| Suurhusen Church | |
|---|---|
 Side view of the Suurhusen Church | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Evangelical Reformed Church |
| District | Aurich |
| Year consecrated | 14th century |
| Location | |
| Location | Suurhusen, Germany |
| Geographic coordinates | 53°24′48″N 7°13′24″E / 53.41347°N 7.22333°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Gothic (Brick Gothic) |
| Completed | 1450 (tower) |
| Specifications | |
| Height (max) | 27.37 metres (89.8 ft) |
| Materials | Brick |
| Website | |
| www.kirche-suurhusen.de | |
The Leaning Tower of Suurhusen (German: Schiefer Turm von Suurhusen) is a late medieval steeple in Suurhusen, a village in the East Frisian region of northwestern Germany. According to the Guinness World Records it was at one time the most tilted tower in the world, although intentionally inclined towers such as the Montreal Tower far surpass it. The Suurhusen steeple as of 2007[update] claimed to be the unintentionally tilted tower with the greatest angle of lean in the world, 1.22° more than Leaning Tower of Pisa.[1][2]
- ^ "German steeple beats Leaning Tower of Pisa into Guinness book". The Raw Story. 8 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04.
- ^ Süddeutsche Zeitung: Weltrekord in Ostfriesland. Der schiefste Turm der Welt (in German)