List of tallest church buildings
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 (161.53 m),[1] the main Lutheran congregation in Ulm, Germany.
- The tallest domed church building, as well as the tallest Catholic, is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace (158 m)[2] in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.
- The tallest cathedral as well as the tallest church building with two steeples is Cologne Cathedral (157.22 m)[3] in Cologne, Germany.
- The tallest domed cathedral as well as the tallest Eastern Orthodox is People's Salvation Cathedral (132 m)[4] in Bucharest, Romania.[5]
- The tallest brickwork church building is St Martin's Church (130.6 m) in Landshut, Germany.
- 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.[6]
- 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, with 5 towers overall), 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).
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 ≥ 100 m (328 ft)
This list does not include church buildings that incorporate a significant portion of space to non-church uses, such as the Chicago Temple Building. It does not include structures from non-Christian religions.
Church buildings ≥ 95 m (312 ft) < 100 m (328 ft)
| Rank | Name of Church | Image | Height metres (feet) |
Completed | Location | Country | Christian denomination | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87–90 (87) | Votive Church | 99.0 m (324.8 ft) | 1879 | Vienna | Austria | Catholic | Fourth-tallest church in Austria; second-tallest in Vienna; tallest twin tower façade in Austria | ||
| 87–90 (88) | St. Nicomedes' Church | 99.0 m (324.8 ft) | 1889 | Steinfurt | Germany | Catholic | Sixth-tallest church in Westphalia | ||
| 87–90 (89) | St. John's Church | 99.0 m (324.8 ft) | 1892 | Stargard | Poland | Catholic | Fifth-tallest church in Pomerania | ||
| 87–90 (90) | Church of Our Lady of Laeken | 99.0 m (324.8 ft) | 1911 | Brussels | Belgium | Catholic | Tallest church in Brussels; seventh-tallest in the Low Countries; fifth-tallest in Belgium and Flanders | ||
| 91 | Munich Frauenkirche | 98.6 m (326 ft) | 1525 | Munich | Germany | ||||
| 92-96 (92) | Wrocław Cathedral | 98.0 m (321.5 ft) | 1341 | Wrocław | Poland | ||||
| 92-96 (93) | St. Martin | 98.0* m (321.5 ft) | 1534 | Amberg | Germany | Catholic | *The actual height is about 92 m. | ||
| 92-96 (94) | Marktkirche | 98.0 m (321.5 ft) | 1862 | Wiesbaden | Germany | ||||
| 92-96 (95) | Sint-Vituskerk | 98.0 m (321.5 ft) | 1890 | Hilversum | Netherlands | ||||
| 92-96 (96) | Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) | 98.0 m (321.5 ft) | 1905 | Berlin-Mitte | Germany | Reconstructed after World War II; formerly considerably taller | |||
| 97 | Nidaros Cathedral | 97.8 m (320.87 ft) | 1300 | Trondheim | Norway | Northernmost medieval cathedral in the world, and the second largest in the Nordic countries | |||
| 98 | St. Martin's Church | 97.6 m (320.21 ft) | 1883 | Malters | Switzerland | ||||
| 99-100 (99) | St. Rumbold's Cathedral | 97.3 m (319.23 ft) | 1520 | Mechelen | Belgium | The tower was supposed to be 167 metres (548 ft) tall, but the money ran out. | |||
| 99-100 (100) | Marktkirche | 97.3 m (319 ft) | 1952 | Hanover | Germany | Rebuilt after World War II in 1952 | |||
| 101-108 (101) | Grote Kerk[25] | 97.0 m (318 ft) | 1547 | Breda | Netherlands | ||||
| 101-108 (102) | Predigerkirche | 97.0 m (318 ft) | 18th century | Zürich | Switzerland | ||||
| 101-108 (103) | Temple Saint-Étienne | 97.0 m (318 ft) | 1866 | Mulhouse | France | Tallest Protestant church in France | |||
| 101-108 (104) | Pavia Cathedral | 97.0 m (318 ft) | 1885 | Pavia | Italy | ||||
| 101-108 (105) | St. Paul's Church, Munich | 97.0 m (318 ft) | 1906 | Munich | Germany | ||||
| 101-108 (106) | St Martin's Church, Arlon | 97.0 m (318 ft) | 1914 | Arlon | Belgium | ||||
| 101-108 (107) | Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse | 97.0 m (318 ft) | 1954 | Lisieux | France | ||||
| 101-108 (108) | Annunciation Cathedral | 97.0 m (318 ft) | 2009 | Voronezh | Russia | Eastern Orthodox | |||
| 109 | Martinikerk | 96.9 m (318 ft) | 1627 | Groningen | Netherlands | Spire burned down in 1577, was c. 100 tall | |||
| 110 | Mikael Agricola Church | 96.6 m (317 ft) | 1935 | Helsinki | Finland | ||||
| 111 | St. Vitus Cathedral | 96.5 m (317 ft)[26] | 1554 | Prague | Czech Republic | Spire was rebuilt after fire in 1541 (top of the spire rebuilt again in 1770), according some sources pre-fire spire, built in 1402, was 156.5 m tall[27] | |||
| 112 | Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral | 96.1 m (315 ft) | 1884 | Clermont-Ferrand | France | ||||
| 113-120 (113) | Norwich Anglican Cathedral | 96.0 m (315 ft) | 1480 | Norwich | United Kingdom | Tallest building in the city of Norwich, UK | |||
| 113-120 (114) | Aarhus Cathedral | 96.0 m (315 ft) | 1500 | Aarhus | Denmark | ||||
| 113-120 (115) | Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar | 96.0 m (315 ft) | 1681 | Zaragoza | Spain | ||||
| 113-120 (116) | St. Stephen's Basilica | 96.0 m (315 ft) | 1905 | Budapest | Hungary | ||||
| 113-120 (117) | Basilica of St. Anthony | 96.0 m (315 ft) | 1906 | Rybnik | Poland | ||||
| 113-120 (118) | Church of Donaufeld | 96.0 m (315 ft) | 1914 | Vienna | Austria | ||||
| 113-120 (119) | St. Paul's Cathedral | 96.0 m (315 ft) | 1931 | Melbourne | Australia | ||||
| 113-120 (120) | Transfiguration Cathedral | 96.0* m (315 ft) | 2004 | Khabarovsk | Russia | Eastern Orthodox | *The height with the lower church is about 96 m. The actual height from the square is about 83 m. | ||
| 121 | St. Bartholomew's Church | 95.8 m (314 ft) | 1867 | Demmin | Germany | ||||
| 122 | German Church, Stockholm | 95.7 m (314 ft) | 1884 | Stockholm | Sweden | ||||
| 123 | Willibrordi-Dom | 95.3 m (313 ft) | 1540 | Wesel | Germany | ||||
| 124 | Kaiserdom | 95.1 m (312 ft) | 1877 | Frankfurt | Germany | ||||
| 125-126 (125) | St. Nicholas Cathedral | 95.0 m (312 ft) | 1907 | Elbląg | Poland | ||||
| 125-126 (126) | Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces | 95.0 m (312 ft) | 2020 | Kubinka | Russia | Eastern Orthodox | |||
| 127 | Herz-Jesu-Kirche | 94.6 m (312 ft) | 1900 | Münster | Germany |
Church structures ≥ 95 m
| Rank | Name of Church | Image | Height metres (feet) |
Completed | Location | Country | Christian denomination | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Nicholas' Church
(Only tower) |
147.3 m (483 ft) | 1874 | Hamburg | Germany | Lutheran | 53°32′51″N 9°59′27″E / 53.547505°N 9.990708°E | Tallest building in the world 1874–1876; only tower remains after 1943 bombing; tower accessible by elevator; a large war memorial | |
| 2 | Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń
(Separate observation tower) |
141.5 m (464 ft) | 2000 | Stary Licheń | Poland | Catholic | 52°19′24″N 18°21′24″E / 52.323239°N 18.356754°E | Connected to the largest church building in Poland and one of the largest in the world. | |
| 3 | St. Michael's Basilica
(Separate bell tower) |
114.6 m (374 ft) | 1869 | Bordeaux | France | Catholic | 44°50′04″N 0°33′57″W / 44.834353°N 0.565962°W | Third-tallest church structure in France | |
| 4 | Mortegliano Cathedral
(Separate bell tower) |
113.2 m (371 ft) | 1959 | Mortegliano | Italy | Catholic | 45°56′37″N 13°10′17″E / 45.943596°N 13.171323°E | Tallest church structure in Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| 5-6 (5) | Torrazzo of Cremona
(Separate bell tower) |
112.3 m (368 ft) | 1309 | Cremona | Italy | Catholic | 45°08′02″N 10°01′30″E / 45.133786°N 10.025086°E | Oldest brick structure taller than 100 m that is still standing (completed in 1309); third tallest brickwork bell tower in the world | |
| 5-6 (6) | Dom Tower
(Separate bell tower) |
112.3 m (368 ft) | 1382 | Utrecht | Netherlands | Protestant | 52°05′26″N 5°07′17″E / 52.090674°N 5.121308°E | Tallest church structure in the Netherlands; third-tallest in the Low Countries; cathedral's nave collapsed during a storm in 1674. | |
| 7 | St. Peter and St. Paul's Church
(Separate bell tower) |
107.2 m (352 ft) | 2000[28] | Mostar | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Catholic | 43°20′16″N 17°48′31″E / 43.337902°N 17.808697°E | ||
| 8-9 (8) | Resurrection Cathedral
(Separate bell tower) |
106.0 m[29] (347.8 ft) | 1832 [29] | Shuya | Russia | Eastern | 56°51′24″N 41°23′02″E / 56.856695°N 41.383819°E | ||
| 8-9 (9) | Alessandria Cathedral
(Separate bell tower) |
106.0 m[30] (347.8 ft) | 1922[30] | Alessandria | Italy | Catholic | 44°54′44″N 8°37′08″E / 44.912124°N 8.618807°E | ||
| 10 | St Mark's Campanile
(Separate bell tower) |
100.1 m (328.4 ft) | 1912 | Venice | Italy | Catholic | 45°26′02″N 12°20′21″E / 45.434010°N 12.339055°E | ||
| 11-12 (11) | Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Las Lajas
(from the bottom of the canyon; lower + upper church building) |
100.0 m (328.1 ft) | 1949 | Ipiales | Colombia | Catholic | 0°28′55″N 77°21′35″W / 0.48198°N 77.3596°W | Second-tallest church structure in Colombia | |
| 11-12 (12) | Cathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida
(Separate clock tower) |
100.0 m (328.1 ft) | 1980 | Aparecida | Brazil | Catholic | 22°50′59″S 45°14′04″W / 22.849757°S 45.234312°W | Steeple at 100.0 m | |
| 13 | Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan
(Separate bell tower) |
99.6 m[31] (326.8 ft) | 2014[31] | Tambov | Russia | Eastern | 52°43′17″N 41°27′28″E / 52.721293°N 41.457896°E | 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. | |
| 14 | Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren
(Only tower) |
98.33 m (322.6 ft) | 15th century | Amersfoort | Netherlands | Rest of church accidentally blown up in 1797 | |||
| 15 | Temple de Garnison
(Only tower) |
97.0 m (318 ft) | 1881 | Metz | France | Nave was demolished in 1952 | |||
| 16 | Great Lavra Bell Tower
(Separate bell tower) |
96.5 m (317 ft) | 1744 | Kyiv | Ukraine | Eastern Orthodox | |||
| 17 | Minor Basilica of San Nicolò, Lecco
(Separate bell tower) |
96.0 m (315 ft) | 1881 | Lecco | Italy |
Church buildings ≥ 75 m (246 ft) < 95 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) |
H | Name | Completed | City | Country | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.0 m (322 ft) | H D | St. Ansgarii | 1243 | Bremen | Germany | Destroyed in World War II |
| 96.5 m (317 ft) | H<75 | St. Salvator's Church | 1904 | Duisburg | Germany | Destroyed in World War II, rebuilt with a tower height of 62.5 metres |
| 96.0 m (315 ft) | H<75 | St. Pius' Church (St.-Pius-Kirche) (de) | 1894 | Berlin-Friedrichshain | Germany | Destroyed in World War II, today 66 metres tall |
| 94.2 m (312 ft) | Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche | 1886 | Munich | Germany | ||
| 94.1 m (309 ft) | Church of St. Walburge | 1866 | Preston | United Kingdom | The tallest parish church in the UK | |
| 94.0 m (315 ft) | Church of the Cross (Kreuzkirche) | 1788 | Dresden-Innere Altstadt | Germany | ||
| 94.0 m (309 ft) | Martinikerk | 1430 | Doesburg | Netherlands | ||
| 94.0 m (312 ft) | St. James Church (de) | 1486 | Villach | Austria | ||
| 93.8 m (308 ft) | St. John's Cathedral | 1861 | Limerick | Ireland | Tallest church spire in Ireland | |
| 93.8 m (308 ft) | Paderborn Cathedral | 13th century | Paderborn | Germany | ||
| 93.72 m (308 ft) | Peter and Paul Church | 1767 | Porechye | Russia | Tallest rural belltower in Russia | |
| 93.7 m (307 ft) | Belfry of Transfiguration Cathedral | 1804 | Rybinsk | Russia | ||
| 93.7 m (307 ft) | Smolny Cathedral of the Resurrection | 1835 | St. Petersburg | Russia | ||
| 93.5 m (307 ft) | Church of the Savior on Blood | 1907 | St. Petersburg | Russia | ||
| 93.5 m (307 ft) | St. Ulrich und Afra | 1594 | Augsburg | Germany | ||
| 93.4 m (306.5 ft) | Cathedral of Saint Paul, National Shrine of the Apostle Paul | 1915 | St. Paul | United States | ||
| 93.0 m (299 ft) | St. Andreas (de) | 13th century | Braunschweig | Germany | ||
| 93.0 m (326 ft) | Saint Vincent's church | 1883 | Eeklo | Belgium | ||
| 93.0 m (305 ft) | New Cathedral of Salamanca | 1733 | Salamanca | Spain | The third tallest cathedral in Spain. | |
| 93.0 m (305 ft) | Nikolo-Ugresha monastery | 1763 | Dzerzhinsky | Russia | ||
| 93.0 m (305 ft) | Mariahilfkirche | 1839 | Munich | Germany | ||
| 93.0 m (305 ft) | Priory Church of St. Augustine | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | |||
| 93.0 m (305 ft) | H<75 | St. Matthew's Church (Matthiaskirche) | 1895 | Berlin-Schöneberg | Germany | Destroyed in World War II, today 60 metres tall tower |
| 93.0 m (305 ft) | Basilica of the Sacred Heart | 1970 | Koekelberg | Belgium | ||
| 93.0 m (305 ft) | Dijon Cathedral | 1393 | Dijon | France | ||
| 92.9 m (305 ft) | St Eusebius' Church | 1965 | Arnhem | Netherlands | ||
| 92.9 m (305 ft) | St. James' Cathedral | 1853 | Toronto | Canada | ||
| 92.7 m (304 ft) | Nicolaikirche | 1895 | Lüneburg | Germany | Church built from 1407 to 1440, new spire built from 1831 to 1895 | |
| 92.6 m (303 ft) | Great, or St. James Church | 1424 | The Hague | Netherlands | ||
| 92.6 m (303 ft) | Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church | 1973 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | ||
| 92.5 m (303 ft) | Duomo di Santa Sofia | 1824 | Lendinara | Italy | ||
| 92.5 m (303 ft) | Marienkirche | 1892 | Kaiserslautern | Germany | ||
| 92.3 m (322 ft) | Bremen Cathedral | 1893 | Bremen | Germany | ||
| 92.3 m (302 ft) | Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia | 1792 | Murcia | Spain | ||
| 92.0 m (302 ft) | Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt | 1505 | Schlanders | Italy | ||
| 92.0 m (302 ft) | Church of St. James | 1592 | Brno | Czech Republic | ||
| 92.0 m (302 ft) | São Paulo Cathedral | 1954 | São Paulo | Brazil | ||
| 92.0 m (302 ft) | Västerås Cathedral | 1693 | Västerås | Sweden | ||
| 92.0 m (302 ft) | Église Saint-Pierre | 17th century | Steenvoorde | France | ||
| 92.0 m (302 ft) | Sacred Heart Church | 1907 | Turnhout | Belgium | ||
| 92.0 m (302 ft) | Saint Bartholomew's Church | 1911 | Gliwice | Poland | ||
| 91.7 m (301 ft) | National Cathedral | 1990 | Washington, D.C. | United States | ||
| 91.7 m (301 ft) | St. Francis de Sales Church | 1908 | St. Louis | United States | ||
| 91.7 m (301 ft) | Pfarrkirche Klagenfurt-St. Egid (de) | 1725 | Klagenfurt | Austria | ||
| 91.7 m (301 ft) | Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | 1923 | Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | Canada | ||
| 91.6 m (300.5 ft) | St. James's Cathedral | 1225 | Riga | Latvia | ||
| 91.5 m (287 ft) | St. Elizabeth's Church | Wrocław | Poland | |||
| 91.5 m (300 ft) | Halberstadt Cathedral | 1491 | Halberstadt | Germany | ||
| 91.4 m (300 ft) | Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba | 1607 | Córdoba | Spain | Formerly the second largest mosque in the world, before being converted into a cathedral during the 13th century | |
| 91.2 m (299 ft) | Church of St. Magdalene | 1820 | Alpnach | Switzerland | ||
| 91.2 m (299 ft)[32] | Our Lady's Church (Frauenkirche) | 1743 | Dresden-Innere Altstadt | Germany | Destroyed by bombing in 1945 and rededicated in 2005 | |
| 91.1 m (299 ft) | St. James Church | 1878 | The Hague | Netherlands | ||
| 91.0 m (299 ft) | Cathedral of Hope | 1935 | Pittsburgh | United States | ||
| 91.0 m (299 ft) | St. Mary's Basilica | 1884 | Kevelaer | Germany | ||
| 91.0 m (299 ft) | H<75 | St. Alegundis' Church | Emmerich am Rhein | Germany | Destroyed in World War II, rebuilt with a tower height of 58 metres | |
| 91.0 m (299 ft) | St. Joseph | 1914 | Speyer | Germany | ||
| 91.0 m (299 ft) | Neubaukirche | 1582 | Würzburg | Germany | ||
| 91.0 m (299 ft) | Pfarrkirche St. Marien (Friedland) | 1500 | Friedland (Mecklenburg) | Germany | ||
| 91.0 m (299 ft) | New St. John's Church | 1874 | Munich | Germany | ||
| 91.0 m (299 ft) | Votive Church of Szeged | 1930 | Szeged | Hungary | ||
| 91.0 m (298 ft) | St. Peter Cathedral | 1893 | Erie, Pennsylvania | United States | ||
| 90.5 m (297 ft) | Lange Jan | 1300 | Middelburg | Netherlands | The tower was rebuilt after destruction by Luftwaffe bombings in 1940 | |
| 90.5 m (297 ft) | Canterbury Cathedral | 1494 | Canterbury | United Kingdom | Cathedral itself dates from 1077 | |
| 90.5 m (297 ft) | St. Joseph's Church | 1897 | Koblenz | Germany | ||
| 90.3 m (296 ft) | Nikolo-Berlyukovsky Monastery | 1899 | Avdotyino | Russia | ||
| 90.1 m (296 ft) | St. Joseph | 1891 | Viersen | Germany | ||
| 90.1 m (296 ft) | St. Lamberti | 1898 | Münster | Germany | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | H<75 | Notre Dame de Paris | 1345 | Paris | France | Central spire (built in the mid-19th century) destroyed in the April 2019 fire |
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Cathedral of Toledo | 1440 | Toledo | Spain | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Coventry Cathedral | 1433 | Coventry | United Kingdom | The spire was the only part of the cathedral that survived intact when it was bombed in 1940 | |
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | St Colman's Cathedral | 1919 | Cobh | Ireland | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Cathedral of Santa Eulalia | 15th century | Barcelona | Spain | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Cathedral | 1776 | Riga | Latvia | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Church at the Southern Star (Kirche am Südstern) (de) | 1897 | Berlin-Kreuzberg | Germany | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | St. Nikolajs | 1829 | Copenhagen | Denmark | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Helligåndskirken | 1409 | Copenhagen | Denmark | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral | 1917 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | St. James' Church | 1515 | Louth | United Kingdom | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | St. Martin Garrison Church (Garnisonkirche St. Martin) | 1900 | Dresden-Albertstadt | Germany | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Georgskirche | 1501 | Nördlingen | Germany | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | El Escorial | 1584 | San Lorenzo de El Escorial | Spain | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Abbaye-aux-Hommes | 13th century | Caen | France | Formerly much taller | |
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Saint-Éloi | 15th century | Dunkirk | France | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Co-cathedral | 1898 | Osijek | Croatia | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | La Seo Cathedral | 1704 | Zaragoza | Spain | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | St. Walpurga's Church | 1624 | Oudenaarde | Belgium | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Liège Cathedral | 1812 | Liège | Belgium | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 1480 | Flensburg | Germany | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Santa Maria Assunta | 1893 | Breganze | Italy | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | St. Mary's Maternity Church | 1370 | Trzebiatów | Poland | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Mariä Himmelfart | 1908 | Schönau im Schwarzwald | Germany | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | Mariazell Basilica | 17th century | Mariazell | Austria | ||
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | H<75 | Sint-Petruskerk | Oirschot | Netherlands | Pinnacle destroyed by a storm in 1558, actual height: 72 metres | |
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | H<75 | St. Urbanus | 1893 | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | Tower was destroyed in World War II, actual height: 48 metres |
| 90.0 m (295 ft) | H<75 | St. Peter | Altentreptow | Germany | Tower was destroyed in 1773, actual height: 65 metres | |
| 89.9 m (294 ft) | Vor Frelsers Kirke | 1696 | Copenhagen | Denmark | ||
| 89.7 m (294 ft) | St. Mary's Church (Marienkirche) | 1789 | Berlin-Mitte | Germany | ||
| 89.5 m (294 ft) | Assumption Cathedral | 1841 | Kharkiv | Ukraine | ||
| 89.4 m (290 ft) | St. Nicholas Church, Harvestehude (de) | 1962 | Hamburg | Germany | ||
| 89.3 m (292 ft) | St. Bavo's Cathedral | 1538 | Ghent | Belgium | ||
| 89.3 m (292 ft) | St Mary Redcliffe | 1872 | Bristol | United Kingdom | The previous spire collapsed in a storm in the 1440s | |
| 88.9 m (291 ft) | Votive Temple of Maipú | 1974 | Maipu | Chile | ||
| 88.7 m (290 ft) | Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King | 1967 | Liverpool | United Kingdom | ||
| 88.6 m (290 ft) | St. Peter's Church | 1906 | Munich | Germany | ||
| 88.5 m (290 ft) | St. Peter and St. Paul's Church | 1500 | Čáslav | Czech Republic | ||
| 88.5 m (290 ft) | Church of St. Margaret | 1894 | Wadersloh | Germany | ||
| 88.43 m (295 ft) | Garrison Church | 1732 | Potsdam | Germany | Damaged in World War II and later destroyed by the GDR regime. Currently being reconstructed since 2018. | |
| 88.3 m (289 ft) | Peterskirche | 1885 | Leipzig | Germany | ||
| 88.3 m (288 ft) | Washington Temple | 1974 | Kensington, Maryland | United States | Tallest LDS temple | |
| 88.3 m (288 ft) | St. Martin's Church | 14th century | Halberstadt | Germany | ||
| 88.0 m (285 ft) | St. Gertrude's Church, Uhlenhorst (de) | 1885 | Hamburg | Germany | ||
| 88.0 m (279 ft) | St. Johannes Baptist | 1247 | Warburg | Germany | ||
| 88.0 m (279 ft) | Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius | 1770 | Sergiyev Posad | Russia | ||
| 88.0 m (279 ft) | Luther Church (Lutherkirche) (de) | 1894 | Berlin-Schöneberg | Germany | ||
| 88.0 m (288 ft) | Cathedral | 1558 | Segovia | Spain | ||
| 88.0 m (288 ft) | Cathedral | 1400 | Burgos | Spain | ||
| 88.0 m (288 ft) | Pfarrkirche St. Stephan (de) | 1725 | Stockerau | Austria | ||
| 88.0 m (288 ft) | St George's Church | 1911 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | ||
| 88.0 m (288 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1877 | Neubrandenburg | Germany | ||
| 88.0 m (288 ft) | Church of St. Anthony | 1877 | Papenburg | Germany | ||
| 88.0 m (288 ft) | Church of Saint Johann and Paul | 1822 | Schüpfheim | Switzerland | ||
| 87.9 m (288 ft) | St. Bernard's Church | 1901 | Karlsruhe | Germany | ||
| 87.7 m (287 ft) | Dreikönigskirche | 1857 | Dresden-Innere Neustadt | Germany | Completely destroyed in the 1945 bombing and rebuilt 1984-1991 | |
| 87.6 m (287 ft) | St. Stephen's Church | Tangermünde | Germany | |||
| 87.6 m (287 ft) | Stadtpfarrkirche Rottenmann (de) | 1513 | Rottenmann | Austria | ||
| 87.5 m (287 ft) | Saint Anthony Church | 1930 | Valmadrera | Italy | ||
| 87.2 m (286 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1672 | Zwickau | Germany | ||
| 87.2 m (286 ft) | Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church | 1875 | New York City | United States | ||
| 87.1 m (285 ft) | Saint-Epvre | 1872 | Nancy | France | ||
| 87.1 m (285 ft) | Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi | 2002 | Tbilisi | Georgia | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | St. Sebastian's Church (St.-Sebastians-Kirche) | Berlin-Gesundbrunnen | Germany | |||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Church of Saint Myrrhbearers | 1820 | Kaluga | Russia | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Holy Cross Church | Münster | Germany | |||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Trinity Church | 1888 | Arendal | Norway | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | INC Central Temple | 1984 | Quezon City | Philippines | Tallest church in Metro Manila, run by Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) | |
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Kostol Nanebovzatia Panny Márie | 14th century | Spišská Nová Ves | Slovakia | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Sacred Heart Cathedral | 1977 | Bendigo | Australia | Tallest provincial Australian church | |
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | St Stephen's Church, Braunau (de) | 1759 | Braunau am Inn | Austria | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Franciscan Church, Salzburg | 1498 | Salzburg | Austria | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Cathedral of the Assumption | 1852 | Louisville | United States | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | St. Clement's Church | 15th century | Steenwijk | Netherlands | the tower of the church hosts since 1907 a water tank with a volume of 145 m³ | |
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Reims Cathedral | 14th century | Reims | France | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Saint-Nicolas | 1545 | Saint-Nicolas-de-Port | France | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Rodez Cathedral | 1531 | Rodez | France | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Notre-Dame de l’Assomption | Marciac | France | |||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Church of the Transfiguration | 1512 | Tábor | Czech Republic | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | St. James' Church | 1881 | Aachen | Germany | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Alexander Nevsky Novoyarmarochny Cathedral | 1880 | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Sacred Heart Church | 1952 | Gdynia | Poland | ||
| 87.0 m (285 ft) | Arcipretal Church | 1969 | Farra di Soligo | Italy | ||
| 86.9 m (285 ft) | Concordia Church | 19th century | Mannheim | Germany | ||
| 86.9 m (285 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1292 | Uelzen | Germany | ||
| 86.8 m (284 ft) | Westminster Cathedral | 1903 | London | United Kingdom | ||
| 86.8 m (284 ft) | Church of St. John the Baptist | 1894 | Krefeld | Germany | ||
| 86.8 m (284 ft) | Church of the Redeemer (Heilandskirche) (de) | 1894 | Berlin-Moabit | Germany | ||
| 86.6 m (284 ft) | Riddarholm Church | 1300 | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| 86.5 m (283 ft) | H<75 | Schlosskirche | 1897 | Chemnitz | Germany | Destroyed in 1945, today 42 metres tall tower |
| 86.3 m (282 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 15th century | Rostock | Germany | ||
| 86.2 m (282 ft) | St. Wulfram's Church | 1450 | Grantham | United Kingdom | ||
| 86.2 m (282 ft) | Aegidienkirche | 1840 | Lübeck | Germany | ||
| 86.2 m (282 ft) | Marienkirche | 1903 | Mühlhausen | Germany | Largest parish church in Thuringia | |
| 86.2 m (282 ft) | Jakobskirche | 16th century | Straubing | Germany | ||
| 86.2 m (282 ft) | Saint-Ouen | 1851 | Rouen | France | ||
| 86.1 m (282 ft) | Modena Cathedral | 14th century | Modena | Italy | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | Mariestad Cathedral | 1625 | Mariestad | Sweden | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | Stora Tuna Kyrka | 1469 | Borlänge | Sweden | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | Lambertikirche | 1887 | Oldenburg | Germany | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | St. Catherine Church | 1897 | Toruń | Poland | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | St. Georg | 1904 | Ulm | Germany | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | St. Nicholas' Church | 1896 | Zwiesel | Germany | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1859 | Kemberg | Germany | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | St. Pancras Church | 1873 | Warstein | Germany | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | St. Peter and Paul Church | 1902 | Katowice | Poland | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | St. Medardus Church | 15th century | Wervik | Belgium | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | Heilandskirche | 1888 | Leipzig | Germany | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | Bürgermeister-Smidt-Gedächtniskirche | 1855 | Bremerhaven | Germany | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | St. James Church | 1901 | Zürich | Switzerland | ||
| 86.0 m (282 ft) | H D | Holy Spirit Church | 1728 | Potsdam | Germany | Destroyed on April 26, 1945, by fire, demolition of ruin until 1974 |
| 85.9 m (281 ft) | Catholic Church of the Royal Court (Katholische Hofkirche) | 1755 | Dresden-Innere Altstadt | Germany | Elevated to cathedral status in 1980; the largest church in Saxony | |
| 85.9 m (281 ft) | Cathedral of St. Joseph | 1962 | Hartford | United States | ||
| 85.9 m (281 ft) | Turku Cathedral | 1834 | Turku | Finland | ||
| 85.9 m (281 ft) | St. Elphin's Church | 1860s | Warrington | United Kingdom | Church itself dates from 1354 | |
| 85.9 m (281 ft) | Trinity Church | 1846 | New York City | United States | ||
| 85.6 m (280 ft) | H<75 | Basilica of St Denis | 1281 | Saint-Denis | France | Now considerably shorter |
| 85.5 m (280 ft) | New Church of St. Margaret | 1913 | Munich | Germany | ||
| 85.5 m (280 ft) | Mainz Cathedral | 1769 | Mainz | Germany | ||
| 85.4 m (280 ft) | St. Mary's Cathedral | 1912 | Killarney | Ireland | ||
| 85.35 m (280 ft) | American Cathedral in Paris | 1886 | Paris | France | ||
| 85.3 m (279 ft) | Westerkerk | 1638 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Largest Protestant church in the Netherlands | |
| 85.3 m (279 ft) | Johanneskirche | 1881 | Düsseldorf | Germany | ||
| 85.3 m (279 ft) | Saint-Esprit | 1931 | Paris | France | ||
| 85.3 m (279 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1496 | Salzwedel | Germany | ||
| 85.2 m (279 ft) | Church of St. Paul the Apostle (Apostel-Paulus-Kirche) (de) | 1894 | Berlin-Schöneberg | Germany | ||
| 85.1 m (279 ft) | St. Paul's Church | 1484 | Eppan an der Weinstraße | Italy | ||
| 85.1 m (279 ft) | Meissen Cathedral | 1410 | Meissen | Germany | ||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | St Mary Abbots | 1879 | London | United Kingdom | Tallest church spire in London | |
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | Lutherkirche | 1901 | Solingen | Germany | ||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | Municipal lutheran church | 1863 | Unna | Germany | ||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | Luçon Cathedral | 1121 | Luçon | France | ||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | Saint-Pierre de Marennes | Marennes | France | |||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | Saint-Nicolas | 1850 | Nantes | France | ||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | St. Martin's Cathedral | 14th century | Bratislava | Slovakia | ||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | Basilica Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption | 1411 | Włocławek | Poland | ||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | Église Saint-Maurice | 1893 | Strasbourg | France | Estimated height | |
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica | 1776 | Šaštín-Stráže | Slovakia | ||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | Church of Sts. Olha and Elizabeth | 1907 | Lviv | Ukraine | ||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | St. Peter and St. Paul's Church | 1497 | Görlitz | Germany | ||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | St. Canisius's Church | 1903 | Vienna | Austria | ||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | Bordeaux Cathedral | 15th century | Bordeaux | France | ||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | St. Florian Monastery Basilica | 1750 | Sankt Florian | Austria | ||
| 85.0 m (278 ft) | H<75 | Sankt Johannis | Herford | Germany | Demolished in 1885, replaced by 80 metres tall tower | |
| 84.5 m (277 ft) | Pfarrkirche Imst (de) | 1493 | Imst | Austria | ||
| 84.2 m (276 ft) | Church of Our Dear Ladies | 1651 | Bremen | Germany | ||
| 84.2 m (276 ft) | Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes de Nancy | Nancy | France | |||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | Högalidskyrkan | 1923 | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | Gustav Adolfs Kyrka | 1894 | Sundsvall | Sweden | ||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | Eglise Saint-André | 1865 | Reims | France | ||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | Málaga Cathedral | 1782 | Málaga | Spain | ||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | Cathedral | 1882 | Đakovo | Croatia | ||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | St. Willibrord's Church | 1891 | Antwerp | Belgium | ||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | Church of Our Lady | 1450 | Aarschot | Belgium | ||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul | 1908 | Brno | Czech Republic | ||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | St. Mark's Church | 1895 | Chemnitz | Germany | ||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | St. George | 1494 | Freising | Germany | ||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | Sankt Michael | 1883 | Schwalmtal | Germany | ||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | Münster Unseren Lieben Frau | 1785 | Zwiefalten | Germany | ||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | Stadtpfarrkirche Linz (de) | Linz | Austria | |||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | Mende Cathedral | Mende | France | |||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | H D | Neurossgarten Church | 1647 | Kaliningrad | Russia | Heavily damaged in World War II, ruin removed in 1975 |
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | San Carlo al Corso | 1847 | Milan | Italy | ||
| 84.0 m (276 ft) | Ponte San Pietro Parish Church | Ponte San Pietro | Italy | |||
| 83.8 m (275 ft) | St. Paul's Cathedral | 1888 | Buffalo | United States | Height of large bell tower | |
| 83.7 m (249 ft) | Cathedral of St Peter | 1221 | Bautzen | Germany | ||
| 83.7 m (274 ft) | Orthodox Cathedral | 1946 | Timișoara | Romania | ||
| 83.5 m (275 ft) | St. Nicholas' Church | Löbau | Germany | |||
| 83.5 m (275 ft) | Blessed Mary Virgin of Angels | 1900 | Dąbrowa Górnicza | Poland | ||
| 83.5 m (274 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1292 | Stargard | Poland | ||
| 83.3 m (273 ft) | La Basilique du Sacré-Coeur | 1910 | Paris | France | ||
| 83.2 m (273 ft) | Assumption Cathedral | 1840 | Ryazan | Russia | ||
| 83.2 m (273 ft) | First Presbyterian Church and Manse | 1879 | Baltimore | United States | ||
| 83.0 m (262 ft) | St. Johannis Church, Altona (de) | 1873 | Hamburg | Germany | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Herz-Jesu-Kirche | 1909 | Cologne | Germany | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1896 | Lünen | Germany | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | St. Nicholas' Church | 1465 | Meran | Italy | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Church of San Giulio | 1948 | Castellanza | Italy | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Panthéon | 1789 | Paris | France | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Eglise Saint-Salomon-et-Saint-Grégoire de Pithiviers | Pithiviers | France | |||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Church of Saint-Maclou | 1517 | Rouen | France | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Lincoln Cathedral | 1807 | Lincoln | United Kingdom | Today 83 m tall — spire collapsed in 1549; tallest building in the world from 1311 to 1549. Was 103 metres from 1549 to 1807. | |
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | St Martin's Church | 1466 | Kortrijk | Belgium | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Sint-Hiloniuskerk | 1868 | Izegem | Belgium | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Our Lady of the Rosary Church | 1976 | Gdańsk | Poland | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | St. Roch's Church | 1946 | Białystok | Poland | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Church of the Sacred Heart | 1902 | Olsztyn | Poland | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | St. John the Baptist Cathedral | 1977 | Santa Cruz do Sul | Brazil | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Church of St. Gummarus | 16th century | Lier | Belgium | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Church of St. Gummarus | 1903 | Steenbergen | Netherlands | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Tournai Cathedral | 13th century | Tournai | Belgium | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Sankt Gangolf | Heinsberg | Germany | |||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Sankt Johannes | Dingolfing | Germany | |||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Sankt Lambertus | Erkelenz | Germany | |||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen | Halle | Germany | |||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Sankt Maria Rosenkranz | Mönchengladbach | Germany | |||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Sankt Johannes Baptist | Neheim | Germany | |||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Pfarrkirche Maria Alm (de) | Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer | Austria | |||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Mariä-Himmelfahrt-Kirche (de) | Bad Hofgastein | Austria | |||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Kőbánya Szent László-templom | 1899 | Budapest | Hungary | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Templo de La Luz del Mundo | 1992 | Guadalajara | Mexico | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft) | Church of Our Lady of Suffrage and Saint Zita | 1881 | Turin | Italy | ||
| 83.0 m (272 ft)[33] | Basilica of Our Lady of Itatí | 1950 | Itatí | Argentina | Tallest church dome in South America | |
| 82.9 m (272 ft) | St Botolph's Church | 1520 | Boston | United Kingdom | Tallest parish church tower (as opposed to spire) in England | |
| 82.46 m (271 ft) | Saint-Quirico-and-Giulitta Church | Tramin an der Weinstraße | Italy | |||
| 82.45 m (271 ft) | Church of the Assumption | 1903 | Bátaszék | Hungary | ||
| 82.4 m (271 ft) | St. Boniface Church | 1884 | Leeuwarden | Netherlands | ||
| 82.27 m (270 ft) | Holy Rosary Church | 1922 | Tacoma, Washington | United States | ||
| 82.27 m (270 ft) | Dolo San Rocco Church | Dolo | Italy | |||
| 82.18 m (270 ft) | St. Catherine's (de) | Braunschweig | Germany | |||
| 82.05 m (269 ft) | Vigodarzere Parish Church | 1897 | Vigodarzere | Italy | ||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | H>100 | Seville Cathedral | 1198 | Seville | Spain | Badly damaged by the 1356 earthquake. Replaced by a new Christian church, Seville Cathedral, between 1402 and 1506. |
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | Chichester Cathedral | 1863 | Chichester | United Kingdom | Rebuilding of an earlier, slightly lower, spire that collapsed in 1861 | |
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk | 1502 | Gdańsk | Poland | Largest brick church in the world; the tower was never completed | |
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | Sankt Stephani | 1507 | Aschersleben | Germany | ||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | Heiliggeistkirche | 1544 | Heidelberg | Germany | ||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | St. Peter's Church | 1887 | Chemnitz | Germany | ||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | Abbey of Santa Giustina | 1599 | Padua | Italy | ||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | St. Peter and Paul Church | 1758 | Kastelruth | Italy | ||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | Sankt Marien | 1896 | Hagen | Germany | ||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | Radolfzell Minster | 1903 | Radolfzell | Germany | ||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | St. Mary's Church | Stendal | Germany | |||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | Church of Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen | Caen | France | |||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | Sankt Alexander und Theodor | 1766 | Ottobeuren | Germany | ||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | Stiftskirche Klosterneuburg | Klosterneuburg | Austria | |||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | St. Primus' and St. Felician's Church (de) | Bad Gastein | Austria | |||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | Stiftskirche Zwettl | Zwettl | Austria | |||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | All Saints Cathedral | 1825 | Tula | Russia | ||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | Buchs Lutheran Church | 1932 | Buchs | Switzerland | ||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | St. Martin's Church | 1917 | Chur | Switzerland | ||
| 82.0 m (269 ft) | H<75 | Reformation Church (Reformationskirche) | 1907 | Berlin-Moabit | Germany | Today 50 metres tall |
| 81.85 m (269 ft) | Evangelische Stadtkirche Pforzheim | 1968 | Pforzheim | Germany | ||
| 81.8 m (294 ft) | St. Nicholas Church (Nikolaikirche) | Berlin-Mitte | Germany | |||
| 81.8 m (268 ft) | Cunerakerk | 1531 | Rhenen | Netherlands | ||
| 81.7 m (268 ft) | St. Elizabeth's Church | 13th century | Marburg | Germany | ||
| 81.6 m (268 ft) | Holy Trinity Monastery | 1854 | Alatyr | Russia | ||
| 81.5 m (267 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 13th century | Bielefeld | Germany | ||
| 81.4 m (267 ft) | Bonn Minster | Bonn | Germany | |||
| 81.3 m (267 ft) | Erfurt Cathedral | Erfurt | Germany | |||
| 81.17 m (266 ft) | Schüttorf Saint Lorenz | 1535 | Schüttorf | Germany | ||
| 81.0 m (266 ft) | St. Nicholas' Church | Stendal | Germany | |||
| 81.0 m (266 ft) | Shrine of Our Lady of Saint Valeria | 1965 | Seregno | Italy | ||
| 81.0 m (266 ft) | Saint Stephen's Church | 1937 | Sesto San Giovanni | Italy | ||
| 81.0 m (266 ft) | Moulins Cathedral | Moulins | France | |||
| 81.0 m (266 ft) | St. Laurentius | 1893 | Schaan | Liechtenstein | ||
| 81.0 m (266 ft) | Martin Luther Church (Martin-Luther-Kirche) | Dresden-Äußere Neustadt | Germany | |||
| 81.0 m (266 ft) | St. Lorenz | 13th century | Nuremberg | Germany | ||
| 81.0 m (266 ft) | Church of Our Lady before Týn | 1510 | Prague | Czech Republic | ||
| 81.0 m (266 ft) | Zwingli Church (Zwinglikirche) (de) | 1908 | Berlin-Friedrichshain | Germany | ||
| 81.0 m (266 ft) | Pfarrkirche Höchst | Höchst | Austria | |||
| 81.0 m (266 ft) | Ivan the Great Bell Tower | 1543 | Moscow | Russia | ||
| 81.0 m (266 ft) | Saint Assumption Sarov Monastery | 1799 | Sarov | Russia | ||
| 81.0 m (264 ft) | H<75 | Holy Cross Church (Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche) (de) | 1888 | Berlin-Wilmersdorf | Germany | Today 59.3 metres tall |
| 80.8 m (265 ft) | Our Lady of Bekaa | 1965 | Zahlé | Lebanon | Second tallest church in the Middle East | |
| 80.8 m (265 ft) | Saint Mary Immaculate | Santorso | Italy | |||
| 80.7 m (265 ft) | Fort Street Presbyterian Church | 1855 | Detroit | United States | ||
| 80.7 (265 ft) | H D | St. Joseph Cathedral | 1927 | Buffalo | United States | Two tall towers removed in 1927 because of damage, one of the towers was rebuilt but at a shorter height. |
| 80.7 m (265 ft) | St. Anthony's Church | 1894 | Toledo | United States | ||
| 80.6 m (264 ft) | Saint Lambert Church | 1863 | Veghel | Netherlands | [34] | |
| 80.5 m (264 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1414 | Wismar | Germany | Nave damaged in World War II and demolished in 1960 | |
| 80.4 m (264 ft) | Cathedral Santa Maria Nascente | 1853 | Cologna Veneta | Italy | ||
| 80.2 m (263 ft) | St. Suitbertus | 1927 | Düsseldorf | Germany | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Church of St. James the Greater | c 1350 | Kutná Hora | Czech Republic | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Johannis, Harvestehude | 1882 | Hamburg | Germany | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Patroclus' Church | Soest | Germany | |||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Mary's Church (Marienkirche) | 1893 | Recklinghausen | Germany | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Sixtus' Church | 1885 | Haltern | Germany | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Church of the Immaculate Conception | 1896 | Düsseldorf | Germany | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Peter | 1898 | Düsseldorf | Germany | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Saint-Augustin | 1871 | Paris | France | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Autun Cathedral | 1146 | Autun | France | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia | 1970 | Higüey | Dominican Republic | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | New Cathedral | 1825 | Brescia | Italy | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Gouwekerk | 1904 | Gouda | Netherlands | [34] | |
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Michael's Church | 1487 | Cluj-Napoca | Romania | The tower was built between 1511 and 1543, but was destroyed by fire in 1697. A second tower was built in 1744, also destroyed in 1763. The present neo-Gothic tower was built between 1837 and 1860. | |
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family | 1926 | Częstochowa | Poland | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Mary's Basilica | 1406 | Kraków | Poland | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Trinity Cathedral | 1835 | St. Petersburg | Russia | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Budapest Matthias Church | 1896 | Budapest | Hungary | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Rózsafüzér Királynéja-templom | Budapest | Hungary | |||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Dormition Belfry | 1910 | Moscow | Russia | ||
| 80.0 m (264 ft) | H D | Melanchthon Church (Melanchthonkirche) (de) | 1906 | Berlin-Kreuzberg | Germany | Destroyed in World War II |
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Salvator's Cathedral | 1871 | Bruges | Belgium | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | St. James' Church | Ghent | Belgium | |||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Sint-Petrus' Stoel van Antiochiëkerk | 16th century | Sittard | Netherlands | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft)[35] | Basilica of Sant'Andrea | 1765 | Mantua | Italy | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei | 1925 | Pompei | Italy | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Matthew's Church | 1928 | Łódź | Poland | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and St. Bartholomew | 1477 | Wrocław | Poland | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Annunciation Cathedral | 1901 | Kharkiv | Ukraine | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Unser Lieben Frauen | 1586 | Burg (bei Magdeburg) | Germany | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Christuskirche | 1903 | Mainz | Germany | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Marienkirche | Barth | Germany | |||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Marien | 1902 | Neuss | Germany | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Holy Family | 1902 | Kamen | Germany | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Dreikönigskirche | 1880 | Frankfurt | Germany | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Pfarrkirche St. Othmar unter den Weißgerbern (de) | 1874 | Vienna | Austria | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Pfarrkirche St. Elisabeth (de) | 1868 | Vienna | Austria | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Stadtpfarrkirche Steyr (de) | Steyr | Austria | |||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Santa Croce | 1442 | Florence | Italy | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | John the Evangelist Monastery | 1901 | Poschupovo | Russia | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Christus Resurrection Church | Moscow | Russia | |||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Church of Abbaye de la Trinité | Vendôme | France | |||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon | 1251 | Dijon | France | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Church of Saint Michel | 1667 | Dijon | France | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | Trinity Cathedral | 2011 | Bryansk | Russia | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | St. Matthew's Church | 1895 | Basel | Switzerland | ||
| 80.0 m (262 ft) | H<75 | Sankt Johannis | Herford | Germany | Demolished from 1906 to 1910, replaced by 71 metres tall tower | |
| 79.9 m (262 ft) | Dormition Cathedral | Astrakhan | Russia | |||
| 79.9 m (262 ft) | Stephanus Church (Stephanuskirche) (de) | Berlin-Gesundbrunnen | Germany | |||
| 79.8 m (262 ft) | Sint Petrus' Bandenkerk | 1962 | Venray | Netherlands | ||
| 79.8 m (262 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 1955 | Meijel | Netherlands | ||
| 79.7 m (261 ft) | St. Joseph's Church | 1894 | Enschede | Netherlands | ||
| 79.6 m (261 ft) | Lausanne Cathedral | 1235 | Lausanne | Switzerland | ||
| 79.5 m (261 ft) | Fraumünster | Zürich | Switzerland | |||
| 79.5 m (261 ft) | John the Baptist Church | 1895 | Serpukhov | Russia | ||
| 79.42 m (261 ft) | Church of the Assumption | 1885 | Terlano | Italy | ||
| 79.3 m (260 ft) | St. Paul's Church | Hamm | Germany | |||
| 79.3 m (260 ft) | Artländer Dom | 1900 | Ankum | Germany | ||
| 79.3 m (260 ft) | St. Michael's Cathedral | 1848 | Toronto | Canada | ||
| 79.2 m (260 ft) | St. Christopher's Cathedral | 1663 | Roermond | Netherlands | ||
| 79.01m (259 ft) | Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours | 1929 | Thrissur | India | The 3rd tallest church in Asia | |
| 79.01m (259 ft) | Gesu Church | 1894 | Milwaukee | United States | Features two towers; the west tower, which features a belfry and a clock, is taller at 260 feet.[36] | |
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Church of Saint Sava[37] | 1989 | Belgrade | Serbia | Tallest church in Serbia | |
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Sint-Hermesbasiliek | Ronse | Belgium | |||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Heuvelse kerk | 1889 | Tilburg | Netherlands | ||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Sint-Janskerk | 1485 | Maastricht | Netherlands | ||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Parroquia Inmaculado Corazón de María | 1957 | Lima | Peru | ||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Anykščiai Church | 1908 | Anykščiai | Lithuania | Tallest church in Lithuania | |
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | St. Mary Major Parish Church | 1897 | Monteforte d'Alpone | Italy | ||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | San Lorenzo Church | 1840 | Pescantina | Italy | ||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Jakobskirche | Burghausen | Germany | |||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Michaeliskirche | 1412 | Lüneburg | Germany | ||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Los Angeles California Temple | 1956 | Los Angeles | United States | ||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Trinity Cathedral | 1699 | Pskov | Russia | ||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 1755 | Prague | Czech Republic | ||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Oude Kerk | 1350 | Delft | Netherlands | ||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Kerk van Heilig Kruisverheffing | 1892 | Raalte | Netherlands | ||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Sankt Laurentii | 1718 | Itzehoe | Germany | ||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1300 | Osnabrück | Germany | ||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | Verona Cathedral | Verona | Italy | |||
| 79.0 m (259 ft) | H D | Saint Michaelschurch | 1892 | Zwolle | Netherlands | Demolished in 1965 |
| 78.8 m (258 ft) | Boston Avenue Methodist Church | 1929 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | United States | ||
| 78.8 m (258 ft) | Cerignola Cathedral | 1934 | Cerignola | Italy | ||
| 78.72 m (258 ft) | Sankt Lamberti | 1899 | Gladbeck | Germany | ||
| 78.5 m (258 ft) | Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey Church | 1523 | Mont-Saint-Michel | France | ||
| 78.5 m (258 ft) | St. Sophia Cathedral | 1870 | Vologda | Russia | ||
| 78.5 m (258 ft) | St. Mary's Church, Pasewalk | Pasewalk | Germany | |||
| 78.3 m (257 ft) | Gemeentetoren | 1771 | Etten-Leur | Netherlands | ||
| 78.26 m (257 ft) | Salzburg Cathedral | 17th century | Salzburg | Austria | ||
| 78.15 m (256 ft) | Évreux Cathedral | Évreux | France | |||
| 78.14 m (256 ft) | St Theobald's Church | 1841 | Thann | France | ||
| 78.1 m (256 ft) | St. Anthony of Padua Church | 1912 | New Bedford, Mass. | United States | ||
| 78.1 m (256 ft) | Heinz Memorial Chapel | 1938 | Pittsburgh | United States | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Konstanz Minster | 1853 | Konstanz | Germany | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Church of the Holy Spirit (Heilige-Geist-Kirche) (de) | Berlin-Moabit | Germany | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Church of the Assumption | 1320 | Chełmno | Poland | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Saint Mary's Church | 1908 | Szczecinek | Poland | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Church of The Transfiguration | 1902 | Drezdenko | Poland | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Saint Augustinus | 1909 | Wrocław | Poland | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | St. John's Basilica (St.-Johannes-Basilika) | 1897 | Berlin-Neukölln | Germany | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | New Nazareth Church (Neue Nazarethkirche) (de) | Berlin-Wedding | Germany | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Stiftskirche | Baden-Baden | Germany | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Sofiakyrkan | 1906 | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | St. Jozefkathedraal | 1887 | Groningen | Netherlands | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | St. Calixtusbasiliek | 1908 | Groenlo | Netherlands | ||
| 78 m (256 ft) | St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1872 | Charleston, South Carolina | United States | Tallest building in Charleston, tallest building in South Carolina for 101 years, designed by John Henry Devereux | |
| 78 m (256 ft) | Săpânța-Peri Monastery church | 2003 | Săpânța | Romania | Tallest wooden church in the world[6] | |
| 78 m (256 ft) | Church of the Assumption | 1888 | Bratislava | Slovakia | [38] | |
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Kreisker chapel | Saint-Pol-de-Léon | France | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Sens Cathedral | 1534 | Sens | France | ||
| 78 m (248 ft) | Grote or Sint-Bavokerk | 1520 | Haarlem | Netherlands | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Senlis Cathedral | 1191 | Senlis | France | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Albi Cathedral | 1480 | Albi | France | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | St. Martin's Church | 16th century | Weert | Netherlands | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Wallfahrtskirche Schildthurn | 1531 | Zeilarn | Germany | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Liebfrauenkirche | 1914 | Bottrop | Germany | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Sankt Gundula | 1901 | Rhede | Germany | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Sacred Heart Church | 1906 | Ettlingen | Germany | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Sankt Johannes Baptist | 1898 | Willich | Germany | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | St. John the Baptist | 1234 | Billerbeck | Germany | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Sankt-Annen-Kirche | Annaberg-Buchholz | Germany | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Sankt Martinus | Kerpen | Germany | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Kirche zum Heiligen Kreuz | 1899 | Frankfurt an der Oder | Germany | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Jesuitenkirche | 1872 | Heidelberg | Germany | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Sankt Andreas | Emsbüren | Germany | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Liebfrauenkirche | Krefeld | Germany | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Sankt Dionysius | Krefeld | Germany | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Altenburg Abbey | Altenburg | Austria | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Church of St Peter's Abbey | Salzburg | Austria | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Saint Michael | Vienna | Austria | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Pfarrkirche Schwanenstadt (de) | Schwanenstadt | Austria | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Novospassky Monastery | Moscow | Russia | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 1846 | Fonzaso | Italy | ||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | St. Nicholas | Neuötting | Germany | |||
| 78.0 m (256 ft) | St. Ida | 1903 | Lippetal | Germany | ||
| 77.9 m (256 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1421 | Bielefeld | Germany | ||
| 77.83 m (255 ft) | Saint Mary Assumption Church | Lana | Italy | |||
| 77.8 m (255 ft) | Monza Cathedral | Monza | Italy | |||
| 77.5 m (254 ft) | Kalvarija Church | 1669 | Vilnius | Lithuania | ||
| 77.45 m (254 ft) | Preposive Church of Saint Peter and Paul | 1927 | Lissone | Italy | ||
| 77.42 m (254 ft) | St. Augustine's Church | 1878 | London | United Kingdom | ||
| 77.4 m (254 ft) | St. Servatius' Church | 1879 | Dinther | Netherlands | ||
| 77.2 m (253 ft) | St. Bonaventure's Church | 1892 | Woerden | Netherlands | ||
| 77.0 m (253 ft) | H<75 | Resurrection Church (Auferstehungskirche) (de) | 1895 | Berlin-Friedrichshain | Germany | Today 42 metres tall |
| 77.0 m (253 ft) | Church of Christ | 1894 | Cologne | Germany | ||
| 77.0 m (253 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1892 | Bonn | Germany | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Michael's Church | 1905 | Turku | Finland | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Saint Mary's Church | 1929 | Inowrocław | Poland | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | H D | Haberberg Church | 1753 | Kaliningrad | Russia | Heavily damaged in World War II, ruin removed in 1953 |
| 77 m (253 ft) | Catholic Church of St. Peter and Paul | Bacău | Romania | |||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Transfiguration Cathedral | 2001 | Odesa | Ukraine | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Transfiguration Cathedral | 1894 | Dzerzhinsky | Russia | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | St. Theodard's Church | 1943 | Beringen | Belgium | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Coutances Cathedral | 1274 | Coutances | France | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Angers Cathedral | 1523 | Angers | France | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Église Saint-Martin de Pau | 1871 | Pau | France | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Siena Cathedral | 1263 | Siena | Italy | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Nieuwstadtskerk | c 1440 | Zutphen | Netherlands | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Church of the Annunciation | 1901 | Inowrocław | Poland | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Sankt Johann Baptist | 1409 | Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm | Germany | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Sankt Jodok | 1470 | Landshut | Germany | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Sankt Pölten Cathedral | Sankt Pölten | Austria | |||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Church of St Catherine of Alexandria | 1909 | Grybów | Poland | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Divine Mercy Sanctuary | 2002 | Kraków | Poland | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Sankt Nikolaus und Stephanus | 1519 | Eggenfelden | Germany | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | St. Nicholas | 1850 | Potsdam | Germany | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Pfarrkirche Pischelsdorf am Kulm (de) | Pischelsdorf am Kulm | Austria | |||
| 77 m (253 ft) | Saint Mary Assumption Church | 1892 | Caltrano | Italy | ||
| 77 m (253 ft) | San Anastasi Church | 1938 | Villasanta | Italy | ||
| 76.8 m (252 ft) | Lichfield Cathedral | 1340 | Lichfield | United Kingdom | ||
| 76.8 m (252 ft) | Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde | 1886 | Montreal | Canada | ||
| 76.6 m (251 ft) | Bayeux Cathedral | 1866 | Bayeux | France | ||
| 76.5 m (281 ft) | St. Simeon Church (St.-Simeon-Kirche) (de) | Berlin-Kreuzberg | Germany | |||
| 76.4 m (251 ft) | St. Peter's Church | 1913 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | ||
| 76.2 m (250 ft) | Sint-Lambertusbasiliek | 1890 | Hengelo | Netherlands | ||
| 76.2 m (250 ft) | Basilica of Saint Mary | 1914 | Minneapolis | United States | The first basilica established in the United States of America | |
| 76.2 m (250 ft) | Basilica of St. Josaphat | 1901 | Milwaukee | United States | Featuring a large copper dome said to be modeled on that of the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica,[39] it was proclaimed the third minor basilica in the U.S. by Pope Pius XI in 1929.[40] | |
| 76 m (249 ft) | Aachen Cathedral | Aachen | Germany | Height of the west tower | ||
| 76.0 m (249 ft) | Sainte-Chapelle | 1248 | Paris | France | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Quimper Cathedral | 1856 | Quimper | France | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Église Saint-Paul | 1897 | Strasbourg | France | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Cathedral of St. Nicholas | 1430 | Fribourg | Switzerland | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Trier Cathedral | 4th century | Trier | Germany | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | St. Walpurga's Church | c 1485 | Zutphen | Netherlands | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | St. Sophia Cathedral | Kyiv | Ukraine | |||
| 76 m (249 ft) | St. Catherine's Church | 1841 | Maaseik | Belgium | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Santiago de Compostela Cathedral | 1128 | Santiago de Compostela | Spain | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Church of St. Catherine | 17th century | Gdańsk | Poland | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan | Stavropol | Russia | |||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Basiliek van Onze Lieve Vrouwe Tenhemelopneming | c 1540 | Zwolle | Netherlands | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Sankt Pankratius | 1896 | Oberhausen | Germany | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Sankt Nikolaus | 1907 | Kappelrodeck | Germany | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Herz Mariä Kirche | 1967 | Diedorf | Germany | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Truro Cathedral | 1910 | Truro | United Kingdom | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Bamberg Cathedral | 1237 | Bamberg | Germany | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Brüderkirche | 1905 | Altenburg | Germany | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Sankt-Aegidien-Kirche | 1849 | Oschatz | Germany | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Lutherkirche | 1897 | Kassel | Germany | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Sankt Remigus | Borken | Germany | |||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Sankt Pankratius | Gescher | Germany | |||
| 76 m (249 ft) | H D | Christuskirche | Aachen | Germany | Damaged in World War II, 1959: demolition, except of the church tower, 1979: demolition of the church tower after a fire | |
| 76 m (249 ft) | Rudolfsheimer Pfarrkirche (de) | 1898 | Vienna | Austria | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Stiftskirche Engelszell | 1764 | Engelhartszell | Austria | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Resurrection Cathedral | 1886 | Kashin | Russia | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Church of Palanga | 1908 | Palanga | Lithuania | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Santuario Nacional Nuestra Señora de Coromoto | 1996 | Guanare | Venezuela | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor | 1902 | Barcelona | Spain | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Oscarskyrkan | 1903 | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Vaksala Church | 1150[41] | Uppsala | Sweden | The exact date of completion is unknown but predates 1164.[41] | |
| 76 m (249 ft) | Catherine Church | 1724 | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Barclay Church | 1864 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Erzsébetváros Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet-plébániatemplom | Budapest | Hungary | |||
| 76 m (249 ft) | San Stefano Church | 1940 | Buja | Italy | ||
| 76 m (249 ft) | Basilica della Santa Casa | 1754 | Loreto | Italy | ||
| 75.9 m (249 ft) | Sint-Lambertuskerk | 1467 | Nederweert | Netherlands | ||
| 75.7 m (248 ft) | Roskilde Cathedral | 1405 | Roskilde | Denmark | ||
| 75.7 m (248 ft) | Der Aa-kerk | 1712 | Groningen | Netherlands | ||
| 75.6 m (248 ft) | Church of the immaculate conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Szczecin | Poland | |||
| 75.6 m (248 ft) | Igreja dos Clérigos | 1763 | Porto | Portugal | ||
| 75.6 m (248 ft) | Trinity Cathedral | 1857 | Morshansk | Russia | ||
| 75.6 m (248 ft) | Basilica of St. Nicholas | 1887 | IJsselstein | Netherlands | ||
| 75.6 m (248 ft) | Tobolsk Kremlin | 1809 | Tobolsk | Russia | ||
| 75.5 m (248 ft) | St. Nicholas' Church Spandau (St.-Nikolai-Kirche Spandau) (de) | Berlin-Spandau | Germany | |||
| 75.5 m (248 ft) | Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral | 1900 | Gliwice | Poland | ||
| 75.4 m (247 ft) | St. Mary and Andreas | Rathenow | Germany | |||
| 75.3 m (247 ft) | St. Florian Catholic Church | 1928 | Hamtramck | United States | ||
| 75.3 m (247 ft) | Cathedral Church of All Saints | 1905 | Wakefield | United Kingdom | ||
| 75.1 m (246 ft) | San Giovanni Battista Church | Stezzano | Italy | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Stephen's Church | Bremen | Germany | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Mauritius | 1901 | Frankfurt | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Jesuit Church | Mannheim | Germany | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of the Ascension (Himmelfahrtskirche) | Dresden-Leuben | Germany | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of the Holy Spirit (Heilig-Geist-Kirche) | Dresden-Blasewitz | Germany | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of the Blessing (Segenskirche) (de) | Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg | Germany | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Great St. Martin's Church | Cologne | Germany | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Saint Michael's Church | 1890 | Rochester | United States | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | New Old South Church | 1875 | Boston | United States | ||
| 75 m (246 ft) | Lutheran Church of Bistrița | 1564 | Bistrița | Romania | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Zuider- of St. Pancrastoren | 1524 | Enkhuizen | Netherlands | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Sebaldus Church | 13th century | Nuremberg | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 1843 | Venyov | Russia | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 1165 | Leipzig | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Martin's Church | 1887 | Twello | Netherlands | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Fortaleza Cathedral | 1978 | Fortaleza | Brazil | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Rio de Janeiro Cathedral | 1979 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Kostel Svatého Cyrila a Metoděje | 1863 | Prague | Czech Republic | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Prokopius Church | 1903 | Prague | Czech Republic | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Joniskio St. Blessed Virgin Mary of the Assumption Church | 1901 | Joniškis | Lithuania | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Boniface's Church | 1897 | Rijswijk | Netherlands | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Sint-Werenfriduskerk | 1899 | Zieuwent | Netherlands | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Heilige Maria Presentatiekerk | 1901 | Asten | Netherlands | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Siedlce Cathedral | 1912 | Siedlce | Poland | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of the Transfiguration | 1914 | Garbów | Poland | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 1902 | Racibórz | Poland | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of St. Mary Magdalene | 1892 | Chorzów | Poland | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of St. Andrew Bobola | 1902 | Chorzów | Poland | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of Our Lady | 1850 | Boom | Belgium | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Saint-Servais Church | 1871 | Brussels | Belgium | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of Jesus | 1772 | Cieszyn | Poland | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Collegiate Church of the Annunciation | 1842 | Głogów | Poland | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore | 1791 | Venice | Italy | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Strängnäs Cathedral | 1742 | Strängnäs | Sweden | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Michaelis Church | 1891 | Chemnitz | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Stadtkirche Sankt Michael | 1557 | Jena | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Stift Haug [1] | 1691 | Würzburg | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Mariä Geburt | Rottenbuch | Germany | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Sankt Nikolaus | 1904 | Übersee | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Apostelkirche | 1900 | Viernheim | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Sankt Vitus | 1900 | Philippsburg | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Sankt Martin | Euskirchen | Germany | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Sankt Johannes Baptist | Altenberge | Germany | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Sankt Ludgerus | 1895 | Weseke | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Sankt Johannes | 1904 | Suderwich | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Mariä Himmelfahrt | 1722 | Schuttern | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Basilika Vierzehnheiligen | 1772 | Bad Staffelstein | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Neustädter Kirche | 1520 | Eschwege | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Heilig-Kreuz-Münster | Rottweil | Germany | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Trinity Church | 1897 | Riesa | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Paul's Church | 1898 | Heidenheim an der Brenz | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Petri's Church | Buxtehude | Germany | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of Our Lady | 1903 | Recklinghausen | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Johannes Church | 1904 | Recklinghausen | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Hippolytus | 1898 | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Nicholas Church | 1893 | Aue | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Martin Church | 1865 | Sendenhorst | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of St Mary of the Assumption | Vilsbiburg | Germany | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | H<75 | St. Joseph | 1888 | Münster | Germany | Towers were destroyed in World War II, today less tall. |
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Église Notre-Dame de Niort | Niort | France | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of Saint-Pierre | Caen | France | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Stadtpfarrkirche Rohrbach (de) | 1700 | Rohrbach in Oberösterreich | Austria | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Pfarrkirche Vöcklamarkt (de) | 1722 | Vöcklamarkt | Austria | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Pfarrkirche Radstadt (de) | 1879 | Radstadt | Austria | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Saint Andrew Bobola's Church | 1903 | Bydgoszcz | Poland | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Resurrection Church | Drawsko Pomorskie | Poland | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Florian's Cathedral | 1904 | Warsaw | Poland | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Temple of Divine Providence | 2016 | Warsaw | Poland | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore | 1750 | Rome | Italy | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Basílica Nuestra Señora de los Buenos Aires | 1911 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Sint-Agathakerk | 1903 | Lisse | Netherlands | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Peperbus | 1483 | Zwolle | Netherlands | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | H D | Sint Antonius van Paduakerk Blerick | 1899 | Venlo | Netherlands | Destroyed in 1944 |
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Budapest Alcantarai Szent Péter-templom | Budapest | Hungary | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Grace Episcopal Cathedral | 1915 | San Francisco | United States | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Rostov-on-Don Cathedral | Rostov-on-Don | Russia | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Oscar Fredriks Kyrka | 1893 | Gothenburg | Sweden | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St John the Baptist Basilica | 1973 | Xewkija | Malta | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Basilica del Roble | 1964 | Monterrey | Mexico | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Catedral del Señor de Tabasco | 1965 | Villahermosa | Mexico | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Mary's Church | 1894 | Oberhausen | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Jakob | 1898 | Köthen | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Sacred Heart Church of St. Ottilien Archabbey | 1899 | Eresing | Germany | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | La Torre Monumental a la Fe | 2011 | Silao | Mexico | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | San Pietro Apostolo Church | 1921 | Azzano Decimo | Italy | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Saint Mary's on the Hill Church | 1896 | Montebelluna | Italy | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Saint Peter and Paul Church | Pederobba | Italy | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | San Giovanni Evangelista | 1613 | Parma | Italy | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Santa Maria del Carmine | 1450 | Pavia | Italy | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Sorrows | Rho | Italy | |||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | St. Mary's Cathedral | 1922 | San Donà di Piave | Italy | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | San Giorgio Church | 1767 | San Giorgio di Lomellina | Italy | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Santa Lucia Church | 1926 | Santa Lucia di Piave | Italy | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Church of the Assumption | 1927 | Solesino | Italy | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft)[42] | Basilica of Superga | 1731 | Turin | Italy | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Amriswil Lutheran Church | 1892 | Amriswil | Switzerland | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | Richterswil Reformed Church | 1905 | Richterswil | Switzerland | ||
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | H D | Lutheran Cathedral of Vyborg | 1893 | Vyborg | Russia | Destroyed in 1944 |
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | H D | Vamlingbo Church | Gotland | Sweden | Tower collapsed in 1817 | |
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | H<75 | Saint Gertrud's Church, Essen | 1877 | Essen | Germany | Destroyed in an air-raid on March 5, 1943, actual height: 59 metres |
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | H<75 | Saint Joseph's Church, Saarbrücken | 1910 | Saarbrücken | Germany | Pinnacle destroyed in an air-raid on October 4, 1944, actual height: 48 metres |
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | H<75 | St. Peter, Oldenburg | 1885 | Oldenburg | Germany | Pinnacle was destroyed in 1972 in a storm, actual height: 61 metres |
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | H<75 | Valladolid Cathedral | 1709 | Valladolid | Spain | Old tower collapsed in 1841, actual height: 69 metres |
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | H<75 | Sacred Heart, Oberhausen | 1912 | Oberhausen | Germany | Pinnacle destroyed in an air-raid in 1943, today lower |
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | H D | Paulinerkirche | Leipzig | Germany | Demolished in 1968 | |
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | H D | Alte Christuskirche Barmen | Wuppertal | Germany | Destroyed in an air-raid on May 30, 1943, debris demolished in 1955 | |
| 75.0 m (246 ft) | H D | Reconciliation Church (Versöhnungskirche) (de) | Berlin-Mitte | Germany | Demolished in 1985 |
Overview – church buildings ≥ 99 m (325 ft) – country and city list
| Rank | Country | Church buildings ≥ 99 m ≥ 325 ft |
Tallest | Rank | City | Church buildings ≥ 99 m ≥ 325 ft |
Tallest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 30 | 161.5 | 1 | Hamburg – Germany | 5 | 147.3 | |
| 2 | France | 9 | 151.0 | 2 | Lübeck – Germany | 4 | 125.0 | |
| 3 | Poland | 8 | 141.5 | 3 | Vienna – Austria | 2 | 136.4 | |
| 4 | Italy + Vatican City | 8 [note 2] | 136.6 | 4 | Tallinn – Estonia | 2 | 123.7 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 [note 3] | 124.9 | 5 | St. Petersburg – Russia | 2 | 122.5 | |
| 6 | Russia | 5 | 122.5 | 6 | New York City – United States | 2 | 119.8 | |
| 7 | Austria | 4 | 136.4 | 7 | Dortmund – Germany | 2 | 105.0 | |
| 8 | Sweden | 4 | 118.7 | 8 | Stralsund – Germany | 2 | 104.0 | |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 3 [note 4] | 123.1 | 9 | Ulm – Germany | 1 | 161.5 | |
| 10 | United States | 3 | 119.8 | 10 | Yamoussoukro – Ivory Coast | 1 | 158.0 | |
| 11 | Spain | 2 [note 5] | 138.0 | 11 | Cologne – Germany | 1 | 157.4 | |
| 12 | Brazil | 2 | 124.0 | 12 | Rouen – France | 1 | 151.0 | |
| 13 | Estonia | 2 | 123.7 | 13 | Strasbourg – France | 1 | 142.0 | |
| 14 | Colombia | 2 | 113.0 | 14 | Licheń Stary – Poland | 1 | 141.5 | |
| 15 | Netherlands | 2 | 112.3 | 15 | Barcelona – Spain | 1 [note 6] | 138.0 | |
| 16 | Argentina | 2 | 112.0 | 16 | Vatican City (Rome) – Vatican City | 1 | 136.6 | |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 2 | 102.3 | 17 | Bucharest – Romania | 1 [note 7] | 135.0 | |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 1 | 158.0 | 18 | Linz – Austria | 1 | 134.8 | |
| 19 | Romania | 1 [note 8] | 135.0 | 19 | Landshut – Germany | 1 | 130.6 | |
| 20 | Latvia | 1 | 123.3 | 20 | Novara – Italy | 1 | 126.0 | |
| 21 | Ecuador | 1 | 115.0 | 21 | Maringá – Brazil | 1 | 124.0 | |
| 22 | Croatia | 1 | 108.4 | 22 | Antwerp – Belgium | 1 | 123.9 | |
| 23 | Mexico | 1 | 107.5 | 23 | Riga – Latvia | 1 | 123.3 | |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 107.2 | 24 | Salisbury – United Kingdom | 1 | 123.1 | |
| 25 | Australia | 1 | 105.0 | 25 | Uppsala – Sweden | 1 | 118.7 | |
| 26 | Canada | 1 [note 9] | 102.0 | 26 | Schwerin – Germany | 1 | 117.5 | |
| 27 | Switzerland | 1 | 100.6 | 27 | Rostock – Germany | 1 | 117.0 | |
| 28 | Hungary | 1 | 100.0 | 28 | Freiburg – Germany | 1 | 116.0 | |
| Sum | Earth | 104 [note 10] | 161.5 |
Timeline - the tallest church buildings of their time
| Tallest in years | Name | Image | Height | Increase | Time span | City | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1311–1549 | Lincoln Cathedral | 160.0 m (524.9 ft) | 238 years | Lincoln | Tallest ever building until 1890, only then was its original height surpassed by Ulm Minster; spire collapsed in 1549; current height 83.0 m (272.3 ft) | ||
| 1549–1569 | St. Mary's Church | 151.0 m (495.4 ft) | −5.4% | 20 years (94 years) | Stralsund | First mentioned in 1298; collapse of first tower in 1382; second, 151 metres (495 feet) tall spire finished in 1485; current height 104.0 m (341.2 ft) | |
| 1569–1573 | Beauvais Cathedral | 153.0 m (502.0 ft) | 1.3% | 4 years | Beauvais | Tower collapsed in 1573; current height 47.5 m (155.8 ft) | |
| 1573–1647 | St. Mary's Church | 151.0 m (495.4 ft) | −1.3% | 74 years (94 years) | Stralsund | Second spire burned down after a lightning strike in 1647; current, third spire finished in 1708; current height 104.0 m (341.2 ft) | |
| 1647–1874 | Strasbourg Cathedral | 142.0 m (465.9 ft) | −6% | 227 years | Strasbourg | 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 | 147.3 m (483.3 ft) | 3.5% | 2 years | Hamburg | Bombed in 1943; demolition of large parts in 1951; tower serves as war memorial | |
| 1876–1880 | Rouen Cathedral | 151.0 m (495.4 ft) | 2.7% | 4 years | Rouen | Church finished in 1506; its cast iron spire was built between 1825 and 1876; painted by Claude Monet | |
| 1880–1890 | Cologne Cathedral | 157.4 m (516.4 ft) | 4.2% | 10 years | Cologne | Only church with two main towers to ever have been the world's tallest | |
| since 1890 | Ulm Minster | 161.5 m (529.9 ft) | 2.6% | 135 years | Ulm | First time since 1311 that a church surpassed the original height of Lincoln Cathedral; intentionally built a few metres taller than Cologne Cathedral |
Under construction
| Name | Image | Current height meters (feet) | Planned height metres (feet) | Completion | City | Country | Christian denomination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família | 142.5 m (468 ft) | 172.5 m (566 ft) | est. 2028 | Barcelona | Spain | Catholic | Will 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 Cathedral | 132.0 m[4] (433 ft) | 132 m[4] (433 ft) [5] | est. 2025 [5] | Bucharest | Romania | Eastern Orthodox | With the current 132 m (the main cross was installed on 08.04.2025) it is the tallest Orthodox church building in the world. | |
| Nueva Catedral de Tijuana | 91.5 m (300 ft) | Tijuana | Mexico | Catholic | ||||
| Intercession Cathedral, Mariupol | 83.9 m (275 ft) | 2018 | Mariupol | Ukraine | ||||
| Archangel Gabriel Cathedral, Odesa | 83 m (272 ft) | 2019 | Odesa | Ukraine |
Historic (church buildings that have since been reduced in size)
| Height metres (feet) |
H | Name of Church | Religious denomination | Coordinates | Completed | City | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159.7 m (524 ft) | H>75 | Lincoln Cathedral | Church of England | 53°14′04″N 0°32′11″W / 53.234374°N 0.536281°W | 1311 | Lincoln | United Kingdom | Today 83 m tall — spire collapsed in a storm in 1549; reputedly the tallest building in the world from 1311 to 1549; was 103 metres from 1549 to 1807. | |
| 153 m (502 ft) | H<75 | Beauvais Cathedral[43] | Catholic | 49°25′57″N 2°04′53″E / 49.432636°N 2.081483°E | 1569 | Beauvais | France | tower collapsed in 1573, today towerless and 48.5 m (153 ft) tall; World's tallest building from 1569 to 1573. | |
| 151.0 m (495 ft) | H>100 | St. Mary's church | Lutheran | 54°18′36″N 13°05′15″E / 54.309972°N 13.087383°E | 1478 | Stralsund | Germany | Today 104 m tall — spire destroyed by lightning in 1647; World's tallest building from 1549 to 1647 (excepting 1569–1573) | |
| 150.3 m (493 ft) | H>100 | Old St Paul's Cathedral | Church of England | 51°30′50″N 0°05′54″W / 51.513931°N 0.098306°W | 1240 1314 (spire completed) |
London | United Kingdom | Spire destroyed by lightning in 1561 — church destroyed in the Great Fire in 1666 | |
| 140 m (459 ft) | H>75 | Riga Cathedral | Lutheran | 56°56′57″N 24°06′16″E / 56.949167°N 24.104444°E | 1595 | Riga | Latvia | demolished in 1775 - today 90 m tall | |
| 134.5 m (441 ft) | H D | Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Lambert | Catholic | 50°38′43″N 5°34′27″E / 50.645298°N 5.574151°E | 1433 | Liège | Belgium | Destroyed by the Liégeois in 1794 after the French Revolution | |
| 132.0 m (433 ft) | H<75 | Nikolaikirche (Rostock)[44] | Lutheran | 54°05′16″N 12°08′47″E / 54.087791°N 12.146269°E | 1312 | Rostock | Germany | destroyed in a storm in 1703, replaced afterwards by an 84 metres tall tower, which was destroyed in an air-raid in 1942, height of actual tower: 65 metres | |
| 131.3 m (431 ft) | H<75 | Malmesbury Abbey | Church of England | 51°35′05″N 2°05′54″W / 51.584679°N 2.098333°W | 1180 | Malmesbury | United Kingdom | Spire collapsed in the late 15th or early 16th century | |
| 130.0 m (426 ft) | H>75 | St. Elizabeth's Church | Catholic | 51°06′41″N 17°01′48″E / 51.111479°N 17.029924°E | 1535 | Wrocław | Poland | Today 91.5 metres (300 ft) tall; spire collapsed in 1529 during storm | |
| 122.3 m (400 ft) (source missing) | H<75 | Abbaye-aux-Hommes | Catholic | 49°10′55″N 0°22′22″W / 49.181821°N 0.372749°W | 13th century | Caen | France | Collapsed in 1566, spire replaced by a shorter tower in the 17th century | |
| 120 m (394 ft) | H>75 | Copenhagen Cathedral | Lutheran | 55°24′16″N 12°20′32″E / 55.404560°N 12.342100°E | 1738 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Tower destroyed 1807 by the British bombing of Copenhagen, height of tower today: 58.5 metres (192 feet) | |
| 120 m (394 ft) | H>75 | St. Mary's Church, Wismar | Lutheran | 53°53′28″N 11°27′46″E / 53.891202°N 11.462911°E | 1414 | Wismar | Germany | Tower destroyed around 1500, height of tower today: 80.5 metres (264 feet) | |
| 120 m (394 ft) | H<75 | St. Nicholas' Church, Wismar | Lutheran | 53°53′44″N 11°27′54″E / 53.895611°N 11.465033°E | 1508 | Wismar | Germany | Tower collapsed on December 8, 1703 in a storm, height of tower today 64 metres (210 feet) | |
| 119.8 m (392 ft) | H>100 | Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle | Catholic | 53°25′29″N 14°33′20″E / 53.424662°N 14.555576°E | 1892 | Szczecin | Poland | Cathedral tower collapsed during a bombardment in 1944 and currently measures 110.18 m | |
| 118.3 m (387 ft) | H>75 | Saint Steven Cathedral | Catholic | 49°07′12″N 6°10′31″E / 49.120070°N 6.175252°E | 1468 | Metz | France | ||
| 115.0 m (376 ft) | H<75 | Grote or Sint-Michaëlskerk | Protestant | 52°30′43″N 6°05′30″E / 52.511873°N 6.091668°E | 1452 | Zwolle | Netherlands | Tower collapsed on December 17, 1682. Church is still standing | |
| 114.8 m (376 ft) | H D | Collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene[45][46] | Catholic | 52°24′25″N 16°56′09″E / 52.406831°N 16.935903°E | 14th or 15th century | Poznań | Poland | Destroyed in a fire in 1777, finally demolished in 1802 | |
| 114.0 m (381 ft) | H>75 | Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) | United and uniting churches | 52°31′09″N 13°24′04″E / 52.519160°N 13.401057°E | 1905 | Berlin-Mitte | Germany | ||
| 114 m (381 ft) | H D | Old Cambrai Cathedral | Catholic | 50°10′34″N 3°13′47″E / 50.176054°N 3.229683°E | 1472 | Cambrai | France | Destroyed after 1796 | |
| 113.0 m (371 ft) | H<75 | Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche) | Lutheran | 52°30′17″N 13°20′06″E / 52.504784°N 13.335055°E | 1895 | Berlin-Charlottenburg | Germany | Spire damaged in World War II, actual height of tower: 71 m | |
| 112.0 m (390 ft) | H>100 | Reinoldikirche | Lutheran | 51°30′53″N 7°28′02″E / 51.514745°N 7.467157°E | 1520 | Dortmund | Germany | Built in 1454 with 112 metres (367 ft), collapsed in earthquake 1661, now 104 metres (341 ft) | |
| 111.0 m (364 ft) | H D | St. Peter's Church (Petrikirche) | Lutheran | 52°30′48″N 13°24′15″E / 52.513333°N 13.404167°E | 1853 | Berlin-Mitte | Germany | destroyed at the end of World War II, last relicts were removed in 1964 | |
| 110 m (360 ft) | H<75 | Pieterskerk, Leiden | Protestant | 52°09′27″N 4°29′14″E / 52.157552°N 4.487132°E | 1570 | Leiden | Netherlands | Today towerless — tower collapsed in 1512 | |
| 110 m (360 ft) | H>100 | St. John's Church | Lutheran | 53°14′52″N 10°24′45″E / 53.247758°N 10.412392°E | 1384 | Lüneburg | Germany | Today 108.7 m tall — spire partially destroyed by lightning in 1406 | |
| 107.5 m (352.7 ft) | H>75 | St. Walburga's Church, Zutphen | Protestant | 52°08′23″N 6°11′45″E / 52.139586°N 6.1957°E | 15th century | Zutphen | Netherlands | Today 76 m tall. Gothic spire burned in 1600 due to a lightning strike. | |
| 106.0 m (348 ft) | H<75 | St. Salvator's Church | Catholic | 51°26′09″N 6°45′39″E / 51.435895°N 6.760760°E | 1415 | Duisburg | Germany | destroyed by fire in 1467 | |
| 105.0 m (344 ft) | H D | St. George's Church (Georgenkirche) | Lutheran | 52°31′21″N 13°24′59″E / 52.522408°N 13.416453°E | 1898 | Berlin-Mitte | Germany | Heavily damaged in World War II, demolished in 1949 | |
| 103.0 m (338 ft) | H<75 | Nikolaikirche, Anklam | Lutheran | 53°51′23″N 13°41′21″E / 53.856496°N 13.689217°E | Anklam | Germany | destroyed on April 29, 1945, by artillery fire, actual height of tower: 58 metres | ||
| 102.0 m (334 ft) | H>75 | Martinikerk (Groningen) | Protestant | 53°13′10″N 6°34′06″E / 53.219374°N 6.568215°E | 1548 | Groningen | Netherlands | Spire burned down in 1577, now 97 metres (318 ft) in height | |
| 102.0 m (334 ft) | H<75 | St. Otger | Catholic | 51°59′34″N 6°55′03″E / 51.992908°N 6.917516°E | 1892 | Stadtlohn | Germany | destroyed in March 1945, rebuilt 74 metres tall | |
| 102.0 m (334 ft) | H<75 | Sacred Heart Church | Catholic | 51°14′48″N 6°46′44″E / 51.246667°N 6.778943°E | 1907 | Düsseldorf | Germany | Spire destroyed on May 17, 1945, by a tornado, actual height of tower 56.43 metres | |
| 100.0 m (328 ft) | H<75 | Marienkirche, Anklam | Lutheran | 53°51′21″N 13°41′03″E / 53.855798°N 13.684298°E | 1888 | Anklam | Germany | destroyed in an air-raid in 1943, actual height of tower: 64 metres | |
| 100.0 m (328 ft) | H<75 | Saint Peter and Paul | Catholic | 50°01′29″N 8°07′16″E / 50.024698°N 8.120981°E | Eltville | Germany | Spire destroyed in 1683 by lightning, actual height of tower: 67 metres | ||
| 100.0 m (328 ft) | H D | Düren Saint Anna Church [2] | Catholic | 50°48′04″N 6°29′01″E / 50.801137899°N 6.4836586656°E | 1884 | Düren | Germany | destroyed in an air-raid on November 16, 1944 | |
| 100.0 m (328 ft) | H D | Marienkirche Stettin | Lutheran | 53°25′37″N 14°33′26″E / 53.4270499°N 14.557200°E | 1266 | Szczecin | Poland | destroyed by lightning on July 9, 1789, last relicts were removed in 1830 | |
| 100.0 m (328 ft) | H D | Eisenach Cathedral | Catholic | 50°58′17″N 10°19′18″E / 50.971292°N 10.32177329°E | 1330 | Eisenach | Germany | demolished | . |
| < 100.0 m (328 ft) | H<75 | Wetter Saint Mary Collegiate Church | Lutheran | 50°54′04″N 8°43′25″E / 50.901223°N 8.723670°E | 1506 | Wetter | Germany | In 1783 the height of the church tower was reduced and in 1869 it was completely demolished. In 1871 a new church tower was built, whose height was enlarged to 62 metres in 1957/1958. |
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).
| Rank | Name of Church | Image | Height metres (feet) |
Completed | Location | Country | Christian denomination | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception | 110 m (361 ft) | 2018 | Ninh Bình | Vietnam | Catholic | 20°21′13″N 105°53′55″E / 20.353746°N 105.898636°E | [3] | |
| 65-70 | Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church | 105.0 m (344 ft) | 2000 | Hong Kong | China | Lutheran | 22°20′10″N 114°11′22″E / 22.336168°N 114.189399°E | ||
| 76 | Santuário Santa Isabel Rainha
(Separate bell tower) |
90 m[47] (295 ft) | 1958 | São Paulo | Brazil | Catholic | 23°33′30″S 46°32′22″W / 23.558315°S 46.539328°W | [4]
More reliable source:[47] Bell tower max height is 90 m. Dome max height is 64 m. |
See also
- List of tallest Orthodox church buildings
- List of tallest domes
- List of largest church buildings
- List of highest church naves
- List of tallest crosses
- List of tallest mosques
- List of towers
- List of tallest church buildings in the United Kingdom
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Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ 7 in Italy, 1 in Vatican City
- ^ all 5 in Flanders (1 of which in Brussels)
- ^ all 3 in England
- ^ Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família still under construction
- ^ height of the "Torre de la Mare de Déu" of the Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família; still under construction
- ^ People's Salvation Cathedral still under construction
- ^ People's Salvation Cathedral still under construction
- ^ in Quebec
- ^ 2 of which are still under construction and therefore don't appear in the above "Church buildings ≥ 99 m (325 ft)" list