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Church of St. Francis

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Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
Church of St. Francis
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Place Saint-Franu00E7ois, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland

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 in the world is the Ulm Minster, the main Lutheran congregation in Ulm, Germany. The tallest Roman Catholic as well as the tallest domed church is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro. The tallest church with two steeples as well as the tallest cathedral is Cologne Cathedral in Cologne. The tallest brickwork church is St Martin's Church in Landshut, while the tallest brickwork church with two steeples is St Mary's Church in Lübeck. The city with the most of the tallest churches is Hamburg, second is Lübeck . The city with the most churches surpassing 75 metres/246 feet is Berlin . The tallest church in the Americas is St Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, while the city with the most churches surpassing 75 metres/246 feet in the Americas is New York City . When completed, Barcelona's Sagrada Família will be the tallest church in the world, at 170 metres .
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