Of the hundreds of sanctuaries in the City of Lights, which are the tallest churches of Paris?
Maybe, against all expectations, Paris’s tallest church is not the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Here is the list sorted in descending order:
1. Saint-Louis-des-Invalides (7th arrt)
Height of the dome: 107m
More info about the Hôtel des Invalides.
2. Notre-Dame Cathedral (4th arrt)
Height of the spire: 96m (destroyed by fire in April 2019 – rebuilt in 2024)
Height of the West front twin towers: 69m
More info about Notre Dame Cathedral.
3. Basilica of Sacré-Cœur (18th arrt)
Height of the bell tower: 91m
Height of the dome: 83m
More info about Sacré-Cœur.
4. American Cathedral in Paris (8th arrt)
Formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity.
Height of the bell tower: 85m
5. Saint-Augustin (8th arrt)
Height of the dome: 80m
6. Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix de Ménilmontant (20th arrt)
Height of the bell tower: 78m
7. Sainte-Chapelle (1st arrt)
Height of the spire: 75m
More info about Sainte-Chapelle.
7. Saint-Esprit Church (12 arrt)
Height of the bell tower: 75m
9. Saint-Sulpice
Height of the North Tower: 73m
Height of the South Tower: 68m
10. Bell Tower of Sainte-Odile (17th arrt)
Height of the bell tower: 72m
More tall churches of Paris
Sainte-Clotilde Basilica (7th arrt)
Height of the twin towers of the façade: 70m
More info about Sainte-Clotilde.
Saint-Ambroise (11 arrt)
Height of the twin towers: 68m
Sainte-Trinité (9th arrt)
Height of the bell tower: 65m
Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot (16th arrt)
Height of the bell tower: 62m
Saint-Joseph-des-Nations (11 arrt)
Height of the bell tower: 60m
Saint-Eustache (1st arrt)
Height of the turret at the crossing of the transept: 58m
Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Belleville (19th arrt)
Height of the twin towers: 57m
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Butte-aux-Cailles (13th arrt)
Height of the twin towers: 55m
Find out more about France’s Top 50 tallest cathedrals and churches.
