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The single spire rises 161.5 metres above the German city of Ulm. The figure is taken from Ulm Minster, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Ulm Minster has the tallest church tower

The single spire rises 161.5 metres above the German city of Ulm Construction began in 1377 and the spire was finally completed in 1890, after a gap of several centuries. At 161.53 metres it is the tallest church building in the world and was briefly the tallest structure of any kind. The tower can be climbed by 768 steps, and the church is Protestant despite beginning as a Catholic parish. It sits in Mondo's records & extremes collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The single spire rises 161.5 metres above the German city of Ulm. The figure is taken from Ulm Minster, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a records & extremes fact?: Yes. It sits on the Records & Extremes shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.