Here Six Places of Worship Building World’s Tallest

Jakarta, mpi-update. The house of worship would be a very important and sacred for religious people. Because there used to draw closer to God. Not surprisingly, many houses of worship built with the architectural design is very beautiful, and even many of them with unusual heights. Here
global property portal Lamudi discuss the six highest places of worship in the world

1. Tianning Temple, Tiongkok- 505 feet (154 meters)

octagonal pagoda was built during the Liao Dynasty, or about the end of the year 1100-1120. The reported Pagoda made of brick and stone that resembles a wooden pagoda in the previous era where wooden pagoda was constructed using ornament dougong (a type of bracket). While the doors are designed curved and Buddhist statues.

2. Cologne Cathedral, Germany-515 feet (157 meters)

Cologne Cathedral can be seen from any point in the city center. Chimney is very high, so often used as a navigation by the tourists. The church has two towers; North Tower (157m) and the South Tower is taller by about 7 cm, both of them have been built since 1880.

3. Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro, Cote Gading- 518 feet (158 meters)

Ivory Coast is home to one of the most luxurious in the world church. Basilica church construction was carried out in 1985-1989 and cost US $ 300 million; The church construction was controversial because it was too luxurious, while the surrounding area is a slum area.

4. Ulm Cathedral, Germany- 530 feet (161.5 meters)

The construction of the tallest in the world was started in 1377 and funded by the local community. This church is a clear example of the splendor of Gothic architecture and offers panoramic views of Ulm amazingly beautiful. The cathedral also save some important art objects such as the Man of Sorrows by Hans Multscher.

5. Mole Antonelli, Italian- 550 feet (168 meters)

Turin architectural symbol was originally built for the synagogue, a place of worship for the Jewish religion, but was later bought by the government to be a monument to unity. At completion, this building is the tallest stone structure in Europe and is currently the second highest number in the world because it has a height of 550 feet or 168 meters.

6. Hassan II Mosque, Maroko- 689 feet (210 meters)

asjid Hassan II Mosque is the highest in the world. The tower is can be easily seen from a distance, even since I was in the last period of its construction in 1992. This mosque illustrates the grandeur of Moroccan architecture both in terms of culture or identity. Remarkably, half of asjid is built on the Atlantic Ocean and most of the material comes from within the country such as marble from Agadir, cedar from the Middle Atlas, and granite from Tafraoute.

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