The tallest church in every European country

[JohnnyMass]

Originally Posted by liman_drzava

No problem Here is one serbian thread about it http://www.beobuild.rs/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1018&p=1, and a video from YT:

Thank you! It will be amazing once finished!

[BDzsH_88]

Poor poland... you have many beautyful historical churchs, but this one is disgusting. Let me show another facade of the building:



Horroristic... this tympanum like some social-realist fantasy...

It was built between 1994 and 2004

[TwItCH]

I concur. The structure is very disproportionate, and kitschy.

[erbse]

^ Indeed, a lousy building. Pure waste of money, poor Poland. There's a nice neo Gothic church nearby, though.

[erbse]

St. Martin's Church (Martinskirche) in Landshut, Bavaria - Germany

The tallest brick tower of the world (130,6m), 13th biggest church tower and 6th tallest of Germany.
It's the peak of the beautiful (UNESCO worthy), yet rather unknown old town of Landshut. The city has a population of ~62'000.



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[Hasse78]

Originally Posted by erbse

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The tallest brick tower of the world (130,6m), 13th biggest church tower and 6th tallest of Germany.

Great looking church. I like that the clock is only halfway up in that tower. Looks unique that way. It must have been extended several times thrue the years.




This is the tallest in sweden. Uppsala cathedral. 118,7m.


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[alekssa1]

Originally Posted by taboe

10. Russia
Peter and Paul Cathedral, St Petersburg, 122.5 m

1712-1733


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[wolfpaw]

Originally Posted by taboe

8. United Kingdom
Cathedral, Salisbury, 123.1 m

All images: http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/image69084-swgfl.html



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[Troopchina]

Great thread! Thanks everyone for posting

[ReiAyanami]

St Andreas basilica in Patras is probably the tallest in Greece, around 55 meters to the dome.

[wolfpaw]

At 521ft (160m) the cathedral at Lincoln in England was supposedly the tallest building in the world from 1300 to 1549. It's thought that the spire on the central tower was 3ft higher than the Great Pyramid at Giza and was 110ft higher than the spire at Salisbury cathedral, but unfortunately it was destroyed during a storm in 1549 and not rebuilt.

This is what Lincoln cathedral looks like today! The central tower is still the tallest cathedral tower in Europe.



http://www.paradoxplace.com/Photo%20...20Exterior.htm

[Tiaren]

Sure with it being the tallest cathedral tower?
Cologne Cathedral's twin towers are both 157 metres high. And Cologne Cathedral is obviously a cathedral...

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/irineufa/2854723487/

Wikipedia states, that Lincoln Cathedral's central tower is today 83 m tall.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Cathedral

[wolfpaw]

Originally Posted by Tiaren

Sure with it being the tallest cathedral tower?
Cologne Cathedral's twin towers are both 157 metres high. And Cologne Cathedral is obviously a cathedral...

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/irineufa/2854723487/

But they have spires on top! I meant 'tower' as in 'tower without a spire or other structure'. The central tower at Lincoln is about 82 metres.

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/e...coln-cathedral

I stand to be corrected though

[Tiaren]

Hmm... I guess the towers of Cologne Cathedral are still higher, even without the spires.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find any data about it, but if you compare the central turret of Cologne Cathdral, which is 109 metres high, with the towers, you can guess they would be at least 100 metres tall without spires.


source: Google

[wolfpaw]

Originally Posted by Tiaren

Hmm... I guess the towers of Cologne Cathedral are still higher, even without the spires.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find any data about it, but if you compare the central turret of Cologne Cathdral, which is 109 metres high, with the towers, you can guess they would be at least 100 metres tall without spires.


source: Google

I think you're right, but I still think Lincoln is the tallest cathedral tower in Europe without a spire

[Tiaren]

Yeah...your right as well, I think. XD
They should chop off the spires, so the towers would at least hold one record... *joking*

[JohnnyMass]

Originally Posted by wolfpaw

At 521ft (160m) the cathedral at Lincoln in England was supposedly the tallest building in the world from 1300 to 1549. It's thought that the spire on the central tower was 3ft higher than the Great Pyramid at Giza and was 110ft higher than the spire at Salisbury cathedral, but unfortunately it was destroyed during a storm in 1549 and not rebuilt.

Something like this then!

[JohnnyMass]

Originally Posted by erbse

St. Martin's Church (Martinskirche) in Landshut, Bavaria - Germany

The tallest brick tower of the world (130,6m), 13th biggest church tower and 6th tallest of Germany.
It's the peak of the beautiful (UNESCO worthy), yet rather unknown old town of Landshut. The city has a population of ~62'000.



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I know it very well! And love it!

[EvanG]

Originally Posted by wolfpaw

I think you're right, but I still think Lincoln is the tallest cathedral tower in Europe without a spire

97 meters



It might be the highest crossing tower of it's kind tough.

[wolfpaw]

Originally Posted by JohnnyMass

Something like this then!

Brilliant!