)St. Mary's Church1300Osnabrück Germany 
79.0 m (259 ft)Verona CathedralVerona Italy 
79.0 m (259 ft)H DSaint Michaelschurch1892Zwolle NetherlandsDemolished in 1965 
78.8 m (258 ft)Boston Avenue Methodist Church1929Tulsa, Oklahoma United States 
78.8 m (258 ft)Cerignola Cathedral1934Cerignola Italy 
78.72 m (258 ft)Sankt Lamberti1899Gladbeck Germany 
78.5 m (258 ft)Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey Church1523Mont-Saint-Michel France 
78.5 m (258 ft)St. Sophia Cathedral1870Vologda Russia 
78.5 m (258 ft)St. Mary's Church, PasewalkPasewalk Germany 
78.3 m (257 ft)Gemeentetoren1771Etten-Leur Netherlands 
78.15 m (256 ft)Évreux CathedralÉvreux France 
78.14 m (256 ft)St Theobald's Church1841Thann France 
78.1 m (256 ft)St. Anthony of Padua Church1912New Bedford, Mass. United States 
78.1 m (256 ft)Heinz Memorial Chapel1938Pittsburgh United States
78.0 m (256 ft)Konstanz Minster1853Konstanz Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Church of the Holy Spirit (Heilige-Geist-Kirche) (de)Berlin-Moabit Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Church of the Assumption1320Chełmno Poland 
78.0 m (256 ft)Saint Mary's Church1908Szczecinek Poland 
78.0 m (256 ft)Church of The Transfiguration1902Drezdenko Poland 
78.0 m (256 ft)Saint Augustinus1909Wrocław Poland 
78.0 m (256 ft)St. John's Basilica (St.-Johannes-Basilika)1897Berlin-Neukölln Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)New Nazareth Church (Neue Nazarethkirche) (de)Berlin-Wedding Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)StiftskircheBaden-Baden Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Sofiakyrkan1906Stockholm Sweden 
78.0 m (256 ft)St. Jozefkathedraal1887Groningen Netherlands 
78.0 m (256 ft)St. Calixtusbasiliek1908Groenlo Netherlands 
78 m (256 ft)St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church1872Charleston, South Carolina United StatesTallest building in Charleston, tallest building in South Carolina for 101 years, designed by John Henry Devereux
78 m (256 ft)Săpânța-Peri Monastery [ro] church2003Săpânța RomaniaTallest wooden church in the world[22]
78 m (256 ft)Church of the Assumption1888Bratislava Slovakia[23]
78.0 m (256 ft)Kreisker chapelSaint-Pol-de-Léon France 
78.0 m (256 ft)Sens Cathedral1534Sens France 
78 m (248 ft)Grote of Sint-Bavokerk1520Haarlem Netherlands 
78.0 m (256 ft)Senlis Cathedral1191Senlis France 
78.0 m (256 ft)Albi Cathedral1480Albi France 
78.0 m (256 ft)St. Martin's Church 16th centuryWeert Netherlands 
78.0 m (256 ft)Wallfahrtskirche Schildthurn1531Zeilarn Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Liebfrauenkirche1914Bottrop Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Sankt Gundula1901Rhede Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Sacred Heart Church1906Ettlingen Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Sankt Johannes Baptist1898Willich Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)St. John the Baptist1234Billerbeck Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Sankt-Annen-KircheAnnaberg-Buchholz Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Sankt MartinusKerpen Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Kirche zum Heiligen Kreuz1899Frankfurt an der Oder Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Jesuitenkirche1872Heidelberg Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Sankt AndreasEmsbüren Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)LiebfrauenkircheKrefeld Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Sankt DionysiusKrefeld Germany 
78.0 m (256 ft)Altenburg AbbeyAltenburg Austria 
78.0 m (256 ft)Church of St Peter's AbbeySalzburg Austria 
78.0 m (256 ft)Saint MichaelVienna Austria 
78.0 m (256 ft)Pfarrkirche SchwanenstadtSchwanenstadt Austria 
78.0 m (256 ft)Novospassky MonasteryMoscow Russia
78.0 m (256 ft)Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary [it]1846Fonzaso Italy
78.0 m (256 ft)St. NicholasNeuötting Germany
78.0 m (256 ft)St. Ida1903Lippetal Germany
77.9 m (256 ft)St. Mary's Church 1421Bielefeld Germany
77.83 m (255 ft)Saint Mary Assumption ChurchLana Italy
77.8 m (255 ft)Monza CathedralMonza Italy
77.5 m (254 ft)Kalvarija Church1669Vilnius Lithuania 
77.45 m (254 ft)Preposive Church of Saint Peter and Paul1927Lissone Italy
77.42 m (254 ft)St. Augustine's Church1878London United Kingdom 
77.4 m (254 ft)St. Servatius' Church1879Dinther Netherlands 
77.2 m (253 ft)St. Bonaventure's Church1892Woerden Netherlands 
77.0 m (253 ft)H<75Resurrection Church (Auferstehungskirche) (de)1895Berlin-Friedrichshain GermanyToday 42 metres tall
77.0 m (253 ft)Church of Christ1894Cologne Germany 
77.0 m (253 ft)St. Mary's Church1892Bonn Germany 
77 m (253 ft)Michael's Church1905Turku Finland 
77 m (253 ft)Saint Mary's Church1929Inowrocław Poland 
77 m (253 ft)H DHaberberg Church1753Kaliningrad RussiaHeavily damaged in World War II, ruin removed in 1953
77 m (253 ft)Catholic Church of St. Peter and PaulBacău Romania
77 m (253 ft)Transfiguration Cathedral2001Odesa Ukraine
77 m (253 ft)Transfiguration Cathedral1894Dzerzhinsky Russia
77 m (253 ft)St. Theodard's Church1943Beringen Belgium
77 m (253 ft)Coutances Cathedral1274Coutances France
77 m (253 ft)Angers Cathedral1523Angers France
77 m (253 ft)Église Saint-Martin de Pau [fr]1871Pau France
77 m (253 ft)Siena Cathedral1263Siena Italy
77 m (253 ft)Nieuwstadtskerkc 1440Zutphen Netherlands
77 m (253 ft)Church of the Annunciation1901Inowrocław Poland
77 m (253 ft)Sankt Johann Baptist1409Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm Germany
77 m (253 ft)Sankt Jodok1470Landshut Germany
77 m (253 ft)Sankt Pölten CathedralSankt Pölten Austria
77 m (253 ft)Church of St Catherine of Alexandria1909Grybów Poland
77 m (253 ft)Divine Mercy Sanctuary2002Kraków Poland
77 m (253 ft)Sankt Nikolaus und Stephanus1519Eggenfelden Germany
77 m (253 ft)St. Nicholas1850Potsdam Germany
77 m (253 ft)Pfarrkirche Pischelsdorf am KulmPischelsdorf am Kulm Austria
77 m (253 ft)Saint Mary Assumption Church1892Caltrano Italy
77 m (253 ft)San Anastasi Church1938Villasanta Italy
76.8 m (252 ft)Lichfield Cathedral1340Lichfield United Kingdom 
76.8 m (252 ft)Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde1886Montreal Canada 
76.6 m (251 ft)Bayeux Cathedral1866Bayeux France
76.5 m (281 ft)St. Simeon Church (St.-Simeon-Kirche) (de)Berlin-Kreuzberg Germany 
76.4 m (251 ft)St. Peter's Church1913Eindhoven Netherlands
76.2 m (250 ft)Sint-Lambertusbasiliek1890Hengelo Netherlands 
76.2 m (250 ft)Basilica of Saint Mary1914Minneapolis United StatesThe first basilica established in the United States of America
76.2 m (250 ft)Basilica of St. Josaphat1901Milwaukee United StatesFeaturing a large copper dome said to be modeled on that of the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica,[24] it was proclaimed the third minor basilica in the U.S. by Pope Pius XI in 1929.[25]
76 m (249 ft)Aachen CathedralAachen GermanyHeight of the west tower
76.0 m (249 ft)Sainte-Chapelle1248Paris France
76 m (249 ft)Quimper Cathedral1856Quimper France 
76 m (249 ft)Église Saint-Paul1897Strasbourg France 
76 m (249 ft)Cathedral of St. Nicholas1430Fribourg Switzerland 
76 m (249 ft)Trier Cathedral 4th centuryTrier Germany 
76 m (249 ft)St. Walpurga's Churchc 1485Zutphen Netherlands 
76 m (249 ft)St. Sophia CathedralKyiv Ukraine 
76 m (249 ft)St. Catherine's Church1841Maaseik Belgium 
76 m (249 ft)Santiago de Compostela Cathedral1128Santiago de Compostela Spain 
76 m (249 ft)Church of St. Catherine 17th centuryGdańsk Poland 
76 m (249 ft)Cathedral of Our Lady of KazanStavropol Russia 
76 m (249 ft)Basiliek van Onze Lieve Vrouwe Tenhemelopnemingc 1540Zwolle Netherlands 
76 m (249 ft)Sankt Pankratius1896Oberhausen Germany 
76 m (249 ft)Sankt Nikolaus1907Kappelrodeck Germany 
76 m (249 ft)Herz Mariä Kirche1967Diedorf Germany 
76 m (249 ft)Truro Cathedral1910Truro United Kingdom
76 m (249 ft)Bamberg Cathedral1237Bamberg Germany 
76 m (249 ft)Brüderkirche1905Altenburg Germany 
76 m (249 ft)Sankt-Aegidien-Kirche1849Oschatz Germany 
76 m (249 ft)Lutherkirche1897Kassel Germany 
76 m (249 ft)Sankt RemigusBorken Germany 
76 m (249 ft)Sankt PankratiusGescher Germany 
76 m (249 ft)H DChristuskircheAachen GermanyDamaged 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 Pfarrkirche1898Vienna Austria 
76 m (249 ft)Stiftskirche Engelszell1764Engelhartszell Austria 
76 m (249 ft)Resurrection Cathedral1886Kashin Russia
76 m (249 ft)Church of Palanga1908Palanga Lithuania
76 m (249 ft)Santuario Nacional Nuestra Señora de Coromoto1996Guanare Venezuela
76 m (249 ft)Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor1902Barcelona Spain
76 m (249 ft)Oscarskyrkan1903Stockholm Sweden
76 m (249 ft)Vaksala Church1150[26]Uppsala SwedenThe exact date of completion is unknown but predates 1164.[26]
76 m (249 ft)Catherine Church1724Stockholm Sweden
76 m (249 ft)Barclay Church1864Edinburgh United Kingdom
76 m (249 ft)Erzsébetváros Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet-plébániatemplomBudapest Hungary
76 m (249 ft)San Stefano Church1940Buja Italy
76 m (249 ft)Basilica della Santa Casa1754Loreto Italy
75.9 m (249 ft)Sint-Lambertuskerk1467Nederweert Netherlands 
75.7 m (248 ft)Roskilde Cathedral1405Roskilde Denmark 
75.7 m (248 ft)Der Aa-kerk1712Groningen Netherlands 
75.6 m (248 ft)Church of the immaculate conception of the Blessed Virgin MarySzczecin Poland 
75.6 m (248 ft)Igreja dos Clérigos1763Porto Portugal 
75.6 m (248 ft)Trinity Cathedral1857Morshansk Russia 
75.6 m (248 ft)Basilica of St. Nicholas1887IJsselstein Netherlands 
75.6 m (248 ft)Tobolsk Kremlin1809Tobolsk Russia
75.5 m (248 ft)St. Nicholas' Church Spandau (St.-Nikolai-Kirche Spandau) (de)Berlin-Spandau Germany 
75.5 m (248 ft)Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral1900Gliwice Poland 
75.3 m (247 ft)St. Florian Catholic Church1928Hamtramck United States 
75.3 m (247 ft)Cathedral Church of All Saints1905Wakefield United Kingdom 
75.1 m (246 ft)San Giovanni Battista ChurchStezzano Italy 
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Stephen's ChurchBremen Germany 
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Mauritius1901Frankfurt Germany 
75.0 m (246 ft)Jesuit ChurchMannheim 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) (de)Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg Germany 
75.0 m (246 ft)Great St. Martin's ChurchCologne Germany 
75.0 m (246 ft)Saint Michael's Church1890Rochester United States
75.0 m (246 ft)New Old South Church1875Boston United States
75 m (246 ft)Lutheran Church of Bistrița1564Bistrița Romania
75.0 m (246 ft)Zuider- of St. Pancrastoren1524Enkhuizen Netherlands
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Sebaldus Church 13th centuryNuremberg Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Nicholas Church1843Venyov Russia
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Nicholas Church1165Leipzig Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Martin's Church1887Twello Netherlands
75.0 m (246 ft)Fortaleza Cathedral1978Fortaleza Brazil
75.0 m (246 ft)Rio de Janeiro Cathedral1979Rio de Janeiro Brazil
75.0 m (246 ft)Kostel Svatého Cyrila a Metoděje1863Prague Czech Republic 
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Prokopius Church1903Prague Czech Republic 
75.0 m (246 ft)Joniskio St. Blessed Virgin Mary of the Assumption Church1901Joniškis Lithuania
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Boniface's Church1897Rijswijk Netherlands
75.0 m (246 ft)Sint-Werenfriduskerk1899Zieuwent Netherlands
75.0 m (246 ft)Heilige Maria Presentatiekerk1901Asten Netherlands 
75.0 m (246 ft)Siedlce Cathedral1912Siedlce Poland
75.0 m (246 ft)Church of the Transfiguration1914Garbów Poland
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Nicholas Church1902Racibórz Poland
75.0 m (246 ft)Church of St. Mary Magdalene1892Chorzów Poland
75.0 m (246 ft)Church of St. Andrew Bobola1902Chorzów Poland
75.0 m (246 ft)Church of Our Lady1850Boom Belgium
75.0 m (246 ft)Saint-Servais Church1871Brussels Belgium
75.0 m (246 ft)Church of Jesus1772Cieszyn Poland
75.0 m (246 ft)Collegiate Church of the Annunciation1842Głogów Poland
75.0 m (246 ft)Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore1791Venice Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)Strängnäs Cathedral1742Strängnäs Sweden
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Michaelis Church1891Chemnitz Germany 
75.0 m (246 ft)Stadtkirche Sankt Michael1557Jena Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Stift Haug [1]1691Würzburg Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Mariä GeburtRottenbuch Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Sankt Nikolaus1904Übersee Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Apostelkirche1900Viernheim Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Sankt Vitus1900Philippsburg Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Sankt MartinEuskirchen Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Sankt Johannes BaptistAltenberge Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Sankt Ludgerus1895Weseke Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Sankt Johannes1904Suderwich Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Mariä Himmelfahrt1722Schuttern Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Basilika Vierzehnheiligen1772Bad Staffelstein Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Neustädter Kirche1520Eschwege Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Heilig-Kreuz-MünsterRottweil Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Trinity Church1897Riesa Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Paul's Church1898Heidenheim an der Brenz Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Petri's ChurchBuxtehude Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Church of Our Lady1903Recklinghausen Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Johannes Church1904Recklinghausen Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Hippolytus1898Gelsenkirchen Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Nicholas Church1893Aue Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Martin Church1865Sendenhorst Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Church of St Mary of the AssumptionVilsbiburg Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)H<75St. Joseph1888Münster GermanyTowers were destroyed in World War II, today less tall.
75.0 m (246 ft)Église Notre-Dame de NiortNiort France
75.0 m (246 ft)Church of Saint-PierreCaen France
75.0 m (246 ft)Stadtpfarrkirche Rohrbach1700Rohrbach in Oberösterreich Austria
75.0 m (246 ft)Pfarrkirche Vöcklamarkt1722Vöcklamarkt Austria
75.0 m (246 ft)Pfarrkirche Radstadt1879Radstadt Austria
75.0 m (246 ft)Saint Andrew Bobola's Church1903Bydgoszcz Poland
75.0 m (246 ft)Resurrection Church [pl]Drawsko Pomorskie Poland
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Florian's Cathedral1904Warsaw Poland
75.0 m (246 ft)Temple of Divine Providence2016Warsaw Poland
75.0 m (246 ft)Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore1750Rome Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)Basílica Nuestra Señora de los Buenos Aires1911Buenos Aires Argentina
75.0 m (246 ft)Sint-Agathakerk1903Lisse Netherlands
75.0 m (246 ft)Peperbus1483Zwolle Netherlands
75.0 m (246 ft)H DSint Antonius van Paduakerk Blerick1899Venlo NetherlandsDestroyed in 1944
75.0 m (246 ft)Budapest Alcantarai Szent Péter-templomBudapest Hungary
75.0 m (246 ft)Grace Episcopal Cathedral1915San Francisco United States
75.0 m (246 ft)Rostov-on-Don CathedralRostov-on-Don Russia
75.0 m (246 ft)Oscar Fredriks Kyrka1893Gothenburg Sweden
75.0 m (246 ft)St John the Baptist Basilica1973Xewkija Malta
75.0 m (246 ft)Basilica del Roble1964Monterrey Mexico
75.0 m (246 ft)Catedral del Señor de Tabasco1965Villahermosa Mexico
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Mary's Church1894Oberhausen Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Jakob1898Köthen Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)Sacred Heart Church of St. Ottilien Archabbey1899Eresing Germany
75.0 m (246 ft)La Torre Monumental a la Fe2011Silao Mexico
75.0 m (246 ft)San Pietro Apostolo Church1921Azzano Decimo Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)Saint Mary's on the Hill Church1896Montebelluna Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)Saint Peter and Paul ChurchPederobba Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)San Giovanni Evangelista1613Parma Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)Santa Maria del Carmine1450Pavia Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the SorrowsRho Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)St. Mary's Cathedral [it]1922San Donà di Piave Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)San Giorgio Church1767San Giorgio di Lomellina Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)Santa Lucia Church1926Santa Lucia di Piave Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)Church of the Assumption1927Solesino Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)[27]Basilica of Superga1731Turin Italy
75.0 m (246 ft)Amriswil Lutheran Church1892Amriswil Switzerland
75.0 m (246 ft)Richterswil Reformed Church1905Richterswil Switzerland
75.0 m (246 ft)H DLutheran Cathedral of Vyborg1893Vyborg RussiaDestroyed in 1944
75.0 m (246 ft)H DVamlingbo ChurchGotland SwedenTower collapsed in 1817
75.0 m (246 ft)H<75Saint Gertrud's Church, Essen1877Essen GermanyDestroyed in an air-raid on March 5, 1943, actual height: 59 metres
75.0 m (246 ft)H<75Saint Joseph's Church, Saarbrücken1910Saarbrücken GermanyPinnacle destroyed in an air-raid on October 4, 1944, actual height: 48 metres
75.0 m (246 ft)H<75St. Peter, Oldenburg1885Oldenburg GermanyPinnacle was destroyed in 1972 in a storm, actual height: 61 metres
75.0 m (246 ft)H<75Valladolid Cathedral1709Valladolid SpainOld tower collapsed in 1841, actual height: 69 metres
75.0 m (246 ft)H<75Sacred Heart, Oberhausen1912Oberhausen GermanyPinnacle destroyed in an air-raid in 1943, today lower
75.0 m (246 ft)H DPaulinerkircheLeipzig GermanyDemolished in 1968
75.0 m (246 ft)H DAlte Christuskirche BarmenWuppertal GermanyDestroyed in an air-raid on May 30, 1943, debris demolished in 1955
75.0 m (246 ft)H DReconciliation Church (Versöhnungskirche) (de)Berlin-Mitte GermanyDemolished in 1985


Under construction

NameImageCurrent height meters (feet)Planned height metres (feet)CompletionCityCountryChristian denominationNotes
Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família138.0 m (453 ft)172.5 m (566 ft) est. 2026Barcelona SpainCatholicWill become the tallest church building in the world if completed.

Current height of the "Torre de la Mare de Déu"; still under construction

People's Salvation Cathedral120.0 m (392 ft)127 m (418 ft) [1] est. 2025 [1]Bucharest RomaniaEastern OrthodoxWith 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 if completed.
Nueva Catedral de Tijuana91.5 m (300 ft)Tijuana MexicoCatholic
Intercession Cathedral, Mariupol83.9 m (275 ft) 2018Mariupol Ukraine
Archangel Gabriel Cathedral, Odesa83 m (272 ft) 2019Odesa Ukraine


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

Height
metres (feet)
HName of ChurchReligious denominationCoordinatesCompletedCityCountryNotes
159.7 m (524 ft)H>75Lincoln CathedralChurch of England53°14′04″N 0°32′11″W / 53.234374°N 0.536281°W / 53.234374; -0.536281 (Lincoln Cathedral (today 83 metres tall))1311Lincoln United KingdomToday 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<75Beauvais Cathedral[28]Catholic49°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))1569Beauvais Francetower 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>100St. Mary's churchLutheran54°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))1478Stralsund GermanyToday 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>100Old St Paul's CathedralChurch of England51°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 KingdomSpire destroyed by lightning in 1561 — church destroyed in the Great Fire in 1666
140 m (459 ft)H>75Riga CathedralLutheran56°56′57″N 24°06′16″E / 56.949167°N 24.104444°E / 56.949167; 24.104444 (Riga Cathedral (today 90 metres tall))1595Riga Latviademolished in 1775 - today 90 m tall
134.5 m (441 ft)H DNotre-Dame-et-Saint-LambertCatholic50°38′43″N 5°34′27″E / 50.645298°N 5.574151°E / 50.645298; 5.574151 (St. Lambert's Cathedral, Liège (demolished))1433Liège BelgiumDestroyed by the Liégeois in 1794 after the French Revolution
132.0 m (433 ft)H<75Nikolaikirche (Rostock) [de][29]Lutheran54°05′16″N 12°08′47″E / 54.087791°N 12.146269°E / 54.087791; 12.146269 (Nikolaikirche Rostock (today 65 metres tall))1312Rostock Germanydestroyed 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<75Malmesbury AbbeyChurch of England51°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))1180Malmesbury United KingdomSpire collapsed in the late 15th or early 16th century
130.0 m (426 ft)H>75St. Elizabeth's ChurchCatholic51°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))1535Wrocław PolandToday 91.5 metres (300 ft) tall; spire collapsed in 1529 during storm
122.3 m (400 ft) (source missing)H<75Abbaye-aux-HommesCatholic49°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 centuryCaen FranceCollapsed in 1566, spire replaced by a shorter tower in the 17th century
120 m (394 ft)H>75Copenhagen CathedralLutheran55°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))1738Copenhagen DenmarkTower destroyed 1807 by the British bombing of Copenhagen, height of tower today: 58.5 metres (192 feet)
120 m (394 ft)H>75St. Mary's Church, WismarLutheran53°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))1414Wismar GermanyTower destroyed around 1500, height of tower today: 80.5 metres (264 feet)
120 m (394 ft)H<75St. Nicholas' Church, WismarLutheran53°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))1508Wismar GermanyTower collapsed on December 8, 1703 in a storm, height of tower today 64 metres (210 feet)
119.8 m (392 ft)H>100Cathedral Basilica of St James the ApostleCatholic53°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))1892Szczecin PolandCathedral tower collapsed during a bombardment in 1944 and currently measures 110.18 m
118.3 m (387 ft)H>75Saint Steven CathedralCatholic49°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))1468Metz France 
115.0 m (376 ft)H<75Grote of Sint-Michaëlskerk [nl]Protestant52°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))1452Zwolle NetherlandsTower collapsed on December 17, 1682. Church is still standing 
114.8 m (376 ft)H DCollegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene [pl][30][31]Catholic52°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 centuryPoznań PolandDestroyed in a fire in 1777, finally demolished in 1802
114.0 m (381 ft)H>75Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom)United and uniting churches52°31′09″N 13°24′04″E / 52.519160°N 13.401057°E / 52.519160; 13.401057 (Berlin Cathedral (today 98 metres tall))1905Berlin-Mitte Germany 
114 m (381 ft)H DOld Cambrai CathedralCatholic50°10′34″N 3°13′47″E / 50.176054°N 3.229683°E / 50.176054; 3.229683 (Old Cambrai Cathedral (demolished))1472Cambrai FranceDestroyed after 1796
113.0 m (371 ft)H<75Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche)Lutheran52°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))1895Berlin-Charlottenburg GermanySpire damaged in World War II, actual height of tower: 71 m
112.0 m (390 ft)H>100ReinoldikircheLutheran51°30′53″N 7°28′02″E / 51.514745°N 7.467157°E / 51.514745; 7.467157 (Reinoldikirche (today 104 metres tall))1520Dortmund GermanyBuilt in 1454 with 112 metres (367 ft), collapsed in earthquake 1661, now 104 metres (341 ft)
111.0 m (364 ft)H DSt. Peter's Church (Petrikirche)Lutheran52°30′48″N 13°24′15″E / 52.513333°N 13.404167°E / 52.513333; 13.404167 (St. Peter's Church, Berlin (destroyed))1853Berlin-Mitte Germanydestroyed at the end of World War II, last relicts were removed in 1964
110 m (360 ft)H<75Pieterskerk, LeidenProtestant52°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))1570Leiden NetherlandsToday towerless — tower collapsed in 1512
110 m (360 ft)H>100St. John's ChurchLutheran53°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))1384Lüneburg GermanyToday 108.7 m tall — spire partially destroyed by lightning in 1406
107.5 m (352.7 ft)H>75St. Walburga's Church, ZutphenProtestant52°08′23″N 6°11′45″E / 52.139586°N 6.1957°E / 52.139586; 6.1957 (St. Walburga's Church, Zutphen) 15th centuryZutphen NetherlandsToday 76 m tall. Gothic spire burned in 1600 due to a lightning strike.
106.0 m (348 ft)H<75St. Salvator's ChurchCatholic51°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))1415Duisburg Germanydestroyed by fire in 1467
105.0 m (344 ft)H DSt. George's Church (Georgenkirche)Lutheran52°31′21″N 13°24′59″E / 52.522408°N 13.416453°E / 52.522408; 13.416453 (St. George's Church, Berlin (destroyed))1898Berlin-Mitte GermanyHeavily damaged in World War II, demolished in 1949
103.0 m (338 ft)H<75Nikolaikirche, AnklamLutheran53°51′23″N 13°41′21″E / 53.856496°N 13.689217°E / 53.856496; 13.689217 (Nikolaikirche, Anklam (today 58 metres tall))Anklam Germanydestroyed on April 29, 1945, by artillery fire, actual height of tower: 58 metres
102.0 m (334 ft)H>75Martinikerk (Groningen)Protestant53°13′10″N 6°34′06″E / 53.219374°N 6.568215°E / 53.219374; 6.568215 (Martinikerk, Groningen (today 97 metres tall))1548Groningen NetherlandsSpire burned down in 1577, now 97 metres (318 ft) in height
102.0 m (334 ft)H<75St. OtgerCatholic51°59′34″N 6°55′03″E / 51.992908°N 6.917516°E / 51.992908; 6.917516 (St. Otger, Stadtlohn (today 74 metres tall))1892Stadtlohn Germanydestroyed in March 1945, rebuilt 74 metres tall
102.0 m (334 ft)H<75Sacred Heart ChurchCatholic51°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))1907Düsseldorf GermanySpire destroyed on May 17, 1945, by a tornado, actual height of tower 56.43 metres
100.0 m (328 ft)H<75Marienkirche, AnklamLutheran53°51′21″N 13°41′03″E / 53.855798°N 13.684298°E / 53.855798; 13.684298 (Marienkirche, Anklam (today 64 metres tall))1888Anklam Germanydestroyed in an air-raid in 1943, actual height of tower: 64 metres
100.0 m (328 ft)H<75Saint Peter and PaulCatholic50°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 GermanySpire destroyed in 1683 by lightning, actual height of tower: 67 metres
100.0 m (328 ft)H DDüren Saint Anna Church [2]Catholic50°48′04″N 6°29′01″E / 50.801137899°N 6.4836586656°E / 50.801137899; 6.4836586656 (Düren Saint Anna Church (destroyed))1884Düren Germanydestroyed in an air-raid on November 16, 1944
100.0 m (328 ft)H DMarienkirche StettinLutheran53°25′37″N 14°33′26″E / 53.4270499°N 14.557200°E / 53.4270499; 14.557200 (Marienkirche Stettin (destroyed))1266Szczecin Polanddestroyed by lightning on July 9, 1789, last relicts were removed in 1830
100.0 m (328 ft)H DEisenach CathedralCatholic50°58′17″N 10°19′18″E / 50.971292°N 10.32177329°E / 50.971292; 10.32177329 (Eisenach Cathedral (destroyed))1330Eisenach Germanydemolished

Auxiliary list

This list completely follows the pattern of the main list (≥ 99 m). Church buildings are placed here that have been removed from the main list because the data about them is disputed or contradictory, or there is no information about the respective church building anywhere on the Internet. The purpose of this list is to preserve the work and efforts of the authors who have included some church buildings with a disputed place in the main list. In this way their work is preserved, and if it is proved that the excluded church buildings have a place in the main list, they can easily be restored to it (since the present list follows the pattern of the main list completely).

RankName of ChurchImageHeight
metres (feet)
CompletedLocationCountryChristian denominationCoordinatesNotes
50Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception110 m (361 ft)2018Ninh Bình VietnamCatholic20°21′13″N 105°53′55″E / 20.353746°N 105.898636°E / 20.353746; 105.898636[3]
65-70Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church105.0 m (344 ft)2000Hong Kong ChinaLutheran22°20′10″N 114°11′22″E / 22.336168°N 114.189399°E / 22.336168; 114.189399 (Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church)
76Santuário Santa Isabel Rainha

(Separate bell tower)

90 m[32] (295 ft)1958São Paulo BrazilCatholic23°33′30″S 46°32′22″W / 23.558315°S 46.539328°W / -23.558315; -46.539328 (Santuário Santa Isabel Rainha)[4]

More reliable source: [32]

Bell tower max height is 90 m.

Dome max height is 64 m.


See also

References

History of St. Anthony's Parish, Toledo, Ohio, Anno Domini 1957, F.S. LegowskiNRHP certification #71000424

Notes