List of longest church buildings in the world
This article lists the longest church buildings in the world as measured by various criteria.
Scope
The term church is open to interpretation and debate. However, for the purposes of this article, it will be used to mean any building which was built for the primary purpose of Christian worship, for any recognised denomination of Christianity. This includes all cathedrals (the seat of a bishop), basilicas, and other types of churches. It does not include temples of other religions, e.g. mosques, synagogues. It does include at least one building, Hagia Sophia, which was built as a church but later became a mosque (and is now a museum).
List
External length in m | Internal length in m | Nave length in m | Width in m | Name | Completion | City | Country | Comment |
211.5[1] | 186.36 | 91 | 150 | St. Peter's Basilica | 1506–1626 | Vatican City | ![]() | 694 ft |
195 | 150 | Yamoussoukro Basilica | 1990 | Yamoussoukro | Côte d'Ivoire | |||
188.7[2] | 146 | 59 | 60 | Liverpool Cathedral | 1978 | Liverpool | ![]() | The total external length, including Lady Chapel, is 188.7 m (619 ft). Its internal length is 146 m (480 ft). |
187[3] | ? | ? | ? | Cluny III | 1130 | Cluny | ![]() | 90% destroyed during the French Revolution |
183.18[4] | ? | 70 | 70.7 | Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York | 1892[5] (unfinished) | New York | ![]() | |
173[6] | 168[6] | ? | 168 | Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida | 1955- | Aparecida | ![]() | |
170.1 | ? | ? | ? | Winchester Cathedral | 1079–c.1400 | Winchester | ![]() | Longest medieval cathedral still intact |
167.8 | ? | 84 | 58.5 | St Albans Cathedral | c.1080–1200 | St Albans | ![]() | |
165 | ? | 75 | ? | Ely Cathedral | c.1081–1189 | Ely | ![]() | |
161.5 | 156 | ? | ? | Westminster Abbey | c.1065–1745 | London | ![]() | |
160[7] | ? | ? | ? | Washington National Cathedral | 1990 | Washington, DC | ![]() | |
158.50[1] | 148.50 | ? | 93 | Milan Cathedral | 1386–1965 | Milan | ![]() |
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158.4 | ? | ? | ? | Canterbury Cathedral | 1077 | Canterbury | ![]() | |
158.10[1] | ? | ? | 75 | St Paul's Cathedral | 1677–1708 | London | ![]() | |
158[8] | ? | ? | ? | York Minster | 1220–1472 | York | ![]() | |
156.05 | ? | ? | ? | Lincoln Cathedral | 1311 | Lincoln | ![]() | |
153[1] | ? | ? | 90 | Florence Cathedral | 1436 | Florence | ![]() | |
150[1] | 131.66 | ? | 80 | Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls | c.600 | Rome | ![]() | |
149.17 | 138.75 | ? | 90 | Reims Cathedral | 1211-1275 | Reims | ![]() | |
147 | ? | ? | ? | Peterborough Cathedral | 1118–1237 | Peterborough | ![]() | |
145[9] | ? | ? | 70 | Amiens Cathedral | c. 1300 | Amiens | ![]() |
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144 | 136.86 | 60 | 61.6 | Rouen Cathedral | 1202 | Rouen | ![]() |
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143[10] | ? | ? | ? | Durham Cathedral | 1133 | Durham | ![]() |
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140.94[1] | ? | ? | 107.8 | Basilica of the Sacred Heart | 1970 | Koekelberg (Brussels) | ![]() | |
140 | ? | ? | ? | Norwich Cathedral | 1096–1145 | Norwich | ![]() | |
140 | ? | ? | 35 | Basilica of the National Vow | 1883–1924 | Quito | ![]() | |
139.14[1] | ? | ? | 73 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | 1919–1961 | Washington D.C. | ![]() | |
139.0[11] | 120 | ? | 77.0[12] | Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń | 1994–2004 | Licheń Stary | ![]() | |
138.69[1] | ? | ? | ? | Rheims Cathedral | c. 1300 | Rheims | ![]() |
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134.94[1] | ? | 58 | 86.25 | Cologne Cathedral | 1248–1880 | Cologne | ![]() | |
134.7[13] | ? | ? | ? | Salisbury Cathedral | 1258 | Salisbury | ![]() |
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134[14] | ? | 48 | 67 | Tournai Cathedral | 1140-1255 | Tournai | ![]() | |
134[1] | ? | ? | 43 | Speyer Cathedral | 1030–1858 | Speyer | ![]() | |
132.54[1] | ? | ? | 66 | San Petronio | 1390–1658 | Bologna | ![]() | |
132[1] | ? | 60 | 100 | Seville Cathedral | 1196 | Seville | ![]() | |
130 | ? | ? | 46 | Chartres Cathedral | 1260 | Chartres | ![]() |
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130[1] | ? | ? | 69 | Notre Dame Cathedral | 1345 | Paris | ![]() |
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130 | ? | ? | ? | Gloucester Cathedral | 1089–1499 | Gloucester | ![]() | |
127[15] | ? | ? | 67 | Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar | 1681–1872 | Zaragoza | ![]() |
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124[1] | ? | ? | 60 | St. Vitus Cathedral | 1344–1929 | Prague | ![]() |
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123 | ? | ? | 49 | Sint Janskerk | c.1300 | Gouda | ![]() | |
122[1] | ? | ? | 59 | Toledo Cathedral | c.1500 | Toledo | ![]() | |
121.66[1] | ? | ? | 140 | Basilica of St. John Lateran | 324–1735 | Rome | ![]() | |
120.62[1] | ? | ? | ? | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels | 2002 | Los Angeles | ![]() | |
120[1] | ? | ? | ? | Cathedral of La Plata | 1990s | La Plata | ![]() | |
119.55[1] | 110 | ? | 54.5 | Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral | 1813 | Mexico City | ![]() | |
118.70 | ? | ? | ? | Uppsala Cathedral | 1431 | Uppsala | ![]() | |
118.60[1] | 101 | ? | 75 | Cathedral of Our Lady | 1521 | Antwerp | ![]() | |
118.50[1] | ? | ? | ? | Abbey of Santa Giustina | ? | Padua | ![]() | |
118[1] | ? | ? | 49 | Esztergom Basilica | 1869 | Esztergom | ![]() | |
118[1] | ? | ? | ? | Ferrara Cathedral | 1493 | Ferrara | ![]() | |
116.7 | ? | ? | ? | Wells Cathedral | 1176–1490 | Wells | ![]() | |
115[16] | ? | ? | 62 | St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch | 1380-1550 | 's-Hertogenbosch | ![]() | |
114.76[1] | ? | ? | 65 | Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli | 1679 | Assisi | ![]() | |
114.61[1] | 107 | ? | 33 | St Mary's Cathedral | 2000 | Sydney | ![]() | |
114 | ? | ? | 73 | Berlin Cathedral | 1905 | Berlin | ![]() | |
114 | ? | ? | 50 | Troyes Cathedral | 1905 | Troyes | ![]() | |
113 | ? | ? | 40 | Cathedral of Mary Our Queen | 1959 | Baltimore | ![]() | |
111.45[1] | ? | ? | 46 | Sao Paulo Cathedral | 1967 | Sao Paulo | ![]() | |
111.2 | ? | ? | 97.6 | Saint Isaac's Cathedral | 1818–1858 | Saint Petersburg | ![]() | |
111.2 | ? | ? | 62 | Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis | 1907-1914 | St. Louis | ![]() | |
110.5 | ? | 85 | 40 | Santa Chiara (Naples) | 1310–1340 | Napoli | ![]() | |
110[1] | ? | ? | 52 | Westminster Cathedral | 1903 | London | ![]() | |
109.57[1] | ? | ? | ? | Hagia Sophia | 537 | Istanbul | ![]() | |
107[17] | 97.6 | ? | 19 | Oliwa Cathedral | c. 1350 | Gdańsk | ![]() | Longest Cistercian church in the world |
103.6[18] | ? | ? | 56.4 | St Patrick's Cathedral | 1858 | Melbourne | ![]() | |
103.5[1] | ? | ? | 27 | Cathedral of the Holy Cross | 1875 | Boston | ![]() | |
103.5[1] | ? | ? | 66 | Basilica of St Mary | 1496 | Gdańsk | ![]() | |
102 | ? | ? | ? | Nidarosdomen | c. 1300 | Trondheim | ![]() | |
101.19[1] | ? | ? | 53 | St. Patrick's Cathedral | 1878 | New York | ![]() | |
93[1] | ? | 67 | 51.8 | Aarhus Cathedral | 1300 | Aarhus | ![]() | |
77.72[19] | 65 | 41 | 26 | All Saint's Cathedral | 1910 | Halifax | ![]() | Largest Anglican Cathedral in Canada |
Note: this list is incomplete e.g. St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney is 107 metres long (ref. St. Mary's Cathedral website)
See also
- List of largest church buildings in the world
- List of tallest churches in the world
- List of highest church naves
- List of largest buildings in the world
- List of the largest Protestant churches of the world
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 http://www.saintpetersbasilica.org/Interior/Nave/Nave.htm#largest
- ↑ "Cathedral - Liverpool Cathedral". www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ↑ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/358771/Maior-Ecclesia
- ↑ http://www.stjohndivine.org/history_written2.html
- ↑ The Cathedral Church of St John the Divine Tourist Brochure
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0036351
- ↑ http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/discover/archpage0.shtml
- ↑ http://doc.gold.ac.uk/~map01ra/dmrn/events/dmrn06/papers/otondo2006shaping.pdf
- ↑ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/20615/Amiens-Cathedral
- ↑ http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/history
- ↑ http://www.lichen.pl/index.php?t=page&dzial=1&sekcja=3&id=10>
- ↑ http://www.lichen.pl/index.php?t=page&dzial=1&sekcja=3&id=10>
- ↑ http://www.salisburycathedral.co.uk/visitorfaqs.php
- ↑ Tournai Cathedral
- ↑ http://goya.unizar.es/InfoGoya/Aragon/Em_Pilar.html
- ↑ "http://www.sint-jan.nl/sintjan.html"
- ↑ http://www.archikatedraoliwa.pl
- ↑ http://www.stpatrickscathedral.org.au/about-the-cathedral/index.php
- ↑ http://www.cathedralchurchofallsaints.com/