Churches can be measured and compared in several ways. These include area, volume, length, width, height, or capacity. Several churches individually claim to be "the largest church", which may be due to any one of these criteria.
The reason the edifice was built was for Christian religious services (see Church (building) for more detail)
Entries are included even if they currently do not function as a church. For example, the Hagia Sophia is included; it was originally built as a church but currently operates as a mosque.[a]
Buildings that have become churches, but which were not built for that purpose, are not included; for example, the Lakewood Church building, which was originally built to be the Compaq Center.
The building must still be standing.
The building has a known floor area of more than 2,000 square metres (22,000sqft).
Internal floor area is measured to the internal face of the external walls.
External floor area is measured to the external face of the external walls.
A reliable source is present that states the building's area.
Not a shrine, tabernacle, temple, or any other structure that functions separately from a church.
One of Australia's largest churches and the third tallest after St Patrick's Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral. 75 metres (246 ft) long and has a ceiling height of 24 metres (79 ft). The main spire is 87 metres (285 ft) high. [citation needed]
↑ The Hagia Sophia was constructed in 360 and operated as a church until 1453 when it was converted into a mosque. In 1935 the Hagia Sophia was reconstituted as a museum open to the public. After this decision was annulled in 2020, the status of the Hagia Sophia reverted to that of a mosque.
↑ The external floor area also includes the courtyards.
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↑ According to the cadastral plan (PUZ, scale 1:200) approved by Bucharest General Municipality, of the architecture company Vanel Exim SRL (April 2013), the company that designed the cathedral.
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↑ "I love early morning Sofia". Hitotoki. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. The church occupies an area of 3170 m² and can accommodate up to 5,000 worshippers inside, which makes it the second biggest cathedral on the Balkan Peninsula after the Temple of Saint Sava in Serbia
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