List of highest church naves

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Cathedral/Church

Nave height (meters)

Country

Comment

Beauvais

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of 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

St. Peter's Basilica

The Basilica of Saint Peter , officially known in Italian language as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St. Peter's Basilica, is located within the Vatican City....

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....

Not vaulted

Milan

Italy

Naples

Santa Chiara (Naples)

Santa Chiara is a religious complex in Naples, southern Italy, that includes the Church of Santa Chiara, a monastery, tombs and an archeological museum....

Italy

Bologna

San Petronio Basilica

The Basilica of San Petronio is the main church of Bologna, the old citt? d'arte in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy; however, it is not the metropolitan cathedral of the city, which is the Saint Peter ....

Italy

Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081....
, Sagrada Família

Sagrada Familia

The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Fam?lia , often simply called the Sagrada Fam?lia, is a massive Roman Catholic church under construction in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....

Still under construction, although most of the nave is already completed up to this height.

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Cathedral/Church	Nave height (meters)	Country	Comment
Beauvais		France France France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of 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 St. Peter's Basilica The Basilica of Saint Peter , officially known in Italian language as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St. Peter's Basilica, is located within the Vatican City....		Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....	Not vaulted
Milan		Italy
Naples Santa Chiara (Naples) Santa Chiara is a religious complex in Naples, southern Italy, that includes the Church of Santa Chiara, a monastery, tombs and an archeological museum....		Italy
Bologna San Petronio Basilica The Basilica of San Petronio is the main church of Bologna, the old citt? d'arte in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy; however, it is not the metropolitan cathedral of the city, which is the Saint Peter ....		Italy
Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081.... , Sagrada Família Sagrada Familia The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Fam?lia , often simply called the Sagrada Fam?lia, is a massive Roman Catholic church under construction in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....		Spain Spain Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....	Still under construction, although most of the nave is already completed up to this height. Vaults of the crossing (currently under construction) and the apse will reach 60 and 75 metres respectively.
Palma La Seu La Seu is a christian Cathedral located in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, was built on the site of an existing Arab mosque. The Cathedral is 121 metres long, 55 metres wide and 44 meters of nave height....		Spain
Cologne Cologne Cathedral Cologne Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne, under the administration of the Roman Catholic Church and is renowned as a monument of Christianity, of Gothic architecture and of the faith and perseverance of the people of the city in which it stands....		Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....	Highest height to width ratio of any nave
Amiens Amiens Cathedral The Cathedral of Our Lady of Amiens , or simply Amiens Cathedral, is the tallest complete cathedral in France, with the greatest interior volume ....		France
Seville Seville Cathedral The Cathedral of Seville, also known as Catedral de Santa Mar?a de la Sede is the cathedral of the city of Seville in Andalucia. It is claimed by some to be the largest gothic architecture cathedral and the List_of_largest_church_buildings_in_the_world Christian church in the world....		Spain	Ranked as largest medieval gothic church
Metz Metz Cathedral Metz Cathedral or St. Stephen's Cathedral in Metz , in the d?partement of Moselle, France, is the seat of the Bishop of Metz. It was formed in the 14th century by joining together two churches: the nave of Saint-Etienne, built in the 13th century, was attached to the north side of an older Romanesque architecture church....		France
Ulm Ulm Münster Ulm Cathedral is a Evangelical Church in Germany church , the List of tallest churches in the world, with a Steeple measuring 161.53 metre and containing 768 steps....		Germany
Narbonne		France	Only the great choir of this French gothic cathedral has been built
Aparecida, New Basílica Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida The State of S?o Paulo town of Aparecida, Brazil, houses two Basilicas dedicated to the National Patron Saint, the "Appeared --from the Apparition of the-- Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary", better known as Nossa Senhora da Concei??o Aparecida, or Our Lady of Aparecida: the "Old Basilica", built between 1760 and 1770 and restored fr...		Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....	Third biggest church in the world, the first to be consecrated to Mary. Biggest temple of all Americas.
Lubeck, Marienkirche St. Mary's Church, Lübeck The Evangelical Church in Germany Marienkirche in L?beck was constructed between 1250 and 1350. For many years it has been a symbol of the power and prosperity of the old Hanseatic city, and as Germany's third largest church it remains the tallest building of the old part of L?beck....		Germany	Highest brick vault in the world.
Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia is a former Patriarchate basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture....		Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
Reims		France
New York, St John the Divine Cathedral of Saint John the Divine The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, officially the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in the City and Diocese of New York, is the Cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New York....		USA
St Paul's Cathedral, London St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral is the Anglicanism cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. The present building dates from the 17th century and is generally reckoned to be London's fifth St Paul's Cathedral, although the number is higher if every major medieval reconstruction is counted as a new cathedr...		United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....	Not vaulted
La Plata Cathedral of La Plata The Cathedral of La Plata, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, is the largest Roman Catholic sanctuary in the city of La Plata in Argentina....		Argentina Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
Bourges		France
Chartres		France
Basilique Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux		France
Liverpool Liverpool Cathedral Liverpool Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral of Liverpool, England, built on St. James' Mount in the centre of the city. It is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Liverpool....		United Kingdom
Salamanca		Spain
Paris, Notre Dame Notre Dame de Paris Notre Dame de Paris is a Gothic architecture cathedral on the eastern half of the ?le de la Cit? in the 4th arrondissement of Paris of Paris, France, with its main entrance to the west....		France
Church of Our Lady of The Snow		Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....	Hussite Wars Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars involved the military actions against and amongst the followers of Jan Hus in Bohemia in the period 1420 to circa 1434....
Le Mans		France
Catedral de Santa María de Segovia		Spain
St. Vitus Cathedral St. Vitus Cathedral Saint Vitus's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Prague, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. The full name of the cathedral is Saint Vitus, Saint Wenceslas and Adalbert of Prague Cathedral....		Czech Republic
St. Mary's Church, Stargard Szczecinski St. Mary's Church, Stargard Szczecinski The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of the World in Stargard Szczecinski is perhaps the most valuable architectural monument in Poland Western Pomerania....		Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....	Highest nave in Poland
Monastery of Batalha		Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
Engelbrektskyrkan		Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....	Highest nave in Scandinavia
London, Westminster abbey Westminster Abbey The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic architecture Church , in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster....	DisplayLink("http://www.europanas.com/londres-en.htm", "(*)")	United Kingdom

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

List of highest church naves

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