1895 ca, GERMANY : ULM, Wurtemburg, the catthedral and the river. nternationally, Ulm is primarily known for having the church with the tallest steeple in the world (161.53 m or 529.95 feet), the Gothic minster (Ulm Minster, German : Ulmer Münster) and as the birthplace of Albert Einstein. Ulm lies at the point where the rivers Blau and Iller join the Danube