15 BIGGEST Mega Churches on Earth

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  • Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
  • When it comes to large buildings, few structures are quite as grand and impressive as churches. After all, their stained glass windows, marble finishings, and beautiful artwork make them a sight to behold, and to this day there are millions of parishioners that visit them regularly. However, while most churches operate on a small scale, there are a few churches that provide services to thousands of people per week, with some even having more seats than many professional sports stadiums! So today, grab your hymn books and prepare to be amazed as we count down the Top 15 Biggest Megachurches in the World!
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  • @martijnkeisers5900
    @martijnkeisers5900 Рік тому +163

    Cologne cathedral is missing, it's a huge master piece!

    • @21stCenturyTemplar.
      @21stCenturyTemplar. Рік тому +14

      I thought the same thing when not seeing it on this list.

    • @manelsevilla7200
      @manelsevilla7200 Рік тому +35

      Totally agree. I miss Cologne, Sagrada Familia and, specially, some French Cathedrals.

    • @sftrick
      @sftrick Рік тому +7

      Also missing is the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC.

    • @RoyCousins
      @RoyCousins Рік тому +4

      These aren't the best churches, but the biggest. Some of these are quite ugly.

    • @martijnkeisers5900
      @martijnkeisers5900 Рік тому +13

      Cologne cathedral is one of the largest actually.

  • @bekirkrac6619
    @bekirkrac6619 Рік тому +48

    As a muslim i admire how beautifully and creativity these churches and cathedrals have been built. Really beautiful pieces of art.

    • @davidlafleche1142
      @davidlafleche1142 Рік тому +2

      The Lord Jesus Christ thinks they are worthless. "And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead" (Revelation 3:1, KJV). Even so, come, Lord Jesus! Establish the Kingdom in Jerusalem and save the world from the tyranny of Democracy (Daniel 7:7, KJV)!

    • @gjc21ful
      @gjc21ful Рік тому +2

      @@davidlafleche1142 I don't why I bother.
      But surely no no is above God? so by that logic democracy is the most biblical form of government? Anything else is blasphemy an attempt to put one self above another man and then above God?

    • @davidlafleche1142
      @davidlafleche1142 Рік тому +1

      @@gjc21ful Democracy is evil and oppressive. God wants a Monarchy. "Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Matthew 3:2, KJV).

    • @gjc21ful
      @gjc21ful Рік тому +3

      @@davidlafleche1142 You might be a bot or a troll. But both are just systems of goverment, You get a less awful result with democracy, a monarchy is a gamble. I mean love Trump or who ever but both are just systems. Nothing to do with right, left or religon.

    • @alexandrudamir4221
      @alexandrudamir4221 Рік тому +1

      @@gjc21ful he is a bot when jesus is talking about his kingdom he is definitely not talking about the disgusting and evil kingdoms of earth god wants nothing to do with earthly governments, give to Caesars what is Ceasars, he’s probably Catholics because they believe in a monarchical religion where the pope is on top.

  • @Bob_das_Brot
    @Bob_das_Brot Рік тому +51

    Ulm Cathedral was also tallest building of its time when it got finished

    • @CM-qj4sc
      @CM-qj4sc Рік тому +6

      It still is the tallest christian church in the world

    • @Vega_McTavish
      @Vega_McTavish Рік тому +1

      @@CM-qj4sc yes, until Sagrada Familia is finished in 2026.

  • @ganikus8565
    @ganikus8565 Рік тому +83

    As a French from the country which invented gothic and which has the most cathedrals , i can say the Sevilla cathedral of Spain is the most impressive and best to visit

    • @dalinaddei
      @dalinaddei Рік тому

      🥱

    • @davidlafleche1142
      @davidlafleche1142 Рік тому

      Nobody can build a "church" that big by telling the truth.

    • @piotrviatorus5109
      @piotrviatorus5109 Рік тому

      Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń - look: ua-cam.com/video/6l-V1IJHQC8/v-deo.html

    • @Gercekleracdr-pk7pw
      @Gercekleracdr-pk7pw Рік тому +1

      sorry but Armenians invented gothic

    • @Alfred5555
      @Alfred5555 Рік тому

      Gothic started in England at the same time, and England revived it as Neo-Gothic, which is modern day Gothic.

  • @sagatuppercut2960
    @sagatuppercut2960 Рік тому +67

    Isn't it amazing how these buildings have survived centuries of wars and earthquakes?

    • @kathleenguloy7906
      @kathleenguloy7906 Рік тому +8

      Consecrated to God.

    • @Microtubui
      @Microtubui Рік тому +4

      no buildings witch are expansive are build well. not cheep wooden stuff like living houses in turkey ore usa^^

    • @Ozymandi_as
      @Ozymandi_as Рік тому +6

      We tend to lose sight of the ones that didn't.

    • @teecee1567
      @teecee1567 Рік тому +2

      Well Liverpool's wasn't finished till 1978..and we don't get earthquakes here hehehe

    • @thomashausner6962
      @thomashausner6962 Рік тому

      4 or 5 of them are not older than 40 years....

  • @andre_p
    @andre_p Рік тому +39

    Nobody can claim to have seen them all - or even a quarter - but among the most awesome cathedrals in the world I count Cologne, Strasbourg, Reims and Albi (the only one in bricks but just as voluminous as the others). Milan’s Duomo is also quite a sight to behold.

    • @MeesterJ
      @MeesterJ Рік тому

      Chartres would be my pick it can also be seen from a great distance

    • @andre_p
      @andre_p Рік тому

      @@MeesterJ That’s very true. Chartres lies in a plain with no buildings or geographic landmarks. On the opposite side of the spectrum, Strasbourg’s cathedral is surrounded by narrow streets with 4-5-6 storey high houses so this incredibly impressive structure is only visible as you literally stumble upon its forecourt. Same with Brussels’ magnificent Grande Place. Invisible until you get in it.

    • @piotrviatorus5109
      @piotrviatorus5109 Рік тому

      Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń - look: ua-cam.com/video/6l-V1IJHQC8/v-deo.html

    • @hindenpeter2.04
      @hindenpeter2.04 Рік тому

      The world's most famed got singled out for the most audacious arson job since it's named after Our Lady and not their lord - a talking fire lord who spoke to egyptian occult figure moses which is proof the lord is god🙃🥲🤨 Btw, Pope St. Peter1st's remains or cornerstone of his tomb was transferred alongside the RCC's authority in the actual 3rd secret of Fatima. The Mother of God orders us to build a new HQ and even threatened Rome to be destroyed if it continues to not preserve dogma i.e. (Christ is still God in the Rosary) Anti-Pope benedict's heinous crime scene is the Novus Order masonic temple above passed off as the church of the Holy Trinity or a massive offence to the real Trinity.

  • @tommford1835
    @tommford1835 Рік тому +11

    The Cologne Cahedral and Saint Sava Temple in Belgrade…

  • @patrickomeagher9868
    @patrickomeagher9868 Рік тому +38

    The Cologne cathedral should at least get an honorable mention. It's massive, it took centuries to build, and it even has the ruins of part of the Roman city in the basement.

    • @piotrviatorus5109
      @piotrviatorus5109 Рік тому

      Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń - look: ua-cam.com/video/6l-V1IJHQC8/v-deo.html

    • @Knightfire66
      @Knightfire66 7 місяців тому

      ich find die kirche voll gruselig... milan kathedrale ist ähnlich. aber heller und besser...

  • @simongleaden2864
    @simongleaden2864 Рік тому +20

    Liverpool Cathedral is truly awesome and well worth a visit. The Lady Chapel on its own would be an impressive neo-Gothic church.

  • @rrocketman
    @rrocketman Рік тому +23

    The Church of Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) is the most amazing but most of the western world have no idea what has happened to it

    • @Heinrich12626
      @Heinrich12626 Рік тому +14

      It’s been converted into a Muslim Mosque sadly

    • @sandraleiva1633
      @sandraleiva1633 Рік тому +6

      @@Heinrich12626 😭😭😭

    • @arolemaprarath6615
      @arolemaprarath6615 Рік тому +1

      @@Heinrich12626 Islam = Arab
      So Hagia Sophia turned to arab

    • @vivliforia2262
      @vivliforia2262 Рік тому +6

      Hagia Sophia is a Greek word. Hagia means Holy, Sophia means Wisdom. Holy Wisdom.
      Arabs didn't turn the church into a mosque. The Ottoman did, and Erdogan did.

    • @protestanone
      @protestanone Рік тому

      Ne kadar gereksizsiniz. İspanyollar elhamrayı aldı. ABD bütün kıtayı kızlıderililerden aldı, avustralya aborjinşerden aldı. Bütün dünya bir yerde bir yere göç etti ama türkler hala tartışmanın merkezinde. Evet dünyanın en ihtişamlı katedraline bizde. Evet İstanbul bizde evet 500 milyon ortodoks İstanbula bağlı. İngilizler ingiltereyi terk ettikten sonra bu tartışmayı yaparız. Pardon bütün insanlık tekrar etiyopyaya dönerse biz de döneriz. Geri zekalı dindar topluluğu.

  • @amantedar123
    @amantedar123 Рік тому +22

    The Rotunda church in Mosta, Malta has the third unsupported dome in the world. The design of the church is based on the Pantheon in Rome. It was the site of an air bombing during world war II. A bomb fell right through the dome and did not explode.

    • @Luca_Schiano
      @Luca_Schiano Рік тому +5

      I was a guard for 25 years in the Pantheon of Rome (what Memories i can tell you!) And One day during a chat someone from Malta told me about the air bombing of their church, it's incredibile! The Pantheon's dome too Is unsupported becouse dont have any internal skeleton.

  • @vloplob
    @vloplob Рік тому +126

    Im missing Cologne Cathedral in this.

    • @cubachris3812
      @cubachris3812 Рік тому +11

      This video uses interior area (m^2) to compare. When using gross volume (m^3) instead Cologne cathedral would have made it on rank 6.

    • @tammoaust8164
      @tammoaust8164 Рік тому +2

      Colonel Cathedral is the bittest church in the World lol

    • @tammoaust8164
      @tammoaust8164 Рік тому +1

      *cologne

    • @LadyDragonsblood
      @LadyDragonsblood Рік тому +5

      @@tammoaust8164 Not the world, but in yes, in Europe. I am very upset it was not on this list.

    • @theowaigel8588
      @theowaigel8588 Рік тому +2

      Me too

  • @scronx
    @scronx Рік тому +20

    Bravo on your respectful but candid scholarship here. Fascinating and surprising material!

  • @davidsikanjic1271
    @davidsikanjic1271 Рік тому +37

    St Sava Temple ( Church of Saint Sava ) in Belgrade is missing, also Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow or Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia. Make part two !

  • @arnaumartinezperez5938
    @arnaumartinezperez5938 Рік тому +29

    What about sagrada familia?

  • @majy1735
    @majy1735 Рік тому +12

    And you didn't even mention the Basilica of Koekelberg in Brussels: it's the 5th largest Catholic church in the world. A glaring omission!

  • @debramoss2267
    @debramoss2267 Рік тому +26

    My friend was one of the carpenters who built Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and his mark is still hidden on the back of the altar. Feels strange seeing it amongst these, but it is an incredible experience, especially when singing, transcendent.

    • @Alfred5555
      @Alfred5555 Рік тому +1

      Its the largest cathedral in Britain. There are many interesting maker's marks and Freemason symbols etched into stones around the cathedral.

    • @debramoss2267
      @debramoss2267 Рік тому

      @@Alfred5555 yes, I used to like to go when it was quiet and have a little song of praise, the acoustics are phenomenal. I think it is also the biggest non-catholic cathedral in Europe, but people build and it's a long time since I checked.

    • @Alfred5555
      @Alfred5555 Рік тому +1

      @@debramoss2267 If not the whole world, but it's unique Anglocanism is worth recognising too.
      I still almost always visit when I go to Liverpool, atleast the park. I love how you can see that brief moment in history when Liverpool was the centre of the Victorian world from America to India, with the cathedral being built well after that time had passed, but almost like a crowning recognition of its history.

    • @debramoss2267
      @debramoss2267 Рік тому

      @@Alfred5555 I am very blessed to be a plastic scouser, lived here since I was 18, beautiful city and people.

    • @Alfred5555
      @Alfred5555 Рік тому +1

      @@debramoss2267 I imagine you fit in like anyone else by now, Liverpool had that long history of port town, mixing all sorts of people together in no time at all.
      I have a friend, born in Peru, raised in southern Spain, moved to England 7 years with hardly any English, now today you wouldn't know he wasn't born and raised in the city.

  • @EdMcF1
    @EdMcF1 Рік тому +12

    And then there is Lincoln Cathedral in England, which was for a while the tallest building on Earth, having been the first to surpass the Great Pyramid of Giza, and had its tower not collapsed, would have remained so until the Eiffel Tower was built in 1889.

    • @johngregory5424
      @johngregory5424 Рік тому

      Taller than Salisbury Cathedral?

    • @Woffy.
      @Woffy. Місяць тому

      Spot on, I Wiki'd my memory. Started 1072 (yes us Brits are old and we can build stuff, so can the French but don't tell them) earthquake in 1185 rebuilt to be tallest in the World at 160 meters ( 525 Feet for the Americans ) The the Spire collapsed in 1548. (no nothing posted on Reddit !). I remember how spectacular the flying buttresses and the size of the Rose window and how cold it can get. I was a Choir boy and sung (tried to) in Lincoln Cathedral, If you visit have a look for the Mouse carvings. Thank's EdMcF1 I can see Liverpool Cathedral over the water from my gaff, it may be larger but not spectacular as Lincoln.

  • @kresimirmilisa5560
    @kresimirmilisa5560 Рік тому +10

    all cathedrals are amazing nice video.

  • @Luboman411
    @Luboman411 Рік тому +11

    At 12:52. OMG, a modern church interior that I actually like! I was dreading seeing the interior from the plain exterior. But, wow, am I pleasantly surprised! It doesn't look like an overglorified office building cafeteria. It doesn't look like a church was put in a parking lot with some white walls. This is a wonderfully beautiful interior. It's riotously colorful, but also graceful. It uses the enormous space to full effect, with those huge mosaics under the dome shimmering so brightly. The mosaics themselves are also so delicate-looking, and proportional. Love that there is this electric blue tinge underlying most of the mosaics and the space itself. Truly a sight to see! I would love to visit now! Reminds me of the breathtaking modern interior of the Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona.

    • @piotrviatorus5109
      @piotrviatorus5109 Рік тому

      Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń - look: ua-cam.com/video/6l-V1IJHQC8/v-deo.html

    • @tiagocarioca
      @tiagocarioca Рік тому +1

      This beautiful church you liked is in Brazil, my country. I also like the interior of the church. The thing I like the most is that the painting is contemporary but still looks sacred and holy. It doesn't look like you are in Starbucks like everything modern today.

    • @alanhowe1455
      @alanhowe1455 Рік тому

      OMG is a blasphemy. Please don't use it.

    • @nightnight7933
      @nightnight7933 Рік тому

      I live in Brazil, she is really beautiful inside. Pope Francis already held a mass there a few years ago, there is a video on UA-cam about

  • @UND1989
    @UND1989 Рік тому +5

    The 'reconquista' was not Catholics recovering Spain from the Moors, it was Christians reclaiming Spain for Christian Europe. At the time of the reconquista, the Reformation had not yet taken place.

    • @mikesaunders4775
      @mikesaunders4775 Рік тому +1

      It is always touch and go for accuracy when an American writes the script.

    • @andrewrolwes6034
      @andrewrolwes6034 Місяць тому

      The reconquista was undertaken and completed by "Their Most Catholic Majesties" the Kings and Queens of Spain over a 700+ year period. Martin Luther was 8 or 9 years old when the reconquista was completed, so it most certainly was the restoration of the Catholic faith in Spain.

  • @joedance14
    @joedance14 Рік тому +11

    The Milan cathedral is “Duomo di Milano”. The “il Duomo” cathedral is in Florence, Italy.

    • @filippomazzoli607
      @filippomazzoli607 Рік тому +5

      "Duomo" is another italian word for "the most important house of God in the town", so a Duomo is present in every city that can afford it. BTW, this list is so approssimate; the Duomo di Firenze, Florence's chatedral, is bigger than some of these church and his dome = Cupola it's the biggest of the world!

    • @joedance14
      @joedance14 Рік тому +1

      @@filippomazzoli607 Agreed!

  • @MaximusAugustusOrthodox
    @MaximusAugustusOrthodox Рік тому +5

    beautiful churches ❤ you feel in them like you are in heaven 🙏

  • @asporner
    @asporner Рік тому +8

    Inaccuracy about St. Peters Basilica. St. Peter was not the founder of the Catholic Faith, it was Christ himself. (Mt 16:18). St. Peter was the first pope.

  • @eugeniocallegaro6618
    @eugeniocallegaro6618 Рік тому +9

    Santa Giustina Minor Basilica in Padua is among the world biggest but sadly so often forgotten

    • @piotrviatorus5109
      @piotrviatorus5109 Рік тому +1

      Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń - look: ua-cam.com/video/6l-V1IJHQC8/v-deo.html

    • @eugeniocallegaro6618
      @eugeniocallegaro6618 Рік тому

      @@piotrviatorus5109 I'll go see it next time I'm nearby 🌲

  • @utube4andydent
    @utube4andydent Рік тому +20

    Liverpool cathedral is also home to the heaviest complete peal of bells rung full circle in the world. It’s almost easy to forget the scale of the bell chamber. Two double decker busses could drive in a circle around the bells and a garden shed looks like a toy! I agree it’s well worth a visit. It’s a large cathedral built on a grand scale even during the Second World War the building did not stop. An amazing statement for the Liverpool people.

    • @alanhowe1455
      @alanhowe1455 Рік тому

      Wonder how many regular attendees they get there...

    • @Hadrian363
      @Hadrian363 Рік тому +2

      @@alanhowe1455 I live in Liverpool and can confirm this is always full of tourists and parked up coaches. A big draw for visitors is the tour to the top of the bell tower, you ascend in a lift to the bottom of the bell tower where you then climb the tower's stone stair wells around the bell itself. On a clear day from the top of the tower you have great views of Blackpool, North Wales and some of the taller buildings in Manchester. Fun fact; Liverpool has the 2nd largest tourist industry of the UK, second only to London of course.

    • @alanhowe1455
      @alanhowe1455 Рік тому +1

      @@Hadrian363 I didn't mean visitors or tourists, but actual parishioners who believe in the truths of Christianity.

    • @DarwinskiYT
      @DarwinskiYT Рік тому

      Liverpool has 2 cathedrals
      The 2nd is a more modern catholic one

    • @worldeuro
      @worldeuro Рік тому

      @@Hadrian363 hardly gets anyone there unless its a service for someone who has died in the City

  • @KunalDebChandra
    @KunalDebChandra Рік тому +4

    St. Joesph Oratory Basilica is a must see church in Montreal, Quebec. I highly recommend anyone visit this Basilica.

  • @darshy927
    @darshy927 Рік тому +7

    'Mega church' has the same energy as calling an aquarium a water zoo

  • @Heinrich12626
    @Heinrich12626 Рік тому +4

    Wtf? The mighty glorious Cologne Cathedral is missing Are you kidding me?
    The Kaiserpfalz in Aachen,Frankfurt Cathedral,Munich Cathedral,Mainz Cathedral,Berlin Cathedral,Freiburg Cathedral,Regensburg Cathedral

  • @pretparkfansbelgie
    @pretparkfansbelgie Рік тому +11

    Why no Sagrada Familia from Spain? Its a nice and informative video ❤️

    • @dalinaddei
      @dalinaddei Рік тому +2

      Surely one of the most beautiful but not of the largest

    • @lioneldemun6033
      @lioneldemun6033 Рік тому

      Because its construction is not achieved yet.

    • @piotrviatorus5109
      @piotrviatorus5109 Рік тому

      Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń - look: ua-cam.com/video/6l-V1IJHQC8/v-deo.html

    • @Jim1971a
      @Jim1971a Рік тому

      It’s too small

  • @Ozymandi_as
    @Ozymandi_as Рік тому +5

    That Portuguese basilica looks like a conference centre.

  • @hypsyzygy506
    @hypsyzygy506 Рік тому +5

    Underground Basilica, Lourdes ?
    Valley of the Fallen, Spain ?

  • @mikeneale9790
    @mikeneale9790 Рік тому +5

    I attended Liverpool Cathedral's completion service as an air cadet (1128 Sqn). I remember the day very well, mainly due to the kid in front of me not being able to co-ordinate his arms and legs whilst marching, tripping me several times.

  • @orbitboi63
    @orbitboi63 Рік тому +7

    Left out the church in Cologne

  • @cherylpurdue888
    @cherylpurdue888 7 місяців тому

    Great churches,I love the stained glass windows 😊

  • @chaosjacky
    @chaosjacky Рік тому +10

    Where's cologne! The place is literally on the map only because of it's cathedral

  • @CharlesSeraphDrums
    @CharlesSeraphDrums Рік тому +6

    You missed Saint Sava in Belgrade which can fit 30,000 people and the Kazan Cathedral in Saint Petersburg

  • @Coretnor
    @Coretnor Рік тому +6

    Guys, Il Duomo is in Florence, and has, get this, A GIANT DOME.

  • @almeggs3247
    @almeggs3247 Рік тому +12

    Well at least you were historically accurate when you admitted that that non catholic cathedrals in England and Germany were originally Catholic!

    • @kaloarepo288
      @kaloarepo288 Рік тому +3

      Not all -St Paul's in London was built by Anglicans and the big cathedral in Berlin that looks like it was built by Lutherans.Many many examples of cathedrals built by Protestants but generally speaking the biggest and most opulent are Catholic as that religion sets more store on that type of thing.

    • @jurgentreue1200
      @jurgentreue1200 Рік тому +1

      St Michaels in Hamburg was built after the European Reformation. First built around the mid 17th century by Protestants .

    • @kathleenguloy7906
      @kathleenguloy7906 Рік тому

      Again, it is sense of faith we wish the very best to home our Lord. Poor parishioners with monetary help from their bishop, have the same sentiment, their own homes may be most simple, but as they contributed to the beauty of their church building, they are proud and share in its beauty and honor of their Lord.

    • @kaloarepo288
      @kaloarepo288 Рік тому +3

      @@jurgentreue1200 Also the beautiful domed Frauenkirche in Dresden -destroyed during World War Two but rebuilt.Then there are the vast Protestant cathedrals in the U.S.A.,Canada and Australia -like St John the Divine in New York and National cathedral in Washington,St Pauls in Melbourne.Riverside Baptist church also in New York City.

    • @jurgentreue1200
      @jurgentreue1200 Рік тому

      @@kaloarepo288 ,, my parents grew up in Hamburg during WWII. I was born in Hamburg but have lived in Australia since 1960. Der Michel (the name for St Michaels in the local language) luckily escaped any serious damage during WWII. Quite extraordinary, since Hamburg was one of the most bombed cities in Germany.

  • @LadyDragonsblood
    @LadyDragonsblood Рік тому +24

    You left out the LARGEST Cathedral in Europe. The Kölner Dom in Köln, Germany.

    • @maxdavis7722
      @maxdavis7722 Рік тому

      That’s not the largest in Europe, many on this list are larger.

    • @LadyDragonsblood
      @LadyDragonsblood Рік тому

      @@maxdavis7722 Actually it is the largest in Europe.

    • @oceans6515
      @oceans6515 Рік тому

      @@LadyDragonsblood Actually...the largest cathedral in Europe is Seville Cathedral. Please be informed before speaking on something.

    • @LadyDragonsblood
      @LadyDragonsblood Рік тому +1

      @@oceans6515 At 157 m , the Kölner Dom is the tallest twin-spired church in the world, the second tallest church in Europe after Ulm Minster, and the third tallest church of any kind in the world. It is the largest Gothic church in Europe and has the second-tallest spires. The towers for its two huge spires give the cathedral the largest façade of any church in the world. (This came directly from the guide book I purchased there. Regardless, it SHOULD have been on this list!)

    • @oceans6515
      @oceans6515 Рік тому

      @@LadyDragonsblood Hun, maybe you could try googling Seville Cathedral instead of reading a guide book. Have a great day, and yes it should have been on the list!

  • @laninepomuceno6774
    @laninepomuceno6774 Рік тому +2

    God bless us I love it very beautiful and I want to travel around the world together my family, friends and relatives. In God all things are possible po. Thanks From Lani D. Nepomuceno, Philippines

  • @grammybear4226
    @grammybear4226 Рік тому +2

    🐼 Big Panda Bear Hugs from a 69 yr old grandma in Texas, USA. 🐼 ❤ 🎀 👍 🧚‍♂ 🐈 🧚 🍀 💐

  • @brucejackson4219
    @brucejackson4219 Рік тому +14

    Yes, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral is more than just "worth a visit." But then I am a native of the fair city-hopefully not biased by this.
    Also, about 1000 yards away along Hope Street is the more modern ["circular"] Roman Catholic Cathedral-not to be overlooked by visitors.

    • @carharrttrbx2530
      @carharrttrbx2530 Рік тому +1

      Not only is there the Liverpool Anglican cathedral and the metropolitan cathedral, not a cathedral but a church however is the bombed out church, a church that is completely hollow in the middle

    • @Gaffer_Bouncers
      @Gaffer_Bouncers Рік тому +1

      Paddy's wig wam

    • @brucejackson4219
      @brucejackson4219 Рік тому

      @@carharrttrbx2530 You are referring to St Luke's church some 1000 yards from each cathedral. It is a monument to the city surviving the WW2 Blitz by the Luftwaffe. Well worth a visit : it has a website which is most informative. Thankfully time has mitigated the terrible memory of such attacks on our city-and the likes of Jurgen Klopp [LFC manager] have more than just helped the healing process.

    • @piotrviatorus5109
      @piotrviatorus5109 Рік тому +1

      Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń - look: ua-cam.com/video/6l-V1IJHQC8/v-deo.html

    • @brucejackson4219
      @brucejackson4219 Рік тому

      @@piotrviatorus5109 A very pleasing drone photography presentation - accompanied by a Bach JS rendition.

  • @oscarcanero3460
    @oscarcanero3460 Рік тому +40

    Seville's Cathedral is the biggest gothic Cathedral in the world. So, imposible to rank Munster or Milan in those higher positions.

    • @Lacteagalaxia
      @Lacteagalaxia Рік тому +3

      Tienes toda la razón una de dos o cuentan mal los años en que se han acabado esas y encima la de Milán es similar en tamaño pero fue acabada en el xlx por lo tanto no es gótica o gótica " pura" sería neogótica y no valdría y me gusta menos que la de sevilla

    • @thomashausner6962
      @thomashausner6962 Рік тому +6

      As far as I know, the tower of the Ulm Münster is the highest of any churches. Probably that'a why it is listed. But this shortlist is a bit weird anyway. That one church on SA looks like a train station. What about Cologne Dome, the largest north of the Alps. Or the Dome of Speyer, the largest church in Romanesque style in the world?

    • @hazhoner5727
      @hazhoner5727 Рік тому +3

      LOL
      Milan Duomo is 12.000 square metres, Sevilla cathedral is 11,520 square emtres, WTF are you babbling about??

    • @johnholt890
      @johnholt890 Рік тому

      These measurements are very subjective.

  • @2JGamer007
    @2JGamer007 Рік тому +2

    Milan cathedral gets no love it's so beautiful and outstanding compared to the rest

  • @qcop4921
    @qcop4921 Рік тому

    I appreciate all this in terms of architecture. As far as the morals behind this pratice, it's up each person to debate for themselves

  • @tomtom2806
    @tomtom2806 Рік тому +2

    Why is Cologne Cathedral missing in this list?

  • @user-bu9vk1bl4p
    @user-bu9vk1bl4p 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for mentioning Ethiopias lalibela bete medhaniyalem ኢትዮጵያ ለዘላለም ትኑር ❤❤💚💛❤️🇪🇹🇪🇹

  • @ryan-jonnoble6793
    @ryan-jonnoble6793 Рік тому +3

    Look out the window everyday to the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. Not religious but love it!

    • @toni4729
      @toni4729 15 днів тому

      Do you ever wonder if there's a God watching down on all this money?

  • @gbvtt76
    @gbvtt76 Рік тому +2

    if you don't know about it Rouen's notre dame is pretty incredible, it's flamboyant gotic architecture at it's finest and was the highest building in the world for a few years, I recommend a lot

  • @deutschegeschichte4972
    @deutschegeschichte4972 Рік тому +3

    so. Im assuming Cologne Cathedral, the Vyšehrad, church of our lady before Týn, and Saint Vitus cathedral don't exist?

  • @andrejmarkovich7008
    @andrejmarkovich7008 Рік тому +3

    Where is Saint Sava’s basilica in Belgrade?

  • @quintusfernando7396
    @quintusfernando7396 Рік тому +10

    There is no church that can beat St Peter's Basilica of Vatican .***
    There are several very large churches in Italy. not mentioned in this video. ***
    With Love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

  • @iainjohnson1235
    @iainjohnson1235 Рік тому +17

    suprised to see Liverpool Cathedral and not St. Pauls Cathedral which although over 300 years old still ranks as having one of the biggest unsupported domes in the world.

    • @bubbaraywoods
      @bubbaraywoods Рік тому +5

      Liverpool is bigger though. The Roman Catholic cathedral there was supposed to be even bigger but was scaled back due to ww2. It’s still got it’s original crypt though which is huge.

    • @ruinedcraft4830
      @ruinedcraft4830 Рік тому

      I am amazed and blessed to see more and more people worshipping God. ua-cam.com/video/EdoZMurKQJA/v-deo.html

    • @davehoward22
      @davehoward22 Рік тому +1

      largest unsupported concrete dome is the ballisca in rome..pretty incredible as it was built 2000 years ago

    • @marksimons2759
      @marksimons2759 Рік тому +1

      St Paul's fits inside the Anglican it's that big!

    • @peterwhitaker4038
      @peterwhitaker4038 Рік тому +2

      well you can't argue with statistics. Liverpool Anglican Cathedral is biggest in U.K. there is another Cathedral very close by, the Catholic Cathedral known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. both are sperated by a short street called 'Hope Street'. both are worth a visit when in City of Liverpool.

  • @mike199219921992
    @mike199219921992 Рік тому +5

    What happens with the Koekelberg Basilic Bruxelles?
    Or the Cathedral from Cologne?
    Or St.Pauls Cathedral London?
    Or Stephanadom Vienna?
    Or Cathedral Straatsburg?
    I missing a lot of big churches in this video

  • @Allohjac
    @Allohjac Рік тому +6

    The basilica of Yamoussoukro is an amazing building you get to visit. It has big Versailles style gardens, and you’ll get the possibility to see the whole town while you’re at the top of it. There also is an immense hospital adjacent to it so in case you get any kind of trouble while being there, you’ll find the best possible medical treatment you need.
    There is also a very beautiful cathedral in Abidjan called Saint Paul. Dude, you get to visit it as well!!!
    We Ivorians are very proud to have these kind of church in our country, our land. So the comments of the author(s) of this video are only his (theirs) and only depict his (their) point of view.

    • @CamiloOsSan
      @CamiloOsSan 11 місяців тому +2

      i gonna create a trip to visit with my local Colombian church we have traveled to a lot places to meet our catholic brothers around the world

    • @JuanPeron007
      @JuanPeron007 8 місяців тому +1

      Good to know. Thanks for telling us all this info

  • @michaelafrancis1361
    @michaelafrancis1361 Рік тому +2

    Ulm cathedral might be the tallest protestant cathedral but it is in no other way the largest. That honor belongs to York Minster in England.

    • @mikesaunders4775
      @mikesaunders4775 Рік тому

      Until the late 19th century Salisbury (404ft) had the tallest spire, It was a decision of Kaiser Wilhelm the second to give Ulm its spire to wind up Queen Victoria.

  • @christosdiafas9192
    @christosdiafas9192 Рік тому +5

    Where is Barcelona's Sagrada Famiglia?

  • @c-historia
    @c-historia Рік тому +2

    2:42 the best, Milan 🔝

  • @siquemcortes8653
    @siquemcortes8653 Рік тому +1

    You forgot the most beatiful of all, The Beatiful Prinvince temple in Guadalajara, Mexico; able to seat 15,000 people at once.

  • @nightnight7933
    @nightnight7933 Рік тому +1

    12:00 The Basilica Lady of Aparecida, in Brazil, is the second largest in the world. Its indoor area has the capacity for up to 30,000 people for a mass, while the outdoor area has the capacity to support an mass of 300,000 people.

  • @cedricdally7375
    @cedricdally7375 Рік тому +6

    The number 1 was lovely as African country, not the best everyone expected but size matter too very big well done 👍🏿 Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 ❤❤🎉😂

    • @toni4729
      @toni4729 Рік тому

      Complete waste of money. Some new schools could have been better for the country.

    • @hazhoner5727
      @hazhoner5727 Рік тому +1

      It's an horrendous copy of ST Peter in Vatican

  • @Episcopalianacolyte
    @Episcopalianacolyte Рік тому +16

    I love small churches.

    • @alanhowe1455
      @alanhowe1455 Рік тому

      I love the people who gather in the buildings - they're the real church.

  • @jurgentreue1200
    @jurgentreue1200 Рік тому +4

    To put things into perspective, Angkor Wat in Cambodia is still the largest religious structure ever built and is still being used for religious purposes today. Theravada Buddhist monks and nuns can still be seen today practicing the religion. Angkor Wat is still a site for pilgrimage for Buddhists today.

    • @penyembahnabcabl9535
      @penyembahnabcabl9535 Рік тому

      Angkor hindhu temple ...borobudur the biggest budhsim temple ...

    • @penyembahnabcabl9535
      @penyembahnabcabl9535 Рік тому

      Angkor hindhu temple ...borobudur the biggest budhsim temple ...

    • @jurgentreue1200
      @jurgentreue1200 Рік тому +1

      @@penyembahnabcabl9535 ,, Angkor Wat hasn't been a Hindu temple since the late 12th century, when Jayavarman VII became king of the Khmer empire. He was Buddhist and converted the Khmer empire state religion to Buddhism.

    • @JuanPeron007
      @JuanPeron007 8 місяців тому +1

      Wow, I might sound ignorant, but I didn't know their were Buddhist in Cambodia. It's very nice to know.

    • @jurgentreue1200
      @jurgentreue1200 8 місяців тому

      @@JuanPeron007 ,, over 95% of Cambodians are Theravada Buddhist. Same for Thailand and around 70% for Laos.

  • @danielanthony1226
    @danielanthony1226 Рік тому +12

    They are some massive churches in Nigeria.🌍

  • @patricksheehan8157
    @patricksheehan8157 Рік тому +3

    The National Shrine in Washington DC should be on this list, it's certainly worthy and the tenth largest Catholic Church in the world.

  • @gdanski_G
    @gdanski_G Рік тому +6

    Interesting that you did not include the biggest brick church in the world that have a capacity for 25,000 people. St. Mary's Church in Gdańsk Poland.

    • @auguscik_
      @auguscik_ 7 місяців тому

      jasna gora in czestochowa [my family city] is very big and impresive too

  • @udayanchauhan8110
    @udayanchauhan8110 Рік тому +3

    Do on temples too

  • @kevindagame
    @kevindagame Рік тому +4

    Not on here, but St. Simeon, The Cave Church in Cairo is the biggest church I've visited. Not to mention, they have zipline

  • @mohang.chander363
    @mohang.chander363 Рік тому +6

    Stunning architecture and good narration.

  • @lray1948
    @lray1948 Рік тому +8

    One thing is evident. The more modern of these churches that try to imitate or mimic the classical architecture of the past do a woefully inadequate job of doing so.

  • @zupermaus9276
    @zupermaus9276 Рік тому +1

    Seville's belltower La Giralda is actually the former minaret of the old mosque

  • @derwahrheitdieehre8235
    @derwahrheitdieehre8235 Рік тому

    Nice Tartarian Power Stations!

  • @wncjan
    @wncjan Рік тому +3

    You missed the Keukelberg Basilica in Brussels, Belgium.

  • @luclasaw
    @luclasaw Місяць тому

    There a lot of modern being building around the world today but nothing can compare with the stunning, marvellous and full of details from the churches architeture from Europe

  • @spottsfreund
    @spottsfreund Рік тому +1

    traditional churches are so damn beautiful

  • @danreptonmusic5693
    @danreptonmusic5693 Рік тому +1

    the most beautiful thing about liverpool anglican cathedral is how huge it looks from a distance. there’s a street i walk past on the way to university that you can see the cathedral from if you look down, and it looks massive from there.

    • @94blondebimbo
      @94blondebimbo Рік тому

      I'm going to take a guess that you are talking about Rodney Street?

  • @richardcornel9003
    @richardcornel9003 Рік тому

    16:00 - Where was this taken? I know this is not the actual St. Peter's Basilica. Is it at Miniature Park in Inwald, Poland?

  • @martino_yes
    @martino_yes Рік тому +1

    I didn't know middle eastern countries still tolerated us middle eastern Christians, I'm so happy! I'm an Assyrian roman catholic, and every day I wonder how my homeland would be, but it has been torn by multiple events. I wish to see it one day, flourishing!

    • @worldeuro
      @worldeuro Рік тому

      They dont. Thousands of Christians are being persecuted in the Middle East especially Muslim countries being forced to convert to Islam or face death.

  • @Christian-uv6gs
    @Christian-uv6gs Рік тому +2

    Where are Duomo di Siena, and Orvieto, and Florence? Come oooooonnn!

  • @Diddi68
    @Diddi68 7 місяців тому

    For us Orthodox Christians, Agia Sofia will always be the heart of the Orthodox world.

  • @akdamagecontrol
    @akdamagecontrol Рік тому +1

    What about the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah? It can hold over 21,000 people. An airliner could comfortably park inside.

  • @FelixKiene
    @FelixKiene Рік тому +2

    Cologne Cathedral is missing.

  • @terryedwards171
    @terryedwards171 Рік тому +10

    Funny story about St John The Devine: They had peacocks on the church property and one day someone stole one of them. But the next day they bought it back because it was too loud.

    • @reynosoperez2747
      @reynosoperez2747 Рік тому +2

      The Basilica of St. Joseph in Montreal, Canada deserves a place here. It is one of the largest in the world, also, the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.

  • @laninepomuceno6774
    @laninepomuceno6774 Рік тому

    God bless us start and end your day with our ALMIGHTY GOD. THANKS

  • @mmeeddddddozzzzzzz3421
    @mmeeddddddozzzzzzz3421 Рік тому +2

    the architect who designed the Liverpool cathedral looks somewhat startled, almost as if he didn't expect to be picked.

  • @jean-paullanghoor6917
    @jean-paullanghoor6917 Рік тому +3

    Very very strange : the 5th biggest church in the world, the National Basilica of Koekelberg in Brussels is not there... And it is also the biggest Art-Deco church in the world...

    • @BugBug81
      @BugBug81 Рік тому

      it also depend of which mesurement you count, because Koeklberg is not the tallest, or the longest, but it's vast, but yeah many people forget about this one...

  • @pateeke
    @pateeke Рік тому +1

    Koekelberg Belgium?

  • @Jim1971a
    @Jim1971a Рік тому

    I have doubts as to how accurate this list is.

  • @dejanstepa9555
    @dejanstepa9555 Рік тому +6

    Hagia Sofia..10 places empty then the rest...only the fact that it is 1000 years older than the next oldes one...

  • @DanPark-tv8dq
    @DanPark-tv8dq 11 місяців тому

    Love it

  • @lifapereira9397
    @lifapereira9397 Рік тому +2

    Amazing churches awesome 👍

  • @aoilpe
    @aoilpe Рік тому +1

    Seville Cathedral is built INTO the Mosque ! La Giralda was the Minaret…

  • @CamiloOsSan
    @CamiloOsSan 11 місяців тому +1

    I´m really proud to be Catholic i wish soon we can recover and rebuild all the mega churches destroyed and profaned by miulims during the centuries !

  • @shapeoftimes
    @shapeoftimes Рік тому +5

    These are Mega Churches indeed. Opinions are going to be really divided on this one. Greetings from Canada!

  • @rogeriomonteiro760
    @rogeriomonteiro760 Рік тому +8

    Unfortunately the church of Cluny III was demolished, otherwise it would be in this selection. I think you might make the 15 maddest churches on Earth. In my opinion the church of Beauvais would rank in the top.

    • @sheilanixon913
      @sheilanixon913 Рік тому

      The serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Belgrade will be one of the biggest cathedrals in the world once it is finished

    • @rogeriomonteiro760
      @rogeriomonteiro760 Рік тому +2

      @@sheilanixon913 Yes, but it will not be in this list, because it is not big enough. Nor the biggest actual Ortodox Cathedral, the People´s Salvation Cathedral in Bucharest.

  • @kingtut4509
    @kingtut4509 Рік тому +3

    Should have listed St Issac in St Petersburg Russia.

  • @Ravishankar19682
    @Ravishankar19682 Рік тому +1

    Praise the Lord💯✝️with Tribute and Glory💯✝️🙌🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @chrisdaniiel
    @chrisdaniiel Рік тому

    In Asia, Theres a larger church called "Bethany Nginden" in Indonesia, Surabaya.

  • @dionyates2482
    @dionyates2482 Рік тому +17

    Number 10 is known as Anglican Cathedral of Liverpool, close to the Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral. The architect is Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, not just 'Gilbert Scott'.

    • @sandraleiva1633
      @sandraleiva1633 Рік тому +6

      No one cares about made up titles like Sir. Other people aren't subject to British classicism.

    • @robertwilloughby8050
      @robertwilloughby8050 Рік тому +8

      Fun Fact - Giles Gilbert Scott was a Roman Catholic, and Fred Gibberd, who designed the Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral was an Anglican (and was good friends with Giles Gilbert Scott son!)

    • @dionyates2482
      @dionyates2482 Рік тому +7

      @@sandraleiva1633 Classism, you mean? Some DO care and they don't need your blessing. It can also indicate whether he was esteemed in his field. PS how much of our culture isn't 'made up'? That's the very meaning of culture.

    • @deutschegeschichte4972
      @deutschegeschichte4972 Рік тому +2

      @@dionyates2482 I agree with you, however she is simply making the point that people will understand just fine if they say their actual name instead of adding the Sir. Although thanks for the fun fact.

    • @kathleenguloy7906
      @kathleenguloy7906 Рік тому +2

      Different culture.