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This is a list of the tallest domes in the world. The [[dome]] can be measured by various criteria. There are different types of domes. Many of the tallest domes have a [[Roof lantern|lantern]]. Strictly speaking, the lantern is not part of the dome, but often the overall height of the domes includes the height of the lantern. |
This is a list of the tallest domes in the world. The [[dome]] can be measured by various criteria. There are different types of domes. Many of the tallest domes have a [[Roof lantern|lantern]]. Strictly speaking, the lantern is not part of the dome, but often the overall height of the domes includes the height of the lantern. |
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Priority is given to the internal height of the dome. The internal height is measured from the floor of the building to the highest point of the ceiling of the dome (for domes that have a lantern, this is the level of the [[oculus]]). |
Priority is given to the internal height of the dome. The internal height is measured from the floor of the building to the highest point of the ceiling of the dome (for domes that have a lantern, this is the level of the [[Oculus (architecture)|oculus]]). |
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This is a dynamic list. Any dome that has a verified height can be added to this list. |
This is a dynamic list. Any dome that has a verified height can be added to this list. |
Revision as of 17:22, 9 September 2022
This is a list of the tallest domes in the world. The dome can be measured by various criteria. There are different types of domes. Many of the tallest domes have a lantern. Strictly speaking, the lantern is not part of the dome, but often the overall height of the domes includes the height of the lantern.
Priority is given to the internal height of the dome. The internal height is measured from the floor of the building to the highest point of the ceiling of the dome (for domes that have a lantern, this is the level of the oculus).
This is a dynamic list. Any dome that has a verified height can be added to this list.
List
Name | Image | Dome height inner (without lantern) | Max inner height | Dome height outer (without lantern) | Outer height (without cross/mast/statue) | Max outer height (to the tip) | Dome Diameter (inner) | Dome Diameter (outer) | Location | Country | Notes | |
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1 | Basilica of Our Lady of Peace | ~111 m | ~111 m | ~119 m | 149 m [1] | 157.89 m [1] | 90 m | Yamoussoukro | Ivory Coast | |||
2 | People's Salvation Cathedral | 104 m [2] | 104 m | 121.1 m | 127.1 m | 135 m [2] | 16.8 m | 29.4 m | Bucharest | Romania | The tallest unpenetrated (without oculus) dome in the world. The tallest and largest (by volume) Orthodox church building in the world. | |
3 | St Peter's Basilica | 101.8 m [3] | 117.57 m [4] | ~110 m | ~129 m | 136.57 m [5][6] | 41.5 m | 42 m | Rome | Vatican City | The largest church building in the world. Highest maximum internal height of any church (from the floor to the ceiling of the lantern). | |
4 | AT&T Stadium | 91 m | 91 m | Arlington | United States | |||||||
5 | Florence Cathedral | ~87 m | ~103 m | ~90 m [7][8][9] | ~110 m | 114.5 m [9] | 42 m | Florence | Italy | |||
6 | Palace of Justice of Brussels | ~82 m | ~82 m | ~100 m | ~106 m | 108 m [10] | Brussels | Belgium | ||||
7 | Basilica of Our Lady of Lichen | 85 m | 90.5 m [11] | 103.5 m 141.5 m [11] (observation tower) |
Lichen Stary | Poland | ||||||
8 | National Stadium, Singapore | 80 m [12] | 80 m | 82.5 m [12] | 82.5 m | 82.5 m [12] | Kallang | Singapore | The largest dome by diameter (310 m) in the world. | |||
9 | Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque | 106.7 m | 51.2 m | Shah Alam | Malaysia | Diameter (outer) of 51.2 m. | ||||||
10 | Caesars Superdome | 77.1 m | 77.1 m | New Orleans | United States | Diameter of 207.3 m | ||||||
11 | National Basilica of the Sacred Heart | ~80 m | ~89 m | 92.90 m [13] | 33 m | Brussels | Belgium | Largest Art Deco church in the world. | ||||
12 | Berlin Cathedral | ~74 m [14][15] | ~74 m | ~77 m | ~84 m | 98 m [16] | Berlin | Germany | ||||
13 | Mole Antonelliana | ~72 m | ~72 m | ~82 m | ~164 m | 167.5 m [17] | Turin | Italy | World's third tallest structure at the time of completion (April 10, 1889). The maximum inner height does not take into account the space inside the lantern ("Tempietto") because it was transformed into an elevator shaft in 1964. | |||
14 | Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne | 101 m [18] | Boulogne-Sur-Mer | France | ||||||||
15 | Esztergom Basilica | 71.5 m | 71.5 m | 100 m | 33.5 m | Esztergom | Hungary | Second tallest unpenetrated (without oculus) church dome in the world. The tallest building (of any kind) in Hungary. The largest church building in Hungary. | ||||
16 | Cathedral of Christ the Saviour | 69.5 m [19] | 69.5 m | 91.5 m [19] | 91.5 m | 103.4 m [19] | 29.8 m | Moscow | Russia | Third tallest unpenetrated (without oculus) church dome in the world. Second tallest Orthodox dome in the world. | ||
17 | Saint Isaac's Cathedral | 69 m [α][20] | 92.73 m [21] | ~84 m [21] | ~96 m [21] | 101.5 m [20] | 25.8 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Third tallest Orthodox dome in the world. | ||
18 | Illinois State Capitol | ~67 m | ~67 m | ~96 m | 110.03 m [22] | 123.45 m [22] | Springfield, Illinois | United States | ||||
19 | Camlica Mosque | 72 m [23] | 72 m | 79.77 m [23] | 34 m | Istanbul | Turkey | |||||
20 | Smolny Convent | ~65 m | ~74 m | ~67 m | ~82 m | 93.70 m [24] | Saint Petersburg | Russia | ||||
21 | St Paul's Cathedral | 64.95 m [α][25] | 81.53 m | 84 m [25] | 102 m [25] | 111 m | 30.7 m | London | United Kingdom | First triple-shell structure with an intermediate cone supporting lantern and outer dome.[26] | ||
22 | Church of Saint Sava | 64.85 m | 64.85 m | 68.5 m [27] | 68.5 m | 79 m [27] | Belgrade | Serbia | Second largest (by diameter) dome of the Orthodox Christianity (first by size among the active Orthodox church buildings). Fifth tallest Orthodox dome in the world. Fourth tallest unpenetrated (without oculus) church dome in the world. | |||
23 | New Cathedral | 64.2 m | ~66 m | ~75 m | 80 m [28] | Brescia | Italy | The third tallest dome in Italy. | ||||
24 | Milan Cathedral | ~64 m | ~73 m | (no outer dome) | 104.34 [29] | 108.50 [30] | Milan | Italy | ||||
25 | Great Mosque of Algiers | ~64 m | ~64 m | 72 m [31] | 72 m | 78.5 m [32] 265 m (minaret) [31] |
Algiers | Algeria | ||||
26 | Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces | 95 m [33] | Odintsovski District | Russia | The fourth tallest church building in Russia. | |||||||
27 | Basilica of Our Lady of Itatí | ~67 m | 75.5 m [34] | 83 m [34] | Itatí | Argentina | ||||||
28 | Texas State Capitol | ~63 m [α] 66.45 m [β][35] |
66.45 m | ~73 m | 87.37 m [36] | 92.24 m [37] | Austin | United States | ||||
29 | Astrodome | 63 m | 63 m | Houston | United States | |||||||
30 | Pavia Cathedral | ~63 m | 80 m [38] | ~70 m | ~92 m | 97 m [39] | Pavia | Italy | ||||
31 | New Cathedral of Salamanca | ~63 m | ~63 m | ~67 m | ~74 m | 80 m [40] ~93 m (tower) |
Salamanca | Spain | ||||
32 | Kazan Cathedral | 62 m | 62 m | 71.6 m [41] | Saint Petersburg | Russia | ||||||
33 | Basilica of Sant'Andrea | ~61 m | ~71 m | ~63 m | ~75 m | 80 m [42] | Mantua | Italy | ||||
34 | São Paulo Cathedral | ~67 m | ~75 m | ~79 m 92 m (towers) [43] |
São Paulo | Brazil | ||||||
35 | Cathedral of La Plata | (no outer dome) | ~93 m | 97 m [44] 111.70 m (towers) [44][45] |
La Plata | Argentina | ||||||
36 | Saint Joseph's Oratory | 60 m [46] | 60 m | ~83 m | ~95 m | ~102 m | Montreal | Canada | ||||
37 | Panthéon (Paris) | ~60 m [α] 69.5 m [β] |
69.5 m | ~75 m | ~88 m | 94 m [47] | 44 m | Paris | France | |||
38 | Pennsylvania State Capitol | ~60 m | ~68 m | ~67 m | 77.38 m | 83 m | Harrisburg | United States | ||||
39 | Istiqlal Mosque | 60 m | 60 m | 45 m | Jakarta | Indonesia | Diameter (outer) of 45 m. | |||||
40 | Basilica of El Escorial | ~59 m | ~70 m | ~66 m | ~85 m | 92 m [48] | San Lorenzo de El Escorial | Spain | ||||
41 | Sant'Andrea della Valle | 80 m | Rome | Italy | Third tallest church building in Rome. | |||||||
42 | Sanctuary of Vicoforte | 60 m [49] | 75 m [49] | 36 m | Vicoforte | Italy | The largest elliptical church dome in the world. 36 m X 25 m | |||||
43 | Wisconsin State Capitol | 56.16 m [α][50] ~60 m [β] |
~60 m | ~71 m | 81.99 m [51] | 86.69 m [51] | Madison | United States | ||||
44 | Saint-Augustin | 61 m | 80 m | Paris | France | |||||||
45 | Sanctuary of Oropa - Upper Basilica | 60 m [52] | ~74 m | 80 m [53] | Biella | Italy | ||||||
46 | Salzburg Cathedral | ~56 m | ~66 m | ~59 m | ~72 m | 75 m [54] 79 m (towers)[54][55] |
Salzburg | Austria | ||||
47 | Como Cathedral | ~56 m | ~66 m | ~57 m | ~68 m | 75 m [56] | Como | Italy | ||||
48 | Hagia Sophia | 55.6 m [57] | 55.6 m | ~57 m | ~57 m | ~63 m | 31.87 m | Istanbul | Turkey | Not a true circle dome, but more like elliptic. 30.37 m X 31.87 m | ||
49 | Theatine Church | 70.20 m | Munich | Germany | ||||||||
50 | Dôme des Invalides | ~55 m [α][58] 63.09 m [β][58] |
63.09 m | ~73 m | ~87 m | 107 m [59] | Paris | France | First Western dome to include three concentric shells.[60] | |||
51 | Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris | 55 m [61] | 55 m | ~65 m | ~79 m | 83 m [61] 84 m (bell tower) [62] |
Paris | France | ||||
52 | Basilica of Santi Pietro e Paolo | ~61 m | ~74 m | ~80 m | Rome | Italy | ||||||
53 | West Virginia State Capitol | 54.86 m [63] | 54.86 m | ~71 m | ~82 m | 89.00 m [63] | Charleston | United States | ||||
54 | Colorado State Capitol | 54.86 m [α][64] ~56 m [β] |
~56 m | ~67 m | ~74 m | 76.20 m [65] | Denver | United States | ||||
55 | Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral | 76.8 m | Montreal | Canada | ||||||||
56 | Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota) | 53.34 m [66] | 53.34 m | ~67 m | ~82 m | 93.42 m [66] | Saint Paul | United States | ||||
57 | Church of Santa Engracia | 80 m [67] | Lisbon | Portugal | ||||||||
58 | Cerignola Cathedral (Duomo Tonti) |
~61 m | 75.75 m (from the floor; from the ground is more) |
78.75 m (from the floor; from the ground is more) |
Cerignola | Italy | ||||||
59 | French Cathedral | ~59 m | ~59 m | 70 m [68] | Berlin | Germany | ||||||
60 | Neue Kirche | ~59 m | ~59 m | 70 m [68] | Berlin | Germany | ||||||
61 | Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar | ~57 m | ~70 m | 80 m [69] 92 m (towers) [69] |
Zaragoza | Spain | ||||||
62 | Fatih Mosque | 53 m | 53 m | 53 m | 26 m | 27.5 m | Istanbul | Turkey | ||||
63 | Cathedral-Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida | 52.86 m [70] | 52.86 m | 70 m
109 m (clock tower) |
Aparecida | Brazil | The largest cathedral (church with seat of a bishop) and second largest church building in the world. | |||||
64 | Timisoara Orthodox Cathedral | 52 m [71] | 52 m | 83 m [71] | 83 m | 90.5 m [71] | Timisoara | Romania | The second tallest church building in Romania. | |||
65 | Kronstadt Naval Cathedral | 52 m | 52 m | 70.5 m | Kronstadt | Russia | ||||||
66 | Cappella dei Principi | ~52 m | ~56 m | ~59 m | 61.80 m [72] | ~67 m | Florence | Italy | ||||
67 | Novocherkassk Cathedral | 51.2 m | 51.2 m | 74.7 m | Novocherkassk | Russia | ||||||
68 | St. Stephen's Basilica | ~51 m | ~51 m | ~75 m | ~89 m | 96 m [73] | Budapest | Hungary | ||||
69 | Kansas State Capitol | ~51 m | ~51 m | ~73 m | 86.51 m [74] | 93.27 m [75] | Topeka | United States | ||||
70 | Trinity Cathedral | ~51 m | ~51 m | ~64 m | ~74 m | 80 m | Saint Petersburg | Russia | ||||
71 | Basilica of Superga | ~51 m | ~63 m | ~59 m | ~70 m | 75 m [76] | Turin | Italy | ||||
72 | Santissima Annunziata Maggiore | ~58 m | 67 m [77] | ~71 m | Naples | Italy | ||||||
73 | Süleymaniye Mosque | ~51 m | ~51 m | 53 m | 53 m | ~59 m 76 m (minarets) |
26 m | 27 m | Istanbul | Turkey | ||
74 | Pisa Baptistery | 54.86 m | Pisa | Italy | ||||||||
75 | Washington State Capitol | 50.29 m [78] | 50.29 m | ~72 m | ~86 m | 87.48 m [78] | 29 m | Olympia | United States | Tallest free-standing masonry dome in North America. | ||
76 | Utah State Capitol | 50.29 m [79] | 50.29 m | ~66 m | ~74.5 m | 76.20 m | Salt Lake City | United States | ||||
77 | Basilica of San Gaudenzio | ~50 m [α] ~84 m [β] |
~84 m | ~85 m | 121 m [80] | 126 m [80] | Novara | Italy | ||||
78 | San Francisco City Hall | ~50 m [α] 55.93 m [β][81] |
55.93 m | ~70 m | ~83 m | 93.73 m [82] | San Francisco | United States | ||||
79 | El Capitolio | 91.73 m | Havana | Cuba | ||||||||
80 | Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse (Lisieux) | 50 m | 50 m | 88.3 m | 90 m [83] | Lisieux | France | |||||
81 | St. Nicholas Church | ~50 m | ~63 m | ~72 m | 77 m [84] | Potsdam | Germany | |||||
82 | Basilica on the Holy Mountain | 50 m | 60 m | 17 m | Głogówko | Poland | ||||||
83 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | 48.46 m [85] | 48.46 m | ~63 m [85] | ~70 m [85] | ~76 m [85] | Washington, DC | United States | ||||
84 | Sabancı Central Mosque | 54 m [86] | 54 m | 32 m | Adana | Turkey | ||||||
85 | St. Nicholas Church (Malá Strana) | 57 m [87] | ~62 m | ~72 m | 79 m [87] | Prague | Czech Republic | |||||
86 | Iowa State Capitol | 46.69 m [α][88] 53.47 m [β][88] |
53.47 m | ~65 m | 75.90 m[88] | 83.82 m[88] | Des Moines | United States | ||||
87 | Speyer Cathedral | 46.40 m [89] | 46.40 m | 58 m [89] | 58 m | Speyer | Germany | World's largest Romanesque church. | ||||
88 | Almudena Cathedral | ~54 m | ~67 m | 73 m [90] | Madrid | Spain | ||||||
89 | Royal Chapel of the Treasure of St. Januarius | ~46 m | ~46 m | ~51 m | ~57 m | ~60 m [91] | Naples | Italy | ||||
90 | Peterskirche (Vienna) | ~46 m | 56.8 m [92] | ~48 m | ~57.5 m | ~59 m | Vienna | Austria | ||||
91 | San Francesco di Paola | ~46 m | 53 m [93] | Naples | Italy | |||||||
92 | United States Capitol dome | ~45.4 m [α][94] 54.94 m [β][94] |
54.94 m [94] | 65.11 m [95] | 81.72 m [95] | 87.62 m [95] | Washington, D.C. | United States | ||||
93 | Annunciation Cathedral | 59 m [96] | 80 m (bell tower) [96] | Kharkiv | Ukraine | |||||||
94 | Kocatepe Mosque | 44.85 m | 44.85 m | 44.85 m | 88 m (minarets) | Ankara | Turkey | |||||
95 | Pisa Cathedral | ~44.7 m | ~44.7 m | ~46 m | ~46 m | 51.3 m | Pisa | Italy | ||||
96 | Palau Nacional | ~44 m [97] | ~44 m | ~60 m | ~69 m | ~76 m | Barcelona | Spain | ||||
97 | Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis | 44 m | 69 m | St. Louis | United States | |||||||
98 | Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul | 47.75 m [98] | 58.32 m [98] | 63.7 m [98] | Philadelphia | United States | ||||||
99 | Madonna dell'Umiltà | 59 m [99] | Pistoia | Italy | ||||||||
100 | Pantheon | 43.44 m [100] | 43.44 m | 45.60 m [101] | 45.60 m [101] | 45.60 m [101] | Rome | Italy | ||||
101 | Oudenbosch Basilica | 51 m | 63 m [102] | Oudenbosch | Netherlands | |||||||
102 | Holy Trinity Cathedral (Arad) | 50.7 m | 50.7 m | 58 m | Arad | Romania | ||||||
103 | Selimiye Mosque | 43 m | 43 m | 43 m | 83 m (minarets) | 31.2 m | Edirne | Turkey | ||||
104 | Centennial Hall | 42 m | 42 m | 69 m | Wroclaw | Poland | Concrete dome with diameter of 69 m. | |||||
105 | Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) | 43 m | 43 m | 23.5 m | 24.5 m | Istanbul | Turkey | |||||
106 | Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral | 41 m | Buenos Aires | Argentina | ||||||||
107 | Royal Albert Hall | ~41 m [103] | ~41 m [103] | ~45 m [103] | ~48 m [103] | ~48 m [103] | 66.7 m | 82.9 m | London | United Kingdom | ||
108 | Basilica of San Francisco el Grande | 58 m [104] | ~72 m | 33 m | Madrid | Spain | The largest church dome in Spain and one of the largest by diameter (33 m) in Christendom. | |||||
109 | Karlskirche | 40 m [105] | 70 m | Vienna | Austria | |||||||
110 | Alexander Nevsky Cathedral | 40 m [106] | 40 m | 45 m | 45 m | 46.3 m 50.52 m [107] (bell tower) |
18 m | Sofia | Bulgaria | The largest cathedral in the Balkans.[108] | ||
111 | Worms Cathedral | 40 m [109] | 40 m | Worms | Germany | |||||||
112 | Hazrat Sultan Mosque | 51 m | Nur-Sultan | Kazakhstan | The largest domed mosque in Kazakhstan. | |||||||
113 | Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall | ~40 m | 49.5 m | Bangkok | Thailand | |||||||
114 | West Baden Springs Hotel | 39.62 m [110] | 39.62 m | 59.4 m | West Baden Springs | United States | Steel and glass dome with diameter of 59.44 m.[110] | |||||
115 | St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery Church | 39 m [111] | 39 m | 58.5 m [111] | Vienna | Austria | ||||||
116 | Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica | 38 m | 78.64 m | Trois-Rivieres | Canada | |||||||
117 | State Farm Center | 38 m | 38 m | 120 m | Champaign | United States | Concrete dome with diameter of 120 m | |||||
118 | Duomo of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto | ~38 m | Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto | Italy | ||||||||
119 | Transfiguration Cathedral (Odessa) | 43.59 m [112] | 43.59 m | 50.90 m [112] 77.11 m (belfry) |
Odessa | Ukraine | ||||||
120 | Palace of the Argentine National Congress | ~74 m | 80 m (up to the chimerical figures on the crown) |
~95 m | Buenos Aires | Argentina | ||||||
121 | Dresden Frauenkirche | 36.65 m [α][113]
~60 m [β] |
~67 m | ~62 m | ~87 m | 91.23 m [113] | Dresden | Germany | ||||
122 | Our Lady of Victory Basilica | 36.5 m [114] | 36.5 m | 50.3 m [115] | Lackawanna | United States | ||||||
123 | Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Catholic Church | ~36 m | ~36 m | 18.5 | Strasbourg | France | Dome diameter (inner) of 18.5 m. | |||||
124 | Saint Blaise Abbey | 36 m [116] | 36 m [116] | 50 m [116] | 63 m [117] | 36 m | St. Blasien | Germany | The largest dome by diameter (36 m) north of the Alps. | |||
125 | Basilica of St. Josaphat | 61 m [118] | Milwaukee | United States | ||||||||
126 | Victoria Memorial (Kolkata) | 56 m | Kolkata | India | ||||||||
127 | Gol Gumbaz | 51 m | Vijayapura | India | ||||||||
128 | San Lorenzo | 50 m [99] | Turin | Italy | ||||||||
129 | New Mosque | 36 m | 36 m | 17.5 m | Istanbul | Turkey | ||||||
130 | Shehzade Mosque | 37 m | 37 m | 38 m | 19 m | Istanbul | Turkey | |||||
131 | St. Gereon's Basilica | 34.55 m | 34.55 m | (no outer dome) | ~46 m | ~49 m | Cologne | Germany | ||||
132 | Bojangles' Coliseum | 34.14 m | 34.14 m | 101 m | Charlotte | United States | Tin dome with diameter of 101 m. | |||||
133 | Siena Cathedral | 48 m 77 m (bell tower) |
Siena | Italy | ||||||||
134 | Federal Palace of Switzerland | 33 m [119] | 33 m | ~55 m | ~61 m | 64 m [120] | Bern | Switzerland | ||||
135 | The First Church of Christ, Scientist | ~33 m [121] | ~54 m | 68 m [121] | Boston | United States | ||||||
136 | St Demetrius Cathedral | 33 m [122] | 33 m | ~39 m | ~39 m | ~45 m | Vidin | Bulgaria | The third tallest church dome in the Balkans. The second largest church building in Bulgaria.[122] | |||
137 | Florence Baptistery | 40 m [123] | Florence | Italy | ||||||||
138 | Szeged Synagogue | 32 m | 32 m | 48.6 m | Szeged | Hungary | The second largest synagogue in Hungary and the fourth largest in the world. | |||||
139 | Liverpool Town Hall | 32 m | Liverpool | United Kingdom | ||||||||
140 | Belgrade Fair - Hall 1 | 30.78 m | 30.78 m | 109 m | Belgrade | Serbia | The largest by diameter (109 m) dome in Europe. World's largest prestressed concrete dome. | |||||
141 | New Town Hall (Hanover) | ~30 m | ~30 m | ~71 m | ~88 m | 97.73 m [124] | Hanover | Germany | ||||
142 | Nusretiye Mosque | 29 m | 29 m | Istanbul | Turkey | |||||||
143 | Green Dome | 27.85 m | 27.85 m | 27 m
originally 30.2 m |
27 m
originally 30.2 |
33.2 m | Medina | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||||
144 | Tempio Canoviano | 27.82 m | Possagno | Italy | ||||||||
145 | Church of San Manuel y San Benito | ~27.5 m | ~32 m | ~29 m | ~36 m | ~39 m 43 m (tower) |
Madrid | Spain | ||||
146 | Hungarian Parliament Building | 27 m [125] ~31 m (space below the outer dome) |
27 m | ~73 m | ~89 m | 96 m [125] | Budapest | Hungary | ||||
147 | Golghar | 29 m [126] | ~32 m | Patna | India | |||||||
148 | Taj Mahal | ~25 m ~27 m (space below the outer dome) |
~25 m | ~64 m | ~64 m | 73 m [127] | 17.6 m | Agra | India | |||
149 | Christuskirche | ~62 m | ~74 m | 80 m [128] | Mainz | Germany | ||||||
150 | Holy Trinity Cathedral (Sibiu) | 24.7 m [129] | 24.7 m | 34.7 m [129] | 34.7 m | 36.7 m [129] 45 m (towers) |
Sibiu | Romania | ||||
151 | Basilica of St. Adalbert | 46 m | Grand Rapids | United States | ||||||||
152 | Natural History Museum | 65 m | 69 m | Vienna | Austria |
- α Height up to eye of the lower inner dome
- β Height up to the upper dome ceiling (excl. lantern)
See also
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