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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
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).
It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world. Designed by 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. [6 ...
The completion of Germany's largest cathedral was celebrated as a national event on 15 October 1880, 632 years after construction had begun. [35] The celebration was attended by Emperor Wilhelm I. With a height of 157.38 m (516.3 ft), it was the tallest building in the world for four years until the completion of the Washington Monument. [36]
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 tallest unpenetrated (without oculus) dome in the world. The tallest and largest (by volume) Orthodox church building in the world. St Peter's Basilica: 101.8 m [5] 117.57 m [6] ~110 m ~129 m 136.57 m [7] [8] 41.5 m 42 m Vatican City (city-state) Vatican City: The largest church building in the world.