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The church has been built without pillars. It is ranked among the largest Christian worship places in Asia. Lincoln Cathedral: 5,000 (estimated) [63] 1185–1311 Lincoln, England United Kingdom: Anglican (Church of England) St. Mary's Church: 5,000 [citation needed] 155,000 [64] 1343–1502 Gdańsk Poland: Catholic Largest brick church in the world
Formerly the second largest mosque in the world, before being converted into a cathedral during the 13th century 91.2 m (299 ft) Church of St. Magdalene: 1820: Alpnach Switzerland 91.2 m (299 ft) [16] Our Lady's Church (Frauenkirche) 1743: Dresden-Innere Altstadt Germany: Destroyed by bombing in 1945 and rededicated in 2005 91.1 m (299 ft) St ...
This article lists the longest church buildings in the world as measured by various criteria. ... including Lady Chapel, is 188.7 m (619 ft). ... Largest choir in Europe
Guinness World Records lists it as the largest church in the world, having surpassed the previous record holder, Saint Peter's Basilica, upon completion. It has an area of 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft) [2] and is 158 metres (518 ft) tall. [3]
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).
The largest church dome in Spain and one of the largest by diameter (33 m) in Christendom. Karlskirche: 40 m [123] 70 m Vienna Austria: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral: 40 m [124] 40 m 46.3 m 46.3 m (50.52 m [125] bell tower) 48.8m (2.5 m cross) 18 m Sofia Bulgaria: The largest cathedral in the Balkans. [126] Worms Cathedral: 40 m [127] 40 m Worms ...
The belltower is the largest, and also one of the tallest, in the world (see List of tallest churches in the world). It houses the world's highest (67 m (220 ft)) and heaviest (16.5 long tons (16.8 tonnes)) ringing peal of bells, and the third-heaviest bell (14.5 long tons (14.7 tonnes)) in the United Kingdom. [60]
The chapel is a late example of Gothic Revival architecture, with its cross-shaped floor plan, soaring arches, and ornate stone carvings. It houses the largest chapel pipe organ in the world, [ 1 ] which consists of 23,511 individual pipes.