World's Largest Cathedrals
Name
Basilica of the National
Appx. Area (m²)
12000
Appx. Volume
(m³)
1200000
Construction
City
Country
1955-
Aparecida
Brazil
1092-1311
Lincoln
England
Shrine of Our Lady of
Aparecida
Lincoln Cathedral
12186
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Wikipedia Blurb
Second largest church in the
world (see above); largest
church in the Americas
Lincoln Cathedral (in full The
Cathedral Church of the
Blessed Virgin Mary of
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a
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al
Lincoln, or sometimes St.
Mary's Cathedral) is a
historic cathedral in Lincoln
in England and seat of the
Diocese of Lincoln in the
Church of England. It was
the tallest building in the
world for over 200 years
(1300-1549), but the central
spire collapsed in the
sixteenth century and was
not rebuilt. It is highly
regarded by architectural
scholars; the eminent
Victorian writer John Ruskin
declared, "I have always
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Cathedral of Our Lady
4966
1351-1521
Flanders
Belgium
30000
1986-1989
Yamoussoukro
Ivory Coast
Antwerp
Basilica of Our Lady of
Peace
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held... that the cathedral of
Lincoln is out and out the
most precious piece of
architecture in the British
Isles and roughly speaking
worth any two other
cathedrals we have."
Onze-LieveVrouwekathedraal, or the
Cathedral of Our Lady,
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r_Lady%2C_Antwerp
Antwerp, was started in 1351
and, although the first stage
of construction was ended in
1521, has never been
'completed'. In Gothic style,
its architects were Jan and
Pieter Appelmans. It
contains a number of
significant works by the
Baroque painter Peter Paul
Rubens, as well paintings by
artists such as Otto van
Veen, Jacob de Backer and
Marten de Vos.
Claimed to be the largest
church in the world. However
it can only hold 18,000
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La Luz del Mundo
12000
1200000
1992-
Guadalajara
Mexico
Temple
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persons at a time (compared
with the 60,000 capacity of
St Peter's Basilica in Rome –
Lady_of_Peace_of_Y
amoussoukro
see below). It is also claimed
to be the world's tallest
domed church (although the
dome is lower but the cross
taller than that of St Peter's),
the tallest Roman Catholic
church in the world, and the
tallest church in Africa. The
claims made for its size
appear to include the entire
built structure, which
includes a huge open
forecourt imitating that at St
Peter's. The measurements
of area at St Peter's do not
include its vast forecourt, or
subsidiary buildings, only the
actual church. This accounts
for the great discrepancy in
the number of people the
two buildings will hold.
Largest church in Latin
America, holds 12,000
people comfortably,shape of
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Cathedral of Saint
11200
480000
1892-
New York
United States
10875
552630
1194-1220
Paris
France
Milan Cathedral
8600
649980
1386-1858
Milan
Italy
Amiens Cathedral
7700
200000
predates 1218
Amiens
France
John the Divine, New
York
Notre-Dame de
Chartres
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aztec pyramid with no
central fascade.
Largest non-Roman Catholic
church, largest cathedral (of
any denomination), and the
largest Gothic Revival
do
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nt_John_the_Divine%
2C_New_York
church in the world.
The Cathedral of Our Lady
of Chartres, (French:
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de
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/wiki/Cathedral_of_Ch
artres
Chartres), located in
Chartres, about 80 km from
Paris, is considered one of
the finest examples in all
France of the Gothic style of
architecture.
Milan Cathedral (Italian:
Duomo di Milano; Milanese:
Domm de Milan) is the
http://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/Milan_Cathedral
cathedral church of Milan in
Lombardy, northern Italy. It
is the seat of the Archbishop
of Milan, currently Cardinal
Dionigi Tettamanzi.
The Cathedral of Our Lady
of Amiens (French:
Cathédrale Notre-Dame
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/wiki/Amiens_Cathedr
al
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San Petronio
7920
1390-1658
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Italy
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d'Amiens), or simply Amiens
Cathedral, is the tallest
al
complete cathedral in
France, with the greatest
interior volume (estimated at
200,000 m³). The vaults of
the nave are 42.30 m high,
the tallest nave vaults in any
completed French cathedral,
and surpassed only by
Beauvais Cathedral. This
monumental cathedral is
located in Amiens, the chief
city of Picardy, in the
Somme River valley a little
over 100 kilometers north of
Paris.
The Basilica of San Petronio
is the main church of
Bologna, the old città d'arte
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/wiki/San_Petronio_B
asilica
in the Emilia Romagna
region of Italy; however, it is
not the metropolitan
cathedral of the city, which is
the Cathedral of Saint
Peter.It dominates the
Piazza Maggiore. It is the
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Calongne Cathedral
7914
St Paul's Cathedral
7875
407000
1248-1880
Cologne
Germany
1677-1708
London
United Kingdom
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fifth largest church in the
world, stretching for 132
meters in length and 60 in
width, while the vault
reaches 45 meters inside
and 51 meters in the facade.
It can contain about 28,000
persons
The Cologne Cathedral
(German: Kölner Dom,
officially Hohe Domkirche St.
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/wiki/Cologne_Cathed
ral
Peter und Maria) is the seat
of the Archbishop of
Cologne, under the
administration of the Roman
Catholic Church and is
renowned as a monument of
Christianity, of Gothic
architecture and of the faith
and perseverance of the
people of the city in which it
stands. It is dedicated to
Saint Peter and the Blessed
Virgin Mary.
St Paul's Cathedral is an
Anglican cathedral on
Ludgate Hill, in the City of
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athedral
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Winchester Cathedral
1079-1093
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Hampshire
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London, and the seat of the
Bishop of London. The
athedral
present building dates from
the 17th century and is
generally reckoned to be
London's fifth St Paul's
Cathedral, although the
number is higher if every
major medieval
reconstruction is counted as
a new cathedral. The
cathedral is one of London's
most visited sites. The
cathedral sits on the edge of
London's oldest region, the
City. The City originated as a
Roman trading post along
the edge of the River
Thames.
Winchester Cathedral at
Winchester in Hampshire is
one of the largest cathedrals
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/wiki/Winchester_Cath
edral
in England, with the longest
nave and overall length of
any Gothic cathedral in
Europe.[1] It is dedicated to
the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter,
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St. Peter's Basilica
21000
1200000
1506-1626
Vatican City
Vatican City
Sanctuary of Our Lady
23000
300000
1994-2004
Liche Stary
Poland
1919-1961
Washington D.C.
United States
of Liche
Basilica of the National
7097
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Saint Paul and Saint Swithun
and is the seat of the Bishop
of Winchester and centre of
the Diocese of Winchester.
Since March 2006 an
admission charge has been
payable by visitors to the
cathedral.
The largest church in the
world (pending verification
that the claims made for
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Basilica
Yamoussoukro Basilica are
not valid – see above);
tallest dome in the world
(excluding the cross on top);
tallest Renaissance structure
in the world
The Sanctuary is Poland's
largest church, the seventh
largest in Europe and
eleventh in the world. The
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/wiki/Sanctuary_of_O
ur_Lady_of_Liche%C
5%84
church, rising 98 metres
(central nave), 141.5 metres
(church tower), is 120
metres long and 77 metres
in width. [12]
Largest Catholic church in
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Shrine of the
Immaculate
Conception
Cathedral of Seville
12000
1196
Seville
Spain
Anglican Cathedral
9400
1978
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Church of the Most
8700
2007
Fátima
Portugal
1970
Koekelberg (
Belgium
130000
Holy Trinity[7]
Basilica of the Sacred
8000
Heart
Washington National
Brussels)
7712
1990
Washington, DC
United States
Cathedral
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the US; often claimed to be
largest Catholic church in the
Americas. Disputed with
Basilica of the National
Shrine of Our Lady of
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National_Shrine_of_th
e_Immaculate_Conce
ption
Aparecida
Largest Catholic cathedral in
the world (St Peter's being a
basilica but not a cathedral).
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/wiki/Cathedral_of_Se
ville
The largest Medieval/Gothic
church and cathedral in the
world.
Largest non-Roman Catholic
church and cathedral in
Europe
Dedicated to Our Lady of
Fatima
Seventh longest church in
the world (164.5 meters
outside, 141 metres inside,
107.8 metres transept, 89
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dral
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/wiki/Church_of_the_
Most_Holy_Trinity
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/wiki/Basilica_of_the_
Sacred_Heart%2C_B
elgium
metres height, 33 meter
diameter dome)
Second largest Cathedral in
the United States, and sixth
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Hagia Sophia
7400
537
Istanbul
Turkey
Cathedral of Our Lady
5000
2002
Los Angeles
United States
1211
Riga
Latvia
1813
Mexico City
Mexico
of the Angels
Riga Cathedral
Mexico City
6372
350460
Metropolitan Cathedral
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largest in the world [14].
One-time largest church in
the world, now a museum
The Cathedral of Our Lady
of the Angels, also called the
Los Angeles Cathedral, is a
cathedral church of the
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onal_Cathedral
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/wiki/Hagia_Sophia
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/wiki/Cathedral_of_Ou
r_Lady_of_the_Angel
s
United States in Los
Angeles, California. It is the
mother church of the
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
and seat of its archbishop,
currently Roger Cardinal
Mahony.
Riga Cathedral (Latvian:
Rgas Doms) is the
Protestant Cathedral in Riga,
http://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/Riga_Cathedral
Latvia. Built near the
Daugava river in 1211 by
Albrecht von Buxthoeven, it
is considered the largest
medieval church in the Baltic
states.
The Cathedral Metropolitana
in Mexico City is one of the
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/wiki/Mexico_City_Met
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York Minster
12160
729600
1338-1408
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largest cathedrals in the
Western Hemisphere. It was
constructed in the Spanish
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ropolitan_Cathedral
Baroque style of architecture
and includes a pair of 64meter neoclassical towers
which hold 18 bells. The
church is the cathedral of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese
of Mexico. It is located on
Mexico City's central square,
the Zócalo (officially
Constitution Square).
York Minster is a Gothic
cathedral in York, England
and is the largest of its kind
http://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/York_Minster
in Northern Europe. It is the
seat of the Archbishop of
York (the second-highest
office of the Church of
England), and cathedral for
the Diocese of York, and is
run by a Dean and Chapter
under the Dean of York. Its
formal title is The Cathedral
and Metropolitical Church of
St Peter in York. The
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Basilica di Santa Maria
5814
662796
1296-1466
Florence
Italy
del Fiore
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services are sometimes
regarded as on the high
church Anglo-Catholicism
side of the Anglican scale.
The Basilica di Santa Maria
del Fiore is the cathedral
church (Duomo) of Florence,
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/wiki/Florence_Cathed
ral
Italy. The basilica is notable
for its dome designed by
Filippo Brunelleschi, its
exterior facing of polychrome
marble panels in various
shades of green and pink
bordered by white.
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