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 Sagrada Família in Barcelona, which surpassed Ulm Minster on 30 October 2025 when its central tower reached 162.91 m. The central tower reached the final height of 172.5 m on 20 February 2026. The tallest completed church building in the world is the Ulm Minster, the main Lutheran congregation in Ulm, Germany. The tallest domed church building, and the tallest Catholic church until surpassed by Sagrada Família, is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. The tallest cathedral as well as the tallest church building with two steeples is Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany. The tallest domed cathedral as well as the tallest Eastern Orthodox is People's Salvation Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania. The tallest brickwork church building is St Martin's Church in Landshut, Germany. The tallest brickwork church building with two steeples is St Mary's Church in Lübeck, Germany. The tallest wooden church building is Săpânța-Peri Monastery church in Săpânța, Romania. The tallest church building in the Americas is the Cathedral of Maringá in Maringá, Brazil.