Landmarks · Cologne, Germany · southern tower reference
How tall is Cologne Cathedral?
Cologne Cathedral uses the 157.22-meter southern-tower height listed by Cologne Tourism. Its two spires are close in height but are not assigned identical survey values.
157.22 m
Sourced measurement- Measurement
- Southern tower tip · Cologne Tourism 157.22 m listing
- Subject or version
- Cologne, Germany · southern tower reference
- In feet, rounded
- 515.8 ft (1 ft = 0.3048 m)
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A little more perspective
Cologne Tourism lists the southern tower at 157.22 meters and the northern tower at 157.18 meters. Koelnmesse’s city reference instead gives 157.38 meters for the cathedral overall. This record uses the explicit tourism tower listing and retains the disagreement rather than averaging the numbers.
The complete west facade is shown with both spires, calibrated to the highest point. Small differences between published tip measurements are finer than the interpretive artwork can resolve. The visitor platform is separately listed around 97 meters and is not the church’s top.
Quick facts
Cologne Cathedral uses the 157.22-meter southern-tower height listed by Cologne Tourism. Its two spires are close in height but are not assigned identical survey values.
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Sources and measurement notes
- Cologne Tourism: separate southern and northern tower dimensions
- Koelnmesse: alternative 157.38-meter cathedral listing
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