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This is a list of the largest Eastern Orthodox church buildings in the world, based on area and capacity. Any Eastern Orthodox church building that has a capacity of 3,000 people or more, can be added to this page. 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 was later converted into a mosque. Sorting is done by volume (priority) and area. The church building are listed in alphabetical order according to country. The churches are from various jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

List

Name Image Area (m²) Gross volume (m³) Capacity Built City Country Jurisdiction Notes
Interior Exterior
People's Salvation Cathedral
Catedrala Mântuirii Neamului - București (Iulie 2020).jpg
 8,400 m² [1][2][3][4] ca. 13,670 m²[1][4][5][6] 478,857 m³[4] 7,000 [lower-alpha 1][7] 2010–present Bucharest Romania Romania Patriarchate of Romania Along with the largest volume and interior area, 126,1 m high and 120 m long, it is the tallest and longest Orthodox church building in the world.[4]
Saint Isaac's Cathedral [lower-alpha 2]
Saint Isaac's Cathedral in SPB.jpeg
 4,000 m² [8] 7,418 m²[9] 260,000 m³ 12,000 [10] 1818-1858, Museum 1931 Saint Petersburg Russia Russia State Russian Museum With 105 m length and 93 m width it is the Orthodox church building that has the greatest groundfloor extent.
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia Mars 2013.jpg
 255,800 m³ [11] 532–537 Istanbul  Turkey Ecumenical Patriarchate 537-1453 converted to mosque
Church of Saint Sava
St. Sava Temple.jpg
 3,650 m² [lower-alpha 3][12] 4,830 m²[13] 170,000 m³ [12] 6,000−10,000 [lower-alpha 4][14][12] 1935–2004 Belgrade Serbia Serbia Serbian Patriarchate It is the tallest (78 m), longest (91 m), widest (81 m) and largest (by area and volume) church building in the Balkans.
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Moscow July 2011-7a.jpg
 3,990 m² [15][16] [lower-alpha 5] 6,829.3 m² [15][17] 101,992 m³ [15] 10,000 [18] 1839–1883, Demolished 1931, Rebuilt 1994–2000 Moscow Russia Russia Moscow Patriarchate The church building has an underground area of 28,000 m², it contains the hall of the church council with 1,250 places, the hall of the synod meetings, refectory, and technical installations[19]
Kazan Cathedral
Kazan Cathedral - panoramio (1).jpg
 1811 Saint Petersburg Russia Russia Moscow Patriarchate
Trinity Izmailovsky Cathedral
Spb 06-2017 img06 Trinity Cathedral.jpg
 3,500 m²
[20] 		3,000
[20] 		1835 Saint Petersburg Russia Russia Moscow Patriarchate
Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi (Tsminda Sameba Cathedral) 1995-2004 Tbilisi Georgia (country) Georgia Patriarchate of Georgia
Novocherkassk Ascension Cathedral
Войсковой Вознесенский собор - усыпальница Героев Отечественной войны 1812 года.jpg
 135,000 m³
[21] 		1904 Novocherkassk Russia Russia Moscow Patriarchate
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
AlexanderNevskyCathedral-Sofia-6.jpg
 3,170 m²
[22] 		86,000 m³
[23] 		5,000
[24] 		1882-1912 Sofia Bulgaria Bulgaria Patriarchate of Bulgaria It is the tallest (53 m) and largest (by area and volume) Orthodox cathedral in the Balkan peninsula.
Transfiguration Cathedral
Украина, Одесса - Свято-Преображенский кафедральный собор 02.jpg
 9,000
[25] 		1837, rebuilt 2003 Odesa Ukraine Ukraine Moscow Patriarchate
Smolny Convent
Smolny Convent.jpg
 6,000
[26] 		1764 Saint Petersburg Russia Russia Moscow Patriarchate
Kronstadt Naval Cathedral
Naval Cathedral of St Nicholas in Kronstadt 02.jpg
 1913 Kronstadt Russia Russia Moscow Patriarchate
Church of Saint Panteleimon
Saint Panteleimon Acharnon.jpg
 1930 Athens Greece Greece Greek Orthodox Church
Holy Trinity Cathedral 1990–present Baia Mare Romania Romania Patriarchate of Romania
Annunciation Cathedral
Zalopan', Kharkov, Kharkovskaya oblast', Ukraine - panoramio (10).jpg
 5,000
[27] 		1901 Kharkiv Ukraine Ukraine Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Saint Andrew of Patras
Agios Andreas Church Patras Dec 2016.jpg
 2,600 m²
[28] 		7,000
[28] 		1908–1974[29] Patras Greece Greece Greek Orthodox Church
Cathedral of the Lord's Ascension 1,706 m²
[30] 		2017 Bacău Romania Romania Patriarchate of Romania
Resurrection Cathedral
Orthodox Church Tirana 2016 albania.jpg
 2014 Tirana Albania Albania Albanian Orthodox Church
Timișoara Orthodox Cathedral
Alba Iulia.jpg
 1,542 m²[31] 50,000 m³
[31] 		5,000
[32] 		1940 Timișoara Romania Romania Patriarchate of Romania With 91 m height It is the second tallest church building in Romania.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Alexander-Newski-Kathedrale.JPG
 1900 Tallinn Estonia Estonia Moscow Patriarchate
Agios Minas Cathedral
Crete Iraklio4 tango7174.jpg
 1,350 m²
[33] 		1895 Heraklion Greece Greece Greek Orthodox Church
Saint Mark's Church
Crkva Svetog Marka u Beogradu.jpg
 1931–1940 Belgrade Serbia Serbia Serbian Patriarchate
Saints Boris and Gleb Cathedral
Daugavpils Ss Boris and Gleb Orthodox Cathedral (2).jpg
 1905 Daugavpils Latvia Latvia Moscow Patriarchate
Poti Cathedral
Cathedral in Poti, Georgia.jpg
 1906 Poti Georgia (country) Georgia Patriarchate of Georgia
Uspenski Cathedral
Uspenski Cathedral Helsinki 2012.jpg
 1868 Helsinki Finland Finland Finnish Orthodox Church
St. Michael's Cathedral
Свято-Михайлівський кафедральний собор (Черкаси) 2.jpg
 2000 Cherkasy Ukraine Ukraine Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Jerusalem Holy Sepulchre BW 19.JPG
 10,000[34] 326 Jerusalem Israel/State of Palestine Israel/Palestine Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Transfiguration Cathedral of Ugresha Monastery
Ugreshi.jpg
 1894 Dzerzhinsky, Moscow Oblast Russia Russia Moscow Patriarchate
Church of the Nativity of Christ
Церковь Рождества Христова в Кыштыме (действующая).jpg
 5,000[35] 1857 Kyshtym Russia Russia Moscow Patriarchate
St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral
St. Nicola's Cathedral.JPG
 1753 Saint Petersburg Russia Russia Moscow Patriarchate
Sophia Cathedral
St Sophia cathedral Pushkin 1.jpg
 1788 Saint Petersburg Russia Russia Moscow Patriarchate
Uzhhorod Orthodox Cathedral
Katedrála Krista Spasitele III.jpg
 1990 Uzhhorod Ukraine Ukraine Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Iași Metropolitan Cathedral
RO, IS , Iasi , Metropolitan Cathedral 1.jpg
 3,000
[36] 		1887 Iași Romania Romania Patriarchate of Romania
Church of Holy Transfiguration
Pancevo oldchurch.jpg
 1873–1878 Pančevo Serbia Serbia Serbian Patriarchate

See also

  • List of tallest Eastern Orthodox church buildings
  • List of largest church buildings
  • List of tallest domes
  • Lists of cathedrals
  • List of Greek Orthodox churches in the United States
  • List of Russian Orthodox churches

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The cathedral is projected for 10,000 people in the main cathedral building and underground galleries. A total of 7,000 peoples/worshipers can attend at the holy liturgy in the same time, with 1,000 – choirs (three places), clergy, three levels of balconies right-left, and 6,000 pilgrims. In the underground galleries can be accommodate 3,000 peoples.
  2. ↑ Currently functions as a museum
  3. ↑ The official site specifies that, the Nave & Altar area is 3,650 m2 and the three Narthex area is 1,444 m2. The total internal area of the temple (cathedral) is 5,094 m2 (without stairs). On the official site, the area of the temple is specified separately, not as a total. This is why confusion arises. Note! To the paragraph above: No, the official site does not say that. 1,444 sq. meters is the combined area of the second level and not the floor. This 1,444 sq. meters is the combined area of the balconies for the choirs. This is clearly stated in the official site and there is no confusion. Furthermore, the total external area of the church (without the stairs) is 4830 sq. meters – given by the official cadastre.
  4. ↑ The official site specifies that, on the nave floor can be accommodated 7,000 worshipers. More precisely 6,300 worshipers on the nave floor and 700 choirs (balconies). In the temple galleries (underground), can be accommodated 3,000 worshipers. Also the official site specifies that, in total 10,000 worshipers, can accommodated on the nave floor and in the underground galleries. The nave floor criterion is considered standard without annexes. Also valued at 10,000 can be disputed including the annexes, to increase the value.
  5. ↑ The church covers 3980 m2

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Romania's National Cathedral. Construction World May 2018
  2. ↑ "Catedrala Neamului". Patriarhia Română.ro. http://www.catedralaneamului.ro/index.php/construim-catedrala/o-catedrala-pentru-capitala-date-corecte-si-semnificative. 
  3. ↑ "The biggest orthodox church in the world". Business-review.eu. 23 November 2018. http://business-review.eu/br-exclusive/cathedral-of-the-nations-salvation-the-largest-orthodox-church-in-the-world-two-days-before-the-consecration-191764. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Conceptul Catedralei – Catedrala Națională" (in ro-RO). https://catedrala-nationala.ro/conceptul-catedralei/. 
  5. ↑ The Database of Buildings: Catedrala Mântuirii Neamului Românesc in Bucharest [1]
  6. ↑ Annual Report Umdasch Group 2018: The largest church in the Balkans (PDF)
  7. ↑ Iftimiu, Aurelian (2018-06-29). "Mosaic icons began to be applied on the National Cathedral's iconostasis" (in en). Basilica.ro. http://basilica.ro/en/mosaic-icons-began-to-be-applied-on-the-national-cathedrals-iconostasis/. 
  8. ↑ "Архитектура". http://cathedral.ru/ru/isaac/architecture. 
  9. ↑ Zoran Veljovic: the largest orthodox temple
  10. ↑ "Исаакиевский собор". Artnight.ru. http://www.artnight.ru/program/isaakievskiy-sobor. 
  11. ↑ Wieslaw Woszczyk (27 January 2014). "Aural Architecture: Music, Acoustics, and Ritual". Stanford University. https://auralarchitecture.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/onassis_seminar_woszczyk_2014_lt.pdf. Retrieved 29 May 2015. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Храм у простору и бројевима". - Hram Svetog Save. http://hramsvetogsave.rs/O-Hramu/Gradnja-Hrama/Hram-u-prostoru-i-brojevima. 
  13. ↑ Cadastre of the Republic of Serbia cadastral parcel of the church of saint sava 1819/2 at 4830 m², Opstina Savski Venac
  14. ↑ "Организација унутрашњег простора Храма и његове функције". - Hram Svetog Save. http://hramsvetogsave.rs/gradnja-hrama/arhitektura-hrama/unutrasnje-uredjenje/organizacija-unutrasnjeg-prostora-hrama-i-njegove-funkcije/. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Official Site Построение Храма
  16. ↑ Dmitri Sidorov 2004: National Monumentalization ant the Politics of Scale: The Resurrections of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow (PDF)
  17. ↑ Dmitri Sidorov 2004: National Monumentalization ant the Politics of Scale: The Resurrections of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow (PDF)
  18. ↑ "Храм Христа Спасителя". http://new.xxc.ru/about/kompleks_hrama/hram_hrista_spasitelya/. 
  19. ↑ https://zoranveljovic11.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/the-largest-orthodox-temple-h.jpg [bare URL image file]
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Собор Святой Живоначальной Троицы". Izmsobor.ru. http://www.izmsobor.ru/ru/. 
  21. ↑ "Патриарший Вознесенский войсковой всеказачий собор – Достопримечательности – Официальный сайт города Новочеркасска". https://novochgrad.ru/texts/sights/id/100.html. 
  22. ↑ "15 Century Bulgaria Foundation (15 века БЪЛГАРИЯ) website, article with title Patriarchal cathedral stauropigial memorial church St. Alexander Nevsky (pdf in English)". http://15veka.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ENG_PATRIARCHAL-CATHEDRAL-STAUROPIGIAL.pdf. 
  23. ↑ "София 1968 г. – ОБИКОЛКА НА ГРАДА". http://www.omda.bg/public/biblioteka/obikolka_sofia_1968/obikolka_sofia_balkantourist_1968_5.htm. 
  24. ↑ "Sofia Sights - Alexander Nevski Cathedral, Boyana Church, Bulgarian National Library and Tsar's Palace". http://insidesofia.com/sofia-sights---alexander-nevski-cathedral-boyana-church-bulgarian-national-library-and-tsars-palace/p-96/. 
  25. ↑ "ОДЕСА: СОБОР,ЩО ПРЕОБРАЖАЄ". Risu.Orh.ua. https://risu.org.ua/ua/relig_tourism/religious_region/60979/. 
  26. ↑ Смольный монастырь, собор
  27. ↑ Благовіщенський собор у Харкові
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Dr. Charis Alk. Apostolopoulos, University of Patras, "Historical data from construction – damages in the structure of the new church of Saint Andrew in Patras", Proceedings of 3rd National Conference "Mild interventions for the protection of historic structures. New Design Trends", Ministry of Culture, Thessaloniki 2009 (paper in Greek)
  29. ↑ "Πάτρα - Ι.Ν. Αγίου Ανδρέα: Ο μεγαλύτερος των Βαλκανίων...". 18 November 2013. http://www.thebest.gr/news/index/viewStory/232393. 
  30. ↑ "Megaconstrucţii: Catedrala "Înălţarea Domnului" din Bacău". http://www.deferlari.ro/2011/02/megaconstructii-catedrala-inaltarea.html. 
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "Catedrala din Timişoara, stil şi eleganţă". http://ziarullumina.ro/catedrala-din-timisoara-stil-si-eleganta-72582.html. 
  32. ↑ WR. "Metropolitan Cathedral, Timișoara·". http://www.welcometoromania.ro/Timisoara/Timisoara_Catedrala_Ortodoxa_e.htm. 
  33. ↑ Chiotaki Aspasia, Bachelor Thesis with title Religious Tourism in Heraklion, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, 2009
  34. ↑ "Israel News – The Jerusalem post". http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=217670. 
  35. ↑ "Kyshtym, Chelyabinsk region – Parks and Landscapes". http://www.parksandlandscapes.org/blog/kyshtym-chelyabinsk-region-russia/. 
  36. ↑ "Iași Metropolitan Ensemble – The Metropolitan Cathedral". http://iasi.travel/en/stories/iasi-metropolitan-ensemble-the-metropolitan-cathedral/. 



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