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the cathedral church of Ulma
Ulm Minster is not a cathedral. Authoritative sources describe it as a minster / evangelical church, so calling it the “cathedral church of Ulma” is inaccurate.
Full reasoning
This phrase refers to Ulm Minster in Ulm, Germany. Multiple authoritative sources say Ulm Minster is not a cathedral.
- The University of Ulm states that the “Ulm cathedral” is “actually not a cathedral, but a Minster (Münster in German)”.
- The City of Ulm’s official page identifies Das Ulmer Münster as “eine evangelische Kirche” (an evangelical church), and notes that it was the world’s highest church from 1890 to 2025.
- Guinness World Records also identifies the previous record-holder simply as Ulm Minster, not a cathedral, when explaining that the Sagrada Família surpassed it in 2025.
So while the article is right that Barcelona’s Sagrada Família overtook Ulm’s church tower in height, describing Ulm Minster as a cathedral church is factually incorrect.
3 sources
- City of Ulm - Universität Ulm
Second, the Ulm cathedral, which is actually not a cathedral, but a Minster (Münster in German), exhibits the highest church tower in the world (161.53 m).
- Stadt Ulm - Das Ulmer Münster
Zugehörigkeit: Das Ulmer Münster ist eine evangelische Kirche... Von 1890 bis 2025 war es die höchste Kirche weltweit.
- Tallest church/cathedral spire | Guinness World Records
This brought its height to 162.91 m ... surpassing the 161.53-m-tall spire of Ulm Minster in Germany which had been recognized as the tallest church since 1890.