Liverpool Church of Christ the King - the cathedral of the Roman Catholic church in the city of Liverpool. This is one of the two main Christian churches in the city, along with Anglican cathedral.

In the middle of the XIX century the Catholic population has increased dramatically Liverpool since because a lot of the Irish potato famine of Ireland residents, mostly Catholic, was forced to emigrate. The city needed a new Catholic church, but because of lack of funds delayed construction. In the 30 years of XX century there was a major project that could be regarded as a "response" to build in the city of grand Anglican church. Edwin Lachens designed the second largest temple in the world, with the largest dome diameter of 51 meters. (For comparison, the diameter of the dome of St. Peter's in the Vatican - 41 meters.) The implementation of this project has prevented the Second World War.

In 1959, again raised the question of the construction of the temple. The main requirements that apply to competitive projects, were the following: the temple must accommodate at least 2000 people who need to see the altar, and the project should include the part of the temple, which was built before the war. Competition won architect Frederick Gibberd. His project - is an example of modern church architecture. The building is circular in plan, with a diameter of 59 meters, topped by a crown of glass and sharp spiers.

The temple was built in just five years, from 1962 to 1967 This rapid construction, unfortunately, it is not of good quality - flowing roof fell off mosaic cladding, and 90 years had to carry out major repairs.