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 later became a mosque (and is now a museum).

List
External length in m Internal length in m Nave length in m Width in m Name Completion City Country Comment
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]?168 Basilica 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  
126.1 67.7 People's Salvation Cathedral 2010–present Buchrest Romania
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 ? ? 65.53 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]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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