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Anglican (Church of England) Largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe. Bourges Cathedral: 5,900 [citation needed] 6,200 [citation needed] 1195–1230 Bourges France: Catholic Reims Cathedral: 5,800 [citation needed] 6,650 [citation needed] 1211–1275 Reims France: Catholic The longest church in France at 149.17m [citation needed]
The cathedral is best known for its gigantic size and height; it is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe. The nave and choir are 144.5 m (474 ft) long and 86.25 m (283 ft) high. The two towers are 157 m (515 ft) high.
After its completion in the early 16th century, Seville Cathedral supplanted Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world, a title the Byzantine church had held for a thousand years. [4] The Gothic section alone has a length of 126 m (413 ft), a width of 76 m (249 ft), and its maximum height in the center of the transept is 42 m (138 ft).
If Chartres wrote the Gothic rulebook, Amiens took it to new heights—literally. One of France's largest churches, this 13th-century marvel is where Gothic architecture really spreads its wings.
From 1569 to 1573 the cathedral of Beauvais was, with its tower of 153 m (502 ft), the highest human construction of the world. Its designers had the ambition to make it the largest gothic cathedral in France ahead of Amiens. Victim of two collapses, one in the 13th century, the other in the 16th century, it remains unfinished today; only the ...
Amiens Cathedral: 42.3 m (139 ft) [13] Amiens: France: 13 Seville Cathedral: 42 m (138 ft) [14] Seville: Spain: Ranked as largest medieval Gothic church 14 Metz Cathedral: 41.41 m (135.9 ft) Metz: France: Largest glass surface 15 St Bartholomew's Church: 41.15 m (135.0 ft) [15] Brighton: United Kingdom: Highest nave in the UK, not vaulted ...
This is a list of gothic cathedrals in Europe that are active Christian cathedrals (the seats of bishops), but also includes former cathedrals and churches built in the style of cathedrals, that are significant for their Gothic style of architecture. [1] [2] As such, some of the buildings listed here are parish churches or have other uses.
This cathedral is a prominent example of Gothic architecture, and is the largest and most important church in the country. Located within Prague Castle and containing the tombs of many Bohemian kings and Holy Roman Emperors , the cathedral is under the ownership of the Czech government as part of the Prague Castle complex. [ 1 ]