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List of highest church naves

The nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church, in Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture. "Nave" (Medieval Latin navis, "ship") was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting.[1] The nave of a church, whether Romanesque, Gothic or Classical, extends from the entry (which may have a separate vestibule, the narthex) to the chancel and is flanked by lower aisles[2] separated from the nave by an arcade.

Beauvais 48m
St. Peter's Basilica 46 m
Milan 45 m
Florence 45 m
Barcelona 45 m
Naples 45 m
Bologna 44.24 m
Palma 44 m
Bucharest 44 m
Licheń Stary 44 m
Cologne 43.35 m
Amiens 42.3 m
Metz 41.41 m
Munich 31 m
Spokane 24.3 m
List of highest church naves
#Cathedral/ChurchNave heightCityCountryNotes
1Beauvais Cathedral47 m (154 ft)[3]BeauvaisFranceThe "Parthenon of French Gothic", only one bay of the nave was built, but choir and transepts were completed to the same height.
2St. Peter's Basilica46 m (151 ft)[4]

45 m (148 ft)[5]

Vatican CityVatican City
3Florence Cathedral45 m (148 ft)FlorenceItaly
3Milan Cathedral45 m (148 ft)MilanItaly
3Santa Chiara~45 m (148 ft)[a]
~33.5 m (110 ft)[b][6]		NaplesItaly
3Sagrada Família45 m (148 ft)[7]BarcelonaSpainStill under construction, although the interior of the church is complete. Vaults of the crossing and the apse reach 60 and 75 metres respectively.
7San Petronio Basilica44.24 m (145.1 ft)[8]BolognaItaly
8Palma Cathedral44 m (144 ft)[9][10]PalmaSpainPillars sustaining vaults are the narrowest in the world: they measure 1/12 of vault width (at Reims, pillars are 1/6 of vault width)
8People's Salvation Cathedral44 m (144 ft)[11]BucharestRomaniaIt is the tallest and largest (by volume) Orthodox church building in the world.
8Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń44 m (144 ft)Licheń StaryPolandHighest nave in Poland, 77 m wide. The highest point inside the church (dome presbytery) is 85 meters high
11Cologne Cathedral43.35 m (142.2 ft)[12]CologneGermanyHighest height to width ratio of any nave
12Amiens Cathedral42.3 m (139 ft)[13]AmiensFrance
13Seville Cathedral42 m (138 ft)[14]SevilleSpainRanked as largest medieval Gothic church
14Metz Cathedral41.41 m (135.9 ft)MetzFranceLargest glass surface
15St Bartholomew's Church41.15 m (135.0 ft)[15]BrightonUnited KingdomHighest nave in the UK, not vaulted (wooden wagon roof).
16Ulm Münster41 m (135 ft)[16]UlmGermany
16Narbonne Cathedral41 m (135 ft)

40.1 m (132 ft)[17]

NarbonneFranceOnly the great choir of this French Gothic cathedral has been built.
18Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida40 m (130 ft)AparecidaBrazilThird biggest church in the world. Biggest place of worship in all the Americas.
19St. Mary's Church38.5 m (126 ft)LübeckGermanyHighest brick vault in the world.
20Reims Cathedral37.95 m (124.5 ft)[13]ReimsFranceHolds the world record for statues: 2303 stone figurines are represented on it.
21Cathedral of St. John the Divine37.7 m (124 ft)[18]New York CityUnited States
22Cathedral of La Plata37.5 m (123 ft)La PlataArgentina
22Nantes Cathedral37.5 m (123 ft)NantesFrance
25Bourges Cathedral37 m (121 ft)[13]BourgesFrance
25Chartres Cathedral37 m (121 ft)
36.55 m (119.9 ft)[13]		ChartresFrance
25Basilica of St. Thérèse37 m (121 ft)LisieuxFrance
25St. Nicholas37 m (121 ft)WismarGermany
25Cathedral of Christ the Saviour37 m (121 ft)[19]MoscowRussia
30Liverpool Cathedral36.54 m (119.9 ft)LiverpoolUnited Kingdom
31Tournai Cathedral36 m (118 ft)TournaiBelgiumHighest nave in the Low Countries
32New Cathedral35.4 m (116 ft)SalamancaSpain
33Notre Dame35 m (115 ft)[20]
34 m (112 ft)[21][22]		ParisFrance
33Málaga Cathedral35 m (115 ft)MálagaSpain
33St. George church35 m (115 ft)WismarGermany
36Granada Cathedral34.5 m (113 ft)[23]GranadaSpain
37Basilica of Saint-Quentin34 m (112 ft)Saint-QuentinFrance
37Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe34 m (112 ft)[24]Zamora de HidalgoMexicoTallest Neo-Gothic church in Mexico, 106 m. Still under construction. Known as the "Incomplete Cathedral" ("La Catedral Inconclusa").
37Girona Cathedral34 m (112 ft)GironaSpainWidest Gothic nave in the world, 22.98 m, and lower ratio high/wide[clarification needed] in Gothic architecture
37Church of Our Lady of the Snows34 m (112 ft)[25]PragueCzech Republic39 m (128 ft) high nave destroyed during Hussite Wars
41Chiesa di San Nicolò33.35 m (109.4 ft)[26]TrevisoItaly
42Le Mans Cathedral33 m (108 ft)Le MansFrance
42Segovia Cathedral33 m (108 ft)[27]SegoviaSpain
42St. Vitus Cathedral33 m (108 ft)[28]PragueCzech Republic
42Speyer Cathedral33 m (108 ft)SpeyerGermanyHighest romanesque vault
46St. Mary's church32.95 m (108.1 ft)StralsundGermanyWorld's highest building from 1625 to 1647 (151 m). Today 104 m.
47St. Mary's Church32.5 m (107 ft)Stargard SzczecińskiPolandSecond highest nave in Poland
47Batalha Monastery32.5 m (107 ft)[29]BatalhaPortugal
49Aachen Cathedral32 m (105 ft)AachenGermanyHeight of the gothic choir.
49Bayeux cathedral32 m

(105 ft)

Bayeux
49Strasbourg Cathedral32 m (105 ft)StrasbourgFrance
49Ely Cathedral32 m (105 ft)ElyUnited Kingdom
49Glasgow Cathedral32 m (105 ft)GlasgowUnited Kingdom
49Magdeburg Cathedral32 m (105 ft)MagdeburgGermany
49Santa Maria del Mar32 m (105 ft)BarcelonaSpainGreatest separation between pillars in Gothic architecture (15 m)
49Engelbrekt Church32 m (105 ft)StockholmSwedenHighest nave in Scandinavia
56Regensburg Cathedral31.85 m (104.5 ft)[30]RegensburgGermany
57Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels31.7 m (104 ft)Los AngelesUnited States
58St. Martin's Cathedral31.5 m (103 ft)UtrechtNetherlandsThe nave collapsed during a storm in 1674.
58St. Mary's Church31.5 m (103 ft)RostockGermany
60St Bavo's Cathedral31.1 m (102 ft)[31]GhentBelgium
61Westminster Abbey31 m (102 ft)[32]LondonUnited Kingdom
61Munich Frauenkirche31 m (102 ft)MunichGermany
61York Minster31 m (102 ft)YorkUnited Kingdom
61St. Olaf's Church31 m (102 ft)[33]TallinnEstonia
61Washington National Cathedral31 m (102 ft)Washington, D.C.United States
66Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception30.5 m (100 ft)Washington, D.C.United States
67Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran30 m (98 ft)RomeItaly
67Pavia Cathedral30 m (98 ft)PaviaItaly
67St. Peter's Church30 m (98 ft)RigaLatvia
69Saint Thomas Church29 m (95 ft)New York CityNew York
69St. John's Cathedral29 m (95 ft)'s-HertogenboschNetherlands
71St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna28 m (92 ft)ViennaAustriaHeight mentioned on the German Wikipedia article without source.
71St Paul's Cathedral28 m (92 ft)LondonUnited Kingdom
71Alexander Nevsky Cathedral28 m (92 ft)[34] of the central naveSofiaBulgaria
71Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist28 m (92 ft)[35]Kutná HoraCzech Republic
71Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp)28 m (92 ft)[36]AntwerpBelgium
71St. Rumbold's Cathedral28 m (92 ft)MechelenBelgiumHeight mentioned on the Dutch Wikipedia article without source.
71Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia28 m (92 ft)[37]BarcelonaSpain
78Grace Cathedral27.7 m (91 ft)[38]San FranciscoUnited States
79Lancing College Chapel27.4 m (90 ft)[39]LancingUnited Kingdom
80Uppsala Cathedral27 m (89 ft)[40]UppsalaSweden
81Salisbury Cathedral25.5 m (84 ft)[41]SalisburyUnited Kingdom
82Lincoln Cathedral25 m (82 ft)[42]LincolnUnited KingdomA central spire from after 1311 until 1548 had a reputed height of 160 m (520 ft), which would have made the cathedral the tallest structure in the world during the spire's existence.
83Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist24.3 m (80 ft)SpokaneUnited States
84Canterbury Cathedral24 m (79 ft)CanterburyUnited KingdomNave is 80 feet (24 metres) with a crossing height of 92 feet (28 metres), and a tower 169 feet (52 metres) tall
85Grundtvigskirken22 m (72 ft)CopenhagenDenmark
86All Saints Cathedral19.5 m (64 ft)HalifaxCanada

Note: The lower part of the list probably has many missing cathedrals. For example, St Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne – 24.3 metres

See also edit

Notes edit

a.^ Height to the top of the roof.
b.^ Height up to the base of the roof trusses.

References edit

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