# 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 m | Internal length in m | Nave length in m | Width in m | Name | Completion | City | Country | Comment |
| 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 | 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 | ? | ? | ? | Cluny III | 1130 | Cluny | France | 90% destroyed during the French Revolution |
| 183.18 | ? | 70 | 70.7 | Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York | 1892 (unfinished) | New York City | United States | |
| 173 | 168 | ? | 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 | ? | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 70 | Amiens Cathedral | c. 1300 | Amiens | France | |
| 144 | 136.86 | 60 | 61.6 | Rouen Cathedral | 1202 | Rouen | France | |
| 143 | ? | ? | ? | 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 | 120 | ? | 77.0 | 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 | ? | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 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 | 1999 | 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 | ? | ? | 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 | 97.6 | ? | 19 | Oliwa Cathedral | c. 1350 | Gdańsk | Poland | Longest Cistercian church in the world |
| 103.6 | ? | ? | 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 | |
| 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 | 65 | 41 | 26 | All Saint's Cathedral | 1910 | Halifax | Canada | |
| 72 | | | 55 | 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.