| Cathedral/Church | Nave height (meters) | Country | Comment |
| Beauvais | 48.5 m (159 ft) [1] 47 m (154 ft)[2] |
France | The "Parthenon of French Gothic", only one bay of the nave was actually built but choir and transepts were completed to the same height. |
| Rome, St Peter's | 46 m (151 ft)[3] 45 m (148 ft)[4] |
Vatican City | |
| Barcelona, Sagrada Família | 45 m (148 ft)[5] | Spain | Still under construction, although the interior of the church is complete. Vaults of the crossing and the apse reach 60 and 75 metres respectively. |
| Milan | 45 m (148 ft) | Italy | |
| Naples | 45 m (148 ft) | Italy | |
| Bologna | 45 m (148 ft) | Italy | |
| Palma | 44 m (144 ft) [6][7] | Spain | Pillars sustaining vaults are the narrowest in the world: they measure 1/12 of vault width (at Reims, pillars are 1/6 of vault width) |
| Cologne | 43.35 m (142.2 ft)[8] | Germany | Highest height to width ratio of any nave |
| Amiens | 42.3 m (139 ft)[9] | France | |
| Metz | 41.41 m (135.9 ft) | France | |
| Ulm | 41 m (135 ft) [10] | Germany | |
| Narbonne | 41 m (135 ft) |
France | Only the great choir of this French gothic cathedral has been built |
| Seville | 40 m (130 ft) |
Spain | Ranked as largest medieval gothic church |
| Aparecida, New Basílica | 40 m (130 ft) | Brazil | Third biggest church in the world. Biggest temple of all Americas. |
| Lubeck, Marienkirche | 38.5 m (126 ft) | Germany | Highest brick vault in the world. |
| Hagia Sophia | 38 m (125 ft)[9] | Turkey | |
| Notre-Dame de Reims | 37.95 m (124.5 ft)[9] | France | This cathedral possesses the record of the world of statues: 2303 stone figurines are represented to it. |
| New York, St John the Divine | 37.7 m (124 ft)[14] | USA | |
| St Paul's Cathedral, London | 37.5 m (123 ft) | United Kingdom | Not vaulted |
| La Plata | 37.5 m (123 ft) | Argentina | |
| Nantes | 37.5 m (123 ft)[15] | France | |
| Bourges | 37 m (121 ft)[9] | France | |
| Chartres | 37 m (121 ft) 36.55 m (119.9 ft)[9] |
France | |
| Basilica of St. Thérèse (Lisieux) | 37 m (121 ft) | France | |
| Wismar St. Nicolai | 37 m (121 ft) | Germany | |
| Cathedral of Christ the Saviour | 37 m (121 ft)[16] | Russia | |
| Liverpool | 36.54 m (119.9 ft) | United Kingdom | |
| Salamanca | 35.4 m (116 ft) | Spain | |
| Paris, Notre Dame | 35 m (115 ft)[17] 34 m (112 ft)[18][19] |
France | |
| Cathedral of Malaga | 35 m (115 ft) | Spain | |
| Wismar (St. Georgen church) | 35 m (115 ft) | Germany | |
| Cathedral of Girona | 34 m (112 ft) | Spain | Widest gothic nave in the world, 22.98 m, and lower ratio high/wide in gothic architecture |
| Church of Our Lady of The Snow | 34 m (112 ft)[20] | Czech Republic | 39 m (128 ft) high nave destroyed during Hussite Wars |
| Le Mans | 33 m (108 ft) | France | |
| Segovia Cathedral | 33 m (108 ft)[21] | Spain | |
| St. Vitus Cathedral | 33 m (108 ft)[22] | Czech Republic | |
| Speyer cathedral | 33 m (108 ft) | Germany | Highest romanesque vault |
| Stralsund, Marienkirche | 32.95 m (108.1 ft) | Germany | World's highest building from 1625 to 1647 (151 m). Today 104 m. |
| St. Mary's Church, Stargard Szczeciński | 32.5 m (107 ft) | Poland | Highest nave in Poland |
| Monastery of Batalha | 32.5 m (107 ft) | Portugal | |
| Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona | 32 m (105 ft) | Spain | Greatest separation among pillars in gothic architecture (15 m) |
| Engelbrektskyrkan | 32 m (105 ft) [23] | Sweden | Highest nave in Scandinavia |
| Regensburg Cathedral | 31.85 m (104.5 ft) [24] | Germany | |
| St. Mary's Church, Rostock | 31.5 m (103 ft) | Germany | |
| London, Westminster abbey | 31 m (102 ft) [3] | United Kingdom | |
| Munich Frauenkirche | 31 m (102 ft) | Germany | |
| York Minster | 31 m (102 ft) | United Kingdom | |
| Washington National Cathedral | 31 m (102 ft) | United States |
Note: The lower part of the list probably has many missing cathedrals.