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Beauvais choir. 48m
St Peters nave. 46 m
Milan Cathedral. 45 m
Palma. La Seu. 44 m
Cologne nave. 43.35 m
Amiens nave. 42.3 m
Metz nave. 41.41 m
Cathedral/Church Nave height (meters) Country Comment
Beauvais 48.5 m (159 ft) [1]
47 m (154 ft)[2]		 France The "Parthenon of French Gothic", only one bay of the nave was actually built but choir and transepts were completed to the same height.
Rome, St Peter's 46 m (151 ft)[3]

45 m (148 ft)[4]

 Vatican City
Barcelona, Sagrada Família 45 m (148 ft)[5] Spain Still under construction, although the interior of the church is complete. Vaults of the crossing and the apse reach 60 and 75 metres respectively.
Milan 45 m (148 ft) Italy
Naples 45 m (148 ft) Italy
Bologna 45 m (148 ft) Italy
Palma 44 m (144 ft) [6][7] Spain Pillars sustaining vaults are the narrowest in the world: they measure 1/12 of vault width (at Reims, pillars are 1/6 of vault width)
Cologne 43.35 m (142.2 ft)[8] Germany Highest height to width ratio of any nave
Amiens 42.3 m (139 ft)[9] France
Metz 41.41 m (135.9 ft) France
Ulm 41 m (135 ft) [10] Germany
Narbonne 41 m (135 ft)

40 m (130 ft)[11]
40.1 m (132 ft)[12]

 France Only the great choir of this French gothic cathedral has been built
Seville 40 m (130 ft)

[13]

 Spain Ranked as largest medieval gothic church
Aparecida, New Basílica 40 m (130 ft) Brazil Third biggest church in the world. Biggest temple of all Americas.
Lubeck, Marienkirche 38.5 m (126 ft) Germany Highest brick vault in the world.
Hagia Sophia 38 m (125 ft)[9] Turkey
Notre-Dame de Reims 37.95 m (124.5 ft)[9] France This cathedral possesses the record of the world of statues: 2303 stone figurines are represented to it.
New York, St John the Divine 37.7 m (124 ft)[14] USA
St Paul's Cathedral, London 37.5 m (123 ft) United Kingdom Not vaulted
La Plata 37.5 m (123 ft) Argentina
Nantes 37.5 m (123 ft)[15] France
Bourges 37 m (121 ft)[9] France
Chartres 37 m (121 ft)

36.55 m (119.9 ft)[9]

 France
Basilica of St. Thérèse (Lisieux) 37 m (121 ft) France
Wismar St. Nicolai 37 m (121 ft) Germany
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour 37 m (121 ft)[16] Russia
Liverpool 36.54 m (119.9 ft) United Kingdom
Salamanca 35.4 m (116 ft) Spain
Paris, Notre Dame 35 m (115 ft)[17]
34 m (112 ft)[18][19]		 France
Cathedral of Malaga 35 m (115 ft) Spain
Wismar (St. Georgen church) 35 m (115 ft) Germany
Cathedral of Girona 34 m (112 ft) Spain Widest gothic nave in the world, 22.98 m, and lower ratio high/wide in gothic architecture
Church of Our Lady of The Snow 34 m (112 ft)[20] Czech Republic 39 m (128 ft) high nave destroyed during Hussite Wars
Le Mans 33 m (108 ft) France
Segovia Cathedral 33 m (108 ft)[21] Spain
St. Vitus Cathedral 33 m (108 ft)[22] Czech Republic
Speyer cathedral 33 m (108 ft) Germany Highest romanesque vault
Stralsund, Marienkirche 32.95 m (108.1 ft) Germany World's highest building from 1625 to 1647 (151 m). Today 104 m.
St. Mary's Church, Stargard Szczeciński 32.5 m (107 ft) Poland Highest nave in Poland
Monastery of Batalha 32.5 m (107 ft) Portugal
Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona 32 m (105 ft) Spain Greatest separation among pillars in gothic architecture (15 m)
Engelbrektskyrkan 32 m (105 ft) [23] Sweden Highest nave in Scandinavia
Regensburg Cathedral 31.85 m (104.5 ft) [24] Germany
St. Mary's Church, Rostock 31.5 m (103 ft) Germany
London, Westminster abbey 31 m (102 ft) [3] United Kingdom
Munich Frauenkirche 31 m (102 ft) Germany
York Minster 31 m (102 ft) United Kingdom
Washington National Cathedral 31 m (102 ft) United States

Note: The lower part of the list probably has many missing cathedrals.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ fr:Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais
  2. ^ "Architecture - MSN Encarta". Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5kx76EgbZ. 
  3. ^ The Basilica of St. Peter, Rome - I
  4. ^ St. Peter's - The Nave
  5. ^ ICOMOS
  6. ^ Restoration of the Cathedral of Palma de Majorca. Gaudí & Barcelona Club, sagrada familia, la pedrera, park guell
  7. ^ http://www.unesco.org/archi2000/pdf/roca.pdf
  8. ^ Willkommen im Hohen Dom zu Köln
  9. ^ a b c d e Der Geschichtliche Weg Der grossen Kathedralen Frankreichs, France Monuments
  10. ^ Cathédrale luthérienne Sainte-Marie, Ulm (Allemagne)
  11. ^ > Narbonne : Gothic Narbonne : Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur cathedral: rayonnant gothic
  12. ^ [1]
  13. ^ Monuments in Seville, Spain: Catedral de Sevilla. Cultural tourism in Andalusia, Spain
  14. ^ "Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine". New York Architecture. http://www.nyc-architecture.com/HAR/HAR002.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
  15. ^ "Cathedral". Nantes Tourism. http://en.nantes-tourisme.com/activity/cathedral-2439.html. Retrieved 2011-11-24. 
  16. ^ http://www.xxc.ru/english/complex/xxc/index.htm
  17. ^ [2]
  18. ^ Notre Dame de Paris : Chiffres, dimensions, réponses aux quizz et autres rallyes
  19. ^ Interior, Notre-Dame
  20. ^ Pražská informační služba
  21. ^ Social events
  22. ^ Katedrála sv. Víta
  23. ^ sv:Engelbrektskyrkan
  24. ^ Hubel, Achim (2010) (in English). Regensburg: St Peter's Cathedral. Schnell, Art Guide (4th ed.). Regensburg: Schnell & Steiner. pp. 12. ISBN 978-3-7954-6162-1. 
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