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Third largest in total area in Spain. [71] Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary: Palma Balearic Islands: Majorca: 1346 [21] Its gothic rose window is the largest in the world, at 13 m. [72] Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption: Pamplona Navarre: Pamplona and Tudela: 1127 [21] Cathedral of the Assumption of our Lady: Plasencia ...
The interior has the longest nave of any cathedral in Spain. The central nave rises to a height of 42 m (138 ft). [citation needed] In the main body of the cathedral, the most noticeable features are the great boxlike choir loft, which fills the central portion of the nave, and the vast Gothic retable of carved scenes from the life of Christ.
It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world. Designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), in 2005 his work on Sagrada Família was added to an existing (1984) UNESCO World Heritage Site, "Works of Antoni Gaudí". [5] On 7 November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the church and proclaimed it a minor basilica ...
The Santiago de Compostela Botafumeiro is the largest censer in the world, weighing 80 kg (180 lb) and measuring 1.60 m (5.2 ft) in height. It is normally on exhibition in the library of the cathedral, but during certain important religious holidays it is attached to the pulley mechanism, filled with 40 kg (88 lb) of charcoal and incense.
The largest church in East Asia [citation needed] Grace Cathedral: 3,357 [87] 1910–1964 San Francisco United States: Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S.) Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Lewiston, Maine) 3,264 2,200 1906–1936 Lewiston, Maine United States: Catholic Largest church in the State of Maine, still serves mass in French.
The largest church building in Poland and one of the largest in the world. 8: St. Peter's Basilica: ... The third tallest cathedral in Spain. 93.0 m (305 ft)
The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Royal of the Almudena, commonly known as the Almudena Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Madrid, Spain. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Madrid . Its construction began in 1883 and finished over a century later, when it was consecrated by Pope John Paul II in 1993.
The Primatial Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo (Spanish: Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo), otherwise known as Toledo Cathedral, is a Catholic church in Toledo, Spain. It is the seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo .