Ulm Minster is a Gothic church in the German city of Ulm, in Baden-Wurttemberg, and it has the tallest church spire in the world, at about 161 metres. It was begun as a parish church financed by the citizens of Ulm, rather than by a bishop, to show the wealth and independence of the free imperial city. The building work was interrupted for centuries, partly because of the Reformation, which made the city Protestant, and the tower was only finished in the nineteenth century, using the original plans. The church survived the bombing of the city in the Second World War, though much of the old town was destroyed.
Before and after
- from 1375 to 1378War of the Eight Saints
- from 1375 to 1468Qara Qoyunlu
- 21 December 1375Death of Giovanni Boccaccio
- c. 1377Construction of Bran Castle
- 1377Construction of Ulm Minster
- from 1378 to 1508Aq Qoyunlu
- 8 January 1379Birth of Callixtus III
- from 30 May 1381 to 1 November 1381Peasants' Revolt of 1381
- 1385Construction of Bodiam Castle
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