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The church is the tallest cathedral anywhere and has the tallest pair of spires. St Martin's Church, Landshut, spire whose Brick Gothic tower was finished in 1507, makes it the tallest brick-built church in the world, and the second tallest (unreinforced) brick building anywhere.
The tallest building in the world, as of 2025, is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The title of "world's tallest building" has been held by various buildings in modern times, including Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England, and the Empire State Building and the original World Trade Center, both in New York City.
Historically, the world's tallest man-made structure was the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, which held the position for over 3,800 years [3] until the construction of Lincoln Cathedral in 1311. The Strasbourg Cathedral in France , completed in 1439, was the world's tallest building until 1874.
Tallest 18th-century church in the world; Hamburg's most famous church; colloquially called "Michel" 13: St. Martin's Church: 130.6 m (428 ft) 1500: Landshut Germany: Catholic: Tallest brickwork structure in the world; tallest church in Bavaria
The original cathedral had two towers on the west façade, and then a central tower was built in the 14th century, topped by a wooden spire, which made it the tallest structure in the world for two hundred years. The other two towers were also given spires and raised in height. The great spire fell during a windstorm and was not replaced.
It was the world's tallest non-pyramidal structure for many centuries. Another notable mention includes the Jetavanaramaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, which was built in the third century, and was similarly tall at 122 m (400 ft). These were both the world's tallest or second-tallest non-pyramidal structure for over a thousand years.
The highest flèche in the world was built at the end of the 19th century for Rouen Cathedral, 157 metres (515 ft) high in total. [7] A short spire or flèche surrounded by a parapet is common on churches in Hertfordshire; as a result, this type of flèche is called a Hertfordshire spike. [8]
London's tallest structure from 1710 to 1962; previous tallest in London until Great Fire of London. [2] 3 Liverpool Anglican Cathedral: 101 331 Liverpool: Tallest church in the United Kingdom without a dome or spire, amongst the tallest non-spired churches in the world. Largest church in the UK by area, longest Cathedral in the world. [3] 4