List of longest church buildings

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

Scope

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

External length in mInternal length in mNave length in mWidth in mNameCompletionCityCountryComment
N/A (underground)2628918Basílica de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos1959Madrid  Spain
211.5186.3691150St. Peter's Basilica1506–1626Vatican City  Vatican City694 ft
195150Yamoussoukro Basilica1990Yamoussoukro  Côte d'Ivoire
188.7[1]1465960Liverpool Cathedral1978Liverpool  United KingdomThe total external length, including Lady Chapel, is 188.7 m (619 ft). Its internal length is 146 m (480 ft).
187[2]???Cluny III1130Cluny  France90% destroyed during the French Revolution
183.18[3]?7070.7Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York1892[4] (unfinished)New York City  United States
173[5]168[5]?168Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida1955–Aparecida  Brazil
170.1???Winchester Cathedral1079–c.1400Winchester  United KingdomLongest medieval cathedral still intact
167.8?8458.5St Albans Cathedralc.1080–1200St Albans  United Kingdom
165?75?Ely Cathedralc.1081–1189Ely  United Kingdom
161.5156??Westminster Abbeyc.1065–1745London  United Kingdom
160[6]???Washington National Cathedral1990Washington, DC  United States
158.50148.50?93Milan Cathedral1386–1965Milan  Italy 
158.4???Canterbury Cathedral1077Canterbury  United Kingdom 
158.10??75St Paul's Cathedral1677–1708London  United Kingdom 
158[7]??159York Minster1220–1472York  United Kingdom 
156.05???Lincoln Cathedral1311Lincoln  United Kingdom 
153??90Florence Cathedral1436Florence  Italy
150131.66?80Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Wallsc.600Rome  Italy 
149.17138.75?90Reims Cathedral1211–1275Reims  France
147???Peterborough Cathedral1118–1237Peterborough  United Kingdom 
145[8]??70Amiens Cathedralc. 1300Amiens  France 
144136.866061.6Rouen Cathedral1202Rouen  France 
143[9]???Durham Cathedral1133Durham  United Kingdom 
142???Marseille Cathedral1893Marseille  France
140.94??107.8Basilica of the Sacred Heart1970Koekelberg (Brussels)  Belgium
140???Norwich Cathedral1096–1145Norwich  United Kingdom
140??35Basilica of the National Vow1883–1924Quito  Ecuador
150??73Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception1919–1961Washington D.C.  United States
139.0[10]120?77.0[10]Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń1994–2004Licheń Stary  Poland
138.69???Reims Cathedralc. 1300Reims  France 
134.94?5886.25Cologne Cathedral1248–1880Cologne  Germany 
134.7[11]???Salisbury Cathedral1258Salisbury  United Kingdom 
134?4867Tournai Cathedral1140–1255Tournai  Belgium 
134??43Speyer Cathedral1030–1858Speyer  Germany 
132.54??66San Petronio1390–1658Bologna  Italy 
132?60100Seville Cathedral1196Seville  Spain
130??46Chartres Cathedral1260Chartres  France 
130??69Notre Dame Cathedral1345Paris  France 
130???Gloucester Cathedral1089–1499Gloucester  United Kingdom
127[12]??67Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar1681–1872Zaragoza  Spain 
126.167.7People's Salvation Cathedral2010–presentBucharestRomania
124??60St. Vitus Cathedral1344–1929Prague  Czech Republic 
123??49Sint Janskerkc.1300Gouda  Netherlands
122??59Toledo Cathedralc.1500Toledo  Spain
121.66??140Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran324–1735Rome  Italy 
120.62???Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels2002Los Angeles  United States 
120???Cathedral of La Plata1990sLa Plata  Argentina 
119.55110?54.5Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral1813Mexico City  Mexico 
118.70???Uppsala Cathedral1431Uppsala  Sweden 
118.60101?75Cathedral of Our Lady1521Antwerp  Belgium 
118.50???Abbey of Santa Giustina?Padua  Italy 
118??49Esztergom Basilica1869Esztergom  Hungary 
118???Ferrara Cathedral1493Ferrara  Italy 
116.7???Wells Cathedral1176–1490Wells  United Kingdom
115[13]??62St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch1380–1550's-Hertogenbosch  Netherlands 
114.76??65Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli1679Assisi  Italy 
114.61107?33St Mary's Cathedral2000Sydney  Australia 
114??73Berlin Cathedral1905Berlin  Germany
114??50Troyes Cathedral1905Troyes  France
113??40Cathedral of Mary Our Queen1959Baltimore  United States 
111.45??46Sao Paulo Cathedral1967Sao Paulo  Brazil 
111.2??97.6Saint Isaac's Cathedral1818–1858Saint Petersburg  Russia 
111.2??62Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis1907–1914St. Louis  United States 
110.5?8540Santa Chiara (Naples)1310–1340Napoli  Italy
110??52Westminster Cathedral1903London  United Kingdom 
109.57???Hagia Sophia537Istanbul  Turkey
107[14]97.6?19Oliwa Cathedralc. 1350Gdańsk  PolandLongest Cistercian church in the world
103.6[15]??56.4St Patrick's Cathedral1858Melbourne  Australia 
103.5??27Cathedral of the Holy Cross1875Boston  United States 
103.5??66Basilica of St Mary1496Gdańsk  Poland 
102???Nidarosdomenc. 1300Trondheim  Norway 
101.19??53St. Patrick's Cathedral1878New York City  United States 
93?6751.8Aarhus Cathedral1300Aarhus  Denmark 
[16] 86.86??65.53Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral1940ToledoUnited StatesSteel post and beam frame covered with seam faced granite and limestone accents.
77.72[17]654126All Saint's Cathedral1910Halifax  Canada
72[18]55[19]Alexander Nevsky Cathedral1912Sofia  BulgariaOne 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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