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 (161.5 m), the main Lutheran congregation in Ulm, Germany. The tallest Catholic, as well as the tallest domed church building, is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace (158 m) in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. The tallest church building with two steeples as well as the tallest cathedral is Cologne Cathedral (157.4 m) in Cologne, Germany. The tallest Eastern Orthodox, as well as the tallest domed cathedral, will be People's Salvation Cathedral (now 120 m; 127 m when completed) in Bucharest, Romania. The tallest brickwork church building is St Martin's Church (130.6 m) in Landshut, Germany, while 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. The tallest church building in the Americas is the Cathedral of Maringá (124 m) in Maringá, Brasil. If completed, the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, will be the tallest church building in the world, at . The city with the most church buildings surpassing is Hamburg (five of the 28 tallest churches), second is Lübeck (four of the 55 tallest churches), in the Americas it is New York City (two). The city with the most church buildings taller than is Berlin (15), second are Hamburg, Vienna, Munich and Dresden (eight each), and in the Americas it is New York City (four). 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. Overview - church buildings ≥ 100 m (328 ft) - country and city list Timeline - the tallest church buildings of their time Church buildings ≥ 75 m (246 ft) ≤ 99.9 m (327 ft) Note: The church buildings are ordered based on their tallest recorded height in history. Those (for "historical") are church buildings no longer in existence