US EditionBarcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes the world’s tallest church
The Sagrada Familia tower now stands at 162.91 meters, surpassing Germany's Ulmer Münster by over a meter, fueled by tourism revenue and nearing completion in 2026.
- On Oct. 30, 2025, Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica became the world's tallest church after a crane lifted a section of its central tower into place.
- Tourism and entrance fees have sped up work over recent decades as the basilica became a major attraction, and church officials say the fees fund ongoing construction.
- Measured at 162.91 meters, the masterwork of architect Antoni Gaudí now edges out Germany's Ulmer Münster at 161.53 meters by just over 3.2 feet.
- The central 'Tower of Jesus Christ' will reach 172 meters when completed in the coming months, church officials said, next year marking Gaudí's 100th death anniversary.
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The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is now the highest church on the planet. The basilica designed by the Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí has reached 162.91 meters thanks to the placement, on Thursday 29 October, of a section of its central tower. So it has been surpassed by just 1.38 meters the German cathedral of Ulm, which held the primacy since 1890 with its 161.53 meters. The central tower of the Sagrada Familia will continue to grow, reaching …
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Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona is now tallest church in the world
Tourists take photos as they visit the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, on August 2, 2025. / Credit: Manaure QUINTERO/AFP. ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 17:57 pm (CNA). The Sagrada Familia (Holy Family) minor basilica in Barcelona is n... [...]
The Holy Family has installed, this Thursday, the first element of the cross of the tower of Jesus Christ, the highest of the temple designed by Antoni Gaudí. With this piece, the temple is already 162.91 meters high, according to those responsible for the works and has surpassed the current highest church in the world, Ulmer Münster in Germany. The end of this tower will be in the coming months and the official inauguration is already scheduled…
In her sermons she often spoke about the unique tower height of her cathedral. How is it with the prelate Gabriele Wulz from Ulm that the Sagrada Família in Barcelona is now allowed to bear the title "highest church tower in the world?
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