While this earthly life is important, the Christian life is ultimately directed toward God in heaven.

Building churches that are tall and upward pointed is one way that this fact has sometimes been conveyed in church architecture.

Here’s a list of the world’s top 10 tallest churches that still stand today, in descending order (you can click on any image to see it full size). Notice that all of them are in Europe, with one major exception.

Read the article “Soaring up to the Heavens: The World’s 10 Tallest Churches” on churchpop.com.