Ulm loses the highest church tower in the world to Barcelonas Sagrada Família!

Ulm loses the highest church tower in the world to Barcelonas Sagrada Família!

Ulm, Deutschland - The Ulm Münster, praised as the highest church tower in the world for over 130 years, stands in front of a dramatic height duel with the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. As Deutschlandfunk Kultur , the Spanish basilica is expected to increase its height in the coming summer by a good ten meters and thus override the currently 162 meter high tower in Ulm. The background is the upcoming 100th anniversary of the death of the famous architect Antoni Gaudí in 2026, for which the project is to be completed.

The costs of the glass cultivation are in the lower double -digit million range, and unusual the glass construction is produced by a company from Gundelfingen on the Danube, just 36 kilometers as the crow flies from Ulm. Jürgen Wax, the managing director of Josef Gartner GmbH, who was already responsible for impressive buildings such as the Elbphilharmonie, shows: "We take it with a certain wink and humor," as Stuttgarter news reported.

a spectacular project

The glass cross, which is added to the Sagrada Família, is a technical challenge: it will be hollow and contain a spiral staircase, a construction that has never been built before. The assembly of around 150 meters is expected to take place from June to August 2025. After completion, the Sagrada Família is officially overwhelmed with its new glass cross, which will represent a striking change in the history of the highest church towers.