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This is a list of cathedrals by country, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in episcopal denominations, such as Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Orthodoxy) and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations commonly referred to as "cathedral", usually having formerly acquired that status.
Cathedrals are not always large buildings and there are no prerequisites in size, height, or capacity for cathedrals to serve as such beyond those required to be a typical church. A cathedral might be as small as the historic Newport Cathedral, a late medieval parish church declared a cathedral in 1949. That said, size, height, capacity, and ...
The building must still be standing. The building has a known floor area of more than 2,000 square metres (22,000 sq ft). Internal floor area is measured to the internal face of the external walls. External floor area is measured to the external face of the external walls. A reliable source is present that states the building's area.
Basil's Cathedral, Moscow. The vibrant and heavily patterned church was completed in 1560, but at that time was only white with gold domes. It was given the colorful makeover we see today about ...
Timișoara Orthodox Cathedral: 1,542 m² [31] 50,000 m³ [31] 5,000 [32] 1940 Timișoara: Romania: Patriarchate of Romania: With 91 m height It is the second tallest church building in Romania. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral: 1,450 m² [citation needed] 4,000 [citation needed] 1900 Tallinn: Estonia: Moscow Patriarchate: Agios Minas Cathedral: 1,350 ...
The most visited monument in Asia, as well as in the world. St. ... Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba: Córdoba: 1,953,133: 2018 [33] Royal Alcázar of Seville:
[74] Walter Gropius praised Sagrada Família, describing the building's walls as "a marvel of technical perfection". [74] Time magazine called it "sensual, spiritual, whimsical, exuberant". [19] However, author and critic George Orwell, mistakenly referring to it as a cathedral, called it "one of the most hideous buildings in the world". [75]
The church building remained mostly unchanged since the 11th century, and qualifies as one of the oldest romanesque buildings in Switzerland. Lund Cathedral, built in 1123, Possibly the oldest church in Sweden (although part of Denmark in 1123) (formerly Catholic, now Lutheran) St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, Ireland, founded in 1168.