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World`s Largest Cathedrals
World's Largest Cathedrals Name Basilica of Our Lady of Photo Appx. Area (m²) Appx. Volume (m³) 30000 Construction 1986-1989 City Yamoussoukro Peace Page 1 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Country Ivory Coast Wikipedia Blurb Claimed to be the largest church in the world. However it can only hold 18,000 persons at a time (compared Link to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basilica_of_Our_ Lady_of_Peace_of_Y amoussoukro with the 60,000 capacity of St Peter's Basilica in Rome – 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 Page 2 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Sanctuary of Our Lady 23000 300000 1994-2004 Liche Stary St. Peter's Basilica 21000 1200000 1506-1626 Vatican City Lincoln Cathedral 12186 1092-1311 Lincoln of Liche Page 3 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals for the great discrepancy in the number of people the two buildings will hold. Poland The Sanctuary is Poland's largest church, the seventh largest in Europe and eleventh in the world. The http://en.wikipedia.org /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] Vatican City The largest church in the world (pending verification that the claims made for http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St._Peter%27s_ Basilica Yamoussoukro Basilica are not valid – see above); tallest dome in the world (excluding the cross on top); tallest Renaissance structure in the world England Lincoln Cathedral (in full The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lincoln_Cathedr al Lincoln, or sometimes St. Mary's Cathedral) is a historic cathedral in Lincoln Page 4 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Basilica of the National 12000 1200000 1955- Aparecida 12000 1200000 1992- Guadalajara Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida La Luz del Mundo Temple Page 5 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals 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 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." Brazil Second largest church in the world (see above); largest church in the Americas http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basilica_of_the_ National_Shrine_of_O ur_Lady_of_Aparecid a Mexico Largest church in Latin America, holds 12,000 http://en.wikipedia.org Page 6 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Temple Cathedral of Seville 12000 Cathedral of Saint 11200 10875 1196 Seville 480000 1892- New York 552630 1194-1220 Paris 1978 Liverpool John the Divine, New York Notre-Dame de Chartres Anglican Cathedral 9400 Page 7 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals America, holds 12,000 people comfortably,shape of aztec pyramid with no /wiki/La_Luz_del_Mun do central fascade. Spain Largest Catholic cathedral in the world (St Peter's being a basilica but not a cathedral). http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cathedral_of_Se ville The largest Medieval/Gothic church and cathedral in the world. United States Largest non-Roman Catholic church, largest cathedral (of any denomination), and the largest Gothic Revival http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cathedral_of_Sai nt_John_the_Divine% 2C_New_York church in the world. France The Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de http://en.wikipedia.org /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. United Kingdom Largest non-Roman Catholic church and cathedral in Europe http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liverpool_Cathe dral Page 8 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Church of the Most 8700 130000 2007 Fátima Milan Cathedral 8600 649980 1386-1858 Milan Basilica of the Sacred 8000 1970 Koekelberg ( Holy Trinity[7] Heart San Petronio Brussels) 7920 1390-1658 Page 9 of 24 Bologna 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals dral Portugal Dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima Italy Milan Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Milano; Milanese: Domm de Milan) is the http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Church_of_the_ Most_Holy_Trinity 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. Belgium Seventh longest church in the world (164.5 meters outside, 141 metres inside, 107.8 metres transept, 89 http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basilica_of_the_ Sacred_Heart%2C_B elgium metres height, 33 meter diameter dome) Italy The Basilica of San Petronio is the main church of Bologna, the old città d'arte http://en.wikipedia.org /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 Page 10 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Calongne Cathedral 7914 St Paul's Cathedral 7875 407000 Page 11 of 24 1248-1880 Cologne 1677-1708 London 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Peter.It dominates the Piazza Maggiore. It is the 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 Germany The Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom, officially Hohe Domkirche St. http://en.wikipedia.org /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. United Kingdom St Paul's Cathedral is an http://en.wikipedia.org Page 12 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Washington National 7712 1990 Washington, DC predates 1218 Amiens Cathedral Amiens Cathedral 7700 200000 Page 13 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St_Paul%27s_C athedral Bishop of London. The 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. United States Second largest Cathedral in the United States, and sixth largest in the world [14]. France The Cathedral of Our Lady of Amiens (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Washington_Nati onal_Cathedral http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amiens_Cathedr Page 14 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Hagia Sophia 7400 537 Istanbul Basilica of the National 7097 1919-1961 Washington D.C. Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Page 15 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens), or simply Amiens al Cathedral, is the tallest 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. Turkey One-time largest church in the world, now a museum United States Largest Catholic church in the US; often claimed to be largest Catholic church in the Americas. Disputed with Basilica of the National http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hagia_Sophia http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basilica_of_the_ National_Shrine_of_th e_Immaculate_Conce ption Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida Page 16 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Cathedral of Our Lady 5000 2002 Los Angeles 4966 1351-1521 Flanders of the Angels Cathedral of Our Lady Antwerp Page 17 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Aparecida United States The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, also called the Los Angeles Cathedral, is a cathedral church of the http://en.wikipedia.org /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. Belgium Onze-LieveVrouwekathedraal, or the Cathedral of Our Lady, http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cathedral_of_Ou 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 Page 18 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Mexico City 6372 350460 1813 Mexico City 1211 Riga 1338-1408 York Metropolitan Cathedral Riga Cathedral York Minster 12160 729600 Page 19 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Veen, Jacob de Backer and Marten de Vos. Mexico The Cathedral Metropolitana in Mexico City is one of the largest cathedrals in the http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mexico_City_Met ropolitan_Cathedral Western Hemisphere. It was constructed in the Spanish 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). Latvia 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. England York Minster is a Gothic Page 20 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Winchester Cathedral 1079-1093 Page 21 of 24 Hampshire 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals cathedral in York, England and is the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. It is the http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/York_Minster 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 services are sometimes regarded as on the high church Anglo-Catholicism side of the Anglican scale. England Winchester Cathedral at Winchester in Hampshire is one of the largest cathedrals http://en.wikipedia.org /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, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun and is the seat of the Bishop Page 22 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals Basilica di Santa Maria 5814 662796 1296-1466 Florence del Fiore Page 23 of 24 07/05/2015 World's Largest Cathedrals of Winchester and centre of the Diocese of Winchester. Since March 2006 an admission charge has been payable by visitors to the cathedral. Italy The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church (Duomo) of Florence, http://en.wikipedia.org /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. Page 24 of 24 07/05/2015
