List of longest church buildings

This article lists the longest church buildings in the world as measured by various criteria.

## Scope

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The term church is open to interpretation and debate. However, for the purposes of this article, it will be used to mean any building which was built for the primary purpose of Christian worship, for any recognised denomination of Christianity. This includes all cathedrals (the seat of a bishop), basilicas, and other types of churches. It does not include temples of other religions, e.g. mosques, synagogues. It does include at least one building, Hagia Sophia, which was built as a church but currently operates as a mosque.

## List

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External length in m  | Internal length in m  | Nave length in m  | Width in m  | Name  | Completion  | City  | Country  | Comment

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N/A (underground) | 262 | 89 | 18 | Basílica de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos | 1959 | Madrid |  Spain
211.5 | 186.36 | 91 | 150 | St. Peter's Basilica | 1506–1626 | Vatican City |  Vatican City | 694 ft
195 |  |  | 150 | Yamoussoukro Basilica | 1990 | Yamoussoukro |  Ivory Coast |
188.7[1] | 146 | 59 | 60 | Liverpool Cathedral | 1978 | Liverpool |  United Kingdom | The total external length, including Lady Chapel, is 188.7 m (619 ft). Its internal length is 146 m (480 ft).
187[2] | ? | ? | ? | Cluny III | 1130 | Cluny |  France | 90% destroyed during the French Revolution
183.18[3] | ? | 70 | 70.7 | Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York | 1892[4] (unfinished)  | New York City |  United States |
173[5] | 168[5] | ? | 168  | Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida | 1955–  | Aparecida |  Brazil |
170.1 | ? | ? | ? | Winchester Cathedral | 1079 – c. 1400 | Winchester |  United Kingdom | Longest medieval cathedral still intact
167.8 | ? | 84 | 58.5 | St Albans Cathedral | c. 1080–1200 | St Albans |  United Kingdom |
165 | ? | 75 | ? | Ely Cathedral | c. 1081–1189 | Ely |  United Kingdom |
161.5 | 156 | ? | ? | Westminster Abbey | c. 1065–1745 | London |  United Kingdom |
160[6] | ? | ? | ? | Washington National Cathedral | 1990 | Washington, DC |  United States |
158.50 | 148.50 | ? | 93 | Milan Cathedral | 1386–1965 | Milan |  Italy |
158.4 | ? | ? | ? | Canterbury Cathedral | 1077 | Canterbury |  United Kingdom |
158.10 | ? | ? | 75 | St Paul's Cathedral | 1677–1708 | London |  United Kingdom |
158[7] | ? | ? | 159 | York Minster | 1220–1472 | York |  United Kingdom |
156.05 | ? | ? | ? | Lincoln Cathedral | 1311 | Lincoln |  United Kingdom |
153 | ? | ? | 90 | Florence Cathedral | 1436 | Florence |  Italy |
150 | 131.66 | ? | 80 | Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls | c. 600 | Rome |  Italy |
149.17 | 138.75 | ? | 90 | Reims Cathedral | 1211–1275 | Reims |  France |
147 | ? | ? | ? | Peterborough Cathedral | 1118–1237 | Peterborough |  United Kingdom |
145[8] | ? | ? | 70 | Amiens Cathedral | c. 1300 | Amiens |  France |
144 | 136.86 | 60 | 61.6 | Rouen Cathedral | 1202 | Rouen |  France |
143[9] | ? | ? | ? | Durham Cathedral | 1133 | Durham |  United Kingdom |
142 | ? | ? | ? | Marseille Cathedral | 1893 | Marseille |  France |
140.94 | ? | ? | 107.8 | Basilica of the Sacred Heart | 1970 | Koekelberg |  Belgium |
140 | ? | ? | ? | Norwich Cathedral | 1096–1145 | Norwich |  United Kingdom |
140 | ? | ? | 35 | Basilica of the National Vow | 1883–1924 | Quito |  Ecuador |
150  | ? | ? | 73 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | 1919–1961 | Washington, D.C. |  United States |
139.0[10] | 120 | ? | 77.0[10] | Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń | 1994–2004 | Licheń Stary |  Poland |
138.69 | ? | ? | ? | Reims Cathedral | c. 1300 | Reims |  France |
134.94 | ? | 58 | 86.25 | Cologne Cathedral | 1248–1880 | Cologne |  Germany |
134.7[11] | ? | ? | ? | Salisbury Cathedral | 1258 | Salisbury |  United Kingdom |
134 | ? | 48 | 67 | Tournai Cathedral | 1140–1255 | Tournai |  Belgium |
134 | ? | ? | 43 | Speyer Cathedral | 1030–1858 | Speyer |  Germany |
132.54 | ? | ? | 66 | San Petronio | 1390–1658 | Bologna |  Italy |
132 | ? | 60 | 100 | Seville Cathedral | 1196 | Seville |  Spain |
130 | ? | ? | 46 | Chartres Cathedral | 1260 | Chartres |  France |
130 | ? | ? | 69 | Notre Dame Cathedral | 1345 | Paris |  France |
130 | ? | ? | ? | Gloucester Cathedral | 1089–1499 | Gloucester |  United Kingdom |
127[12] | ? | ? | 67 | Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar | 1681–1872 | Zaragoza |  Spain |
126.1 |  |  | 67.7 | People's Salvation Cathedral | 2010–present | Bucharest |  Romania |
124 | ? | ? | 60 | St. Vitus Cathedral | 1344–1929 | Prague |  Czech Republic |
123 | ? | ? | 49 | Sint Janskerk | c. 1300 | Gouda |  Netherlands |
122 | ? | ? | 59 | Toledo Cathedral | c. 1500 | Toledo |  Spain |
121.66 | ? | ? | 140 | Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran | 324–1735 | Rome |  Italy |
120.62 | ? | ? | ? | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels | 2002 | Los Angeles |  United States |
120 | ? | ? | ? | Cathedral of La Plata | 1990s | La Plata |  Argentina |
119.55 | 110 | ? | 54.5 | Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral | 1813 | Mexico City |  Mexico |
118.70 | ? | ? | ? | Uppsala Cathedral | 1431 | Uppsala |  Sweden |
118.60 | 101 | ? | 75 | Cathedral of Our Lady | 1521 | Antwerp |  Belgium |
118.50 | ? | ? | ? | Abbey of Santa Giustina | ? | Padua |  Italy |
118 | ? | ? | 41 | Sint Bavokerk | 1520 | Haarlem |  Netherlands | Largest choir in Europe
118 | ? | ? | 49 | Esztergom Basilica | 1869 | Esztergom |  Hungary |
118 | ? | ? | ? | Ferrara Cathedral | 1493 | Ferrara |  Italy |
116.7 | ? | ? | ? | Wells Cathedral | 1176–1490 | Wells |  United Kingdom |
115[13] | ? | ? | 62 | St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch | 1380–1550 | 's-Hertogenbosch |  Netherlands |
114.76 | ? | ? | 65 | Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli | 1679 | Assisi |  Italy |
114.61 | 107 | ? | 33 | St Mary's Cathedral | 2000 | Sydney |  Australia |
114 | ? | ? | 73 | Berlin Cathedral | 1905 | Berlin |  Germany |
114 | ? | ? | 50 | Troyes Cathedral | 1905 | Troyes |  France |
113 | ? | ? | 40 | Cathedral of Mary Our Queen | 1959 | Baltimore |  United States |
111.45 | ? | ? | 46 | São Paulo Cathedral | 1967 | São Paulo |  Brazil |
111.2 | ? | ? | 97.6 | Saint Isaac's Cathedral | 1818–1858 | Saint Petersburg |  Russia |
111.2 | ? | ? | 62 | Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis | 1907–1914 | St. Louis |  United States |
110.5 | ? | 85 | 40 | Santa Chiara (Naples) | 1310–1340 | Napoli |  Italy |
110 | ? | ? | 52 | Westminster Cathedral | 1903 | London |  United Kingdom |
109.57 | ? | ? | ? | Hagia Sophia | 537 | Istanbul |  Turkey |
108 | ? | ? | ? | Grote Kerk | 1470 | Dordrecht |  Netherlands | Length including the west tower
107[14] | 97.6 | ? | 19 | Oliwa Cathedral | c. 1350 | Gdańsk |  Poland | Longest Cistercian church in the world
103.6[15] | ? | ? | 56.4 | St Patrick's Cathedral | 1858 | Melbourne |  Australia |
103.5 | ? | ? | 27 | Cathedral of the Holy Cross | 1875 | Boston |  United States |
103.5 | ? | ? | 66 | Basilica of St Mary | 1496 | Gdańsk |  Poland |
102 | 99.10 | ? | 38.65 | Lebuïnuskerk | 1525 | Deventer |  Netherlands |
102 | ? | ? | ? | Nidarosdomen | c. 1300 | Trondheim |  Norway |
101.19 | ? | ? | 53 | St. Patrick's Cathedral | 1878 | New York City |  United States |
93 | ? | 67 | 51.8 | Aarhus Cathedral | 1300 | Aarhus |  Denmark |
[16] 86.86  | ?  | ?  | 65.53  | Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral | 1940  | Toledo |  United States | Steel post and beam frame covered with seam faced granite and limestone accents.
77.72[17] | 65 | 41 | 26 | All Saint's Cathedral | 1910 | Halifax |  Canada |
72[18] |  |  | 55[19] | Alexander Nevsky Cathedral | 1912 | Sofia |  Bulgaria | One of the largest Eastern Orthodox Cathedrals

Note: this list is incomplete e.g. St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney is 107 metres long (ref. St. Mary's Cathedral website). Portugal's Alcobaça Monastery is 106 metres long.

## See also

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* List of largest church buildings
* List of tallest churches
* List of highest church naves
* List of largest buildings
* List of the largest Protestant churches

## References

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1. ^ "Cathedral – Liverpool Cathedral". Liverpoolcathedral.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
2. ^ "Maior Ecclesia – church, Cluny, France". Britannica.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
3. ^ "Cathedral of St. John Divine". stjohndivine.org. Archived from the original on 17 June 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
4. ^ The Cathedral Church of St John the Divine Tourist Brochure
5. ^ a b "Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida (Aparecida, 1984)". Structurae.de. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
6. ^ "WNC: Architectural Facts". Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
7. ^ Felipe Otondo. "SHAPING SOUNDS IN YORK MINSTER" (PDF). Doc.gold.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
8. ^ "Amiens Cathedral – cathedral, Amiens, France". Britannica.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
9. ^ "Durham Cathedral - Cathedral History". Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
10. ^ a b "Sanktuarium Maryjne w Licheniu". Lichen.pl. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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12. ^ "La Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar". Goya.unizar.es. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
13. ^ ""Welkom op de website van de Sint-Jan te 's-Hertogenbosch". Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011."
14. ^ "Archikatedra w Gdańsku-Oliwie". Archikatedra w Gdańsku-Oliwie.
15. ^ "St Patrick's Cathedral: Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne - Cathedral". Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
16. ^ "The Catholic Diocese of Toledo". Toledodiocese.org. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
17. ^ "Cathedral homepage". Cathedralchurchofallsaints.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
18. ^ "15 Century Bulgaria Foundation (15 века БЪЛГАРИЯ) website, article with title Patriarchal cathedral stauropigial memorial church St. Alexander Nevsky (pdf in English)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
19. ^ "15 Century Bulgaria Foundation (15 века БЪЛГАРИЯ) website, article with title Patriarchal cathedral stauropigial memorial church St. Alexander Nevsky (pdf in English)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

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