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Largest Sacred Sites
Size comparison of some of the largest sacred sites in the world.
This category is an growing database of some of the largest and tallest sacred sites, religious buildings, and religious objects in the world. Most of the data on the record-breaking religious places of the world is taken from Guinness Book of World Records, the most widely-accepted authority on everything that is biggest, tallest and otherwise extraordinary. Not all data has been filled in yet, but I'll continue to add to the table as I gather more information.
Biggest & Tallest Sacred Sites and Religious Art in the World |
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| Category | Site/Object | Location | Measurements |
| Largest altarpiece in the world: | Seville Cathedral | Seville, Spain | |
| Largest Buddha statue in the world: | Giant Buddha of Leshan | Leshan, China | 71 m tall |
| Largest Buddhist temple in the world: | Borobudur | Central Java, Indonesia | Area: 60,000 m³; 34.5 m tall; base 123 m x 123 m |
| Largest cathedral in the world: | Cathedral of Saint John the Divine or Liverpool Anglican Cathedral |
New York City, USA Liverpool, England |
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| Largest Orthodox cathedral in the world: | Cathedral Church of Christ the Savior | Moscow, Russia | 102.1 m (335 ft) tall |
| Largest church in the world: | Our Lady of Peace Basilica | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | 30,000 sq m |
| Tallest church in the world: | Ulm Münster | Ulm, Germany | |
| Largest Mormon temple in the world: | Salt Lake Temple | Salt Lake City, Utah | 23,505 sq m (253,015 sq ft) |
| Largest mud building in the world: | Great Mosque of Djenne | Djenne, Mali | 100 m long; 40 m wide |
| Largest mosque in the world: | The Holy Mosque | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | |
| Largest synagogue in the world: | Temple Emanu-El | New York City, USA | 3,523 sq m |
| Largest torii in the world: | Heian Jingu | Kyoto, Japan | |
| Largest pyramid in the world: | Great Pyramid of Cholula | Puebla, Mexico | 4.45 million m³ |
| Largest wooden building in the world: | Todaiji Temple | Nara, Japan | |
| Largest Roman temple in the world: | Temple of Jupiter | Baalbeck, Lebanon | |
| Largest ziggurat in the world: | Ziggurat of Ur | Muqayyar, Iraq | 61 x 45.7 m base |
Other Big & Tall Sacred Sites and Religious Artifacts |
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| Category | Site/Object | Location | Measurements |
| Largest Hindu temple outside of India: | Neasden Temple | London, England | 6,071 sq m |
| Largest statue of Guru Rinpoche: | Namchi | Sikkim, India | |
| Largest solid-gold Buddha in the world: | Wat Traimit | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Largest Jewish museum in Europe: | Jüdisches Museum | Berlin, Germany | |
| Largest Orthodox church in western Europe: | Uspenski Cathedral | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Largest clock face in Europe: | St Peterskirche | Zurich, Switzerland | 9m (28 1/2 ft.) diameter; minute hand 4m (12 ft.) long |
| Largest cathedral in Latin America: | Metropolitan Cathedral | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Largest Muslim cemetery in the world: | Wadi as-Salam | Najaf, Iraq | |
Largest Sites in the Country |
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| Category | Site/Object | Location | Measurements |
| Tallest church in the Czech Republic: | Cathedral of St. Bartholomew | Plzen, Czech Republic | 100m (333 ft.) |
| Largest Buddha in Japan: | Daibutsu, Todaiji Temple | Nara, Japan | |
| Largest Buddha in Thailand: | Reclining Buddha, Wat Pho | Bangkok, Thailand | 46 m long x 15 m high |
| Tallest wooden tower in Japan: | Toji Temple's pagoda | Kyoto, Japan | 57m (180 ft) |
| Largest church in Hungary: | St. Stephen's Basilica | Budapest, Hungary | |
| Largest stupa in Nepal: | Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| Largest Romanesque church in France: | Basilica of St. Mary Magdalen | Vezelay, France | |
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