List of tallest Eastern Orthodox church buildings
This is a list of tallest Orthodox church buildings in the world, all those higher than 70 metres. Traditionally, an Orthodox church building is crowned by one or several domes with Orthodox crosses on the top of each. The overall height of the temple is measured by the highest point of the cross above the main temple. The number of domes on individual churches often serve a symbolic purpose. One dome is a symbol of Christ or God, three domes are symbolic of Trinity, five domes symbolize Christ and Four Evangelists, seven domes reference the seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church, and thirteen domes correspond to Christ and his twelve Apostles. Other numbers are also encountered. An Orthodox church building may also have a bell tower or zvonnitsa, either a part of the main church building, or standalone structure. Typically, a bell tower is higher than the main temple. This list is divided into two sections, one listing the highest temples and the other listing the highest bell towers or zvonnitsas.
Churches and Cathedrals
Bell towers
Rank | Height (m) | Name | Image | Notes | Years of construction |
Location |
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1 | 122,5[2] | Peter and Paul Cathedral | File:Sankt Petersburg Peter-und-Paul-Kathedrale 2006 a.jpg | The three-level bell tower is part of the church. It is crowned with a gilded spire. The figure of a flying angel is at the very top of the structure. | 1712–1733 | Saint Petersburg File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
2 | 116[37] | Transfiguration Cathedral in Rybinsk | File:Rybinsk cathedral.jpg | Five-storey bell tower crowned by a gilded spire. | 1797–1804 | Rybinsk File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
3 | 107[38] | Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan | File:Колокольня Казанского монастыря.jpg | Tallest Christian structure in the Central Federal District of Russia. | 2009–2011[39] | Tambov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
4 | 106[40] | Resurrection Cathedral in Shuya | File:Колокольня, площадь Зелёная 4, Шуя.jpg | A standalone Orthodox bell tower. Tallest in the Ivanovo Oblast. | 1810–1832 | Shuya File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
5 | 97[41] | Annunciation Cathedral | File:Благовещенский кафедральный собор.jpg | Built in the Pseudo-Russian style. | 1998–2009 | Voronezh File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
6 | 96,52[42] | Great Lavra Belltower | File:Kievo-Pecherska Lavra Belltower.jpg | Located in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, part of a World Heritage Site | 1731–1745 | Kyiv File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
7 | 93,7[43] | Peter and Paul Church | File:Porechje-Rybnoe 016.JPG | The highest rural bell tower in Russia. | Porechye-Rybnoye Yaroslavl Oblast File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | |
8 | 93[44] | Nikolo-Ugresha monastery | File:Nikolo-Ugresh-1.JPG | The bell tower is adjacent to the other buildings of the monastery. | 1758–1763, rebuilt in в 1859 г. |
Dzerzhinsky File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
9 | 90,3[45] | Nikolo-Berlyukovsky Monastery | File:Nikolo-BerlyukovskayaPoustinia BellTower 003 2088.jpg | In old Russian measures, the height of the bell tower is equal to 127 arshin and 4 vershoks. | 1895–1899 | the village of Avdotyino Moscow Oblast File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
10 | 89,5[46] | Assumption Cathedral in Kharkiv | File:Uspensky09.jpg | About 3.5 million bricks and 65.5 tons of iron were used for construction. | 1821–1841 | Kharkiv File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
11 | 88[47] | Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius | File:Russia-Sergiev Posad-Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra-Bell Tower-2.jpg | Five-storey bell tower. | 1740–1770 | Sergiyev Posad File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
12 | 83,2[48] | Assumption Cathedral in Ryazan | File:Ryazan bell tower.jpg | Built by several different architects. Located in the Ryazan Kremlin. | 1789–1840 | Ryazan File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
13 | 82[49] | All Saints Cathedral in Tula | File:Всехсвятский кафедральный собор (5).JPG | At the corners of the first level there are sculptures of angels with trumpets. | 1776–1825 | Tula File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
14 | 81,6[50] | Saint Trinity Monastery in Alatyr | File:Свято-Троицкий монастырь (Алатырь).jpg | The bell tower is included in the Russian Book of Records. | the monastery is founded in 1584 | Alatyr File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
15–16 | 81[51] | Ivan the Great Bell Tower | File:Clocher d'Ivan le Grand.jpg | Located on Cathedral Square in the Moscow Kremlin. | 1532–1543 | Moscow File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
15–16 | 81[52] | Saint Assumption Sarov Monastery | In good weather the buildings of the Serafimo-Diveevsky Monastery can be seen from the bell tower. | 1789–1799 | Sarov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | |
17 | 80[53] | John the Evangelist Monastery in Poschupovo | The monastery is situated on the right bank of the Oka River. | 1901 | Poschupovo, Ryazan Oblast File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | |
18 | 79.9[54] | Dormition Cathedral in Astrakhan Kremlin | File:Astrakhan Uspenskii sobor of kreml.jpg | The height of the bell tower is 37 sazhen. The cross is 7 metres high. | Astrakhan File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | |
19 | 79.5[55] | John the Baptist Church | The bell tower was built in the Neo-Byzantine style after the project of engineer Kulchitsky. Sponsored by the merchant Diomid Mitrofanovich Khutaryov. | 1891–1895 | Serpukhov District of Moscow Oblast File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | |
20 | 78.5[56] | St. Sophia Cathedral in Vologda | File:Sophia panorama 4.jpg | The bells of the tower were made by Dutch, Russian and German bellmakers in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. | 1869–1870 | Vologda File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
21 | 78[57] | Novospassky Monastery | File:Novospassky Monastery-3.jpg | The monastery played a crucial role in repelling the attack of Crimean Tatars in 1591. | 1759–1795 | Moscow File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
22 | 77[58] | Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa | File:Будівля Спасо-Преображенського собору 2.jpg | The bells are controlled by an electronic device capable of playing some 99 melodies. | 2000–2001 | Odesa File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
23–24 | 76[59] | Resurrection Cathedral in Kashin | File:Kashinka.jpg | The church is under restoration. | 1816–1886 | Kashin File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
23–24 | 76[60] | Bell Tower of Saint Sophia's Cathedral in Kyiv | File:Kyjiv sofienkathedrale.jpg | Part of a World Heritage Site | Kyiv File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | |
25 | 75,6[61] | Tobolsk Kremlin bell tower | File:Тобольский кремль (1990-е годы).jpg | The only stone kremlin in Siberia. | 1794–1809 | Tobolsk File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
26–28 | 75[62] | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos | File:Собор Різдва Богородиці.JPG | The bell ringing is heard in the radius of 42 versts around the tower. | Rostov-on-Don File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | |
26–28 | 75[63] | St. Nicholas Church in Venyov | File:Venyov (Tula Oblast) 03-2014 img01 Bell tower.jpg | The church was demolished in 1950s but the bell tower still stands. | 1801–1843 | Venyov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
26–28 | ~75[64] | The Church of Saint Myrrhbearers in Kaluga | The construction cost was 64,500 rubles. | 1818–1820 | Kaluga File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | |
29 | 74,5[65] | The Flooded Belfry | File:Kalyazin belfry.jpg | Now the bell tower stands amid the waters of the Uglich Reservoir, which covered the old city center of Kalyazin in 1939. | 1796–1800 | Kalyazin File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
30 | 74[66] | Epiphany Cathedral in Kazan | File:Колокольня Богоявленской церкви в Казани.jpg | There is a temple on the second level of the bell tower. | 1895–1897 | Kazan File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
31–34 | 72[67] | Novodevichy Convent | File:Novodevichy Convent Bellfry.jpg | The bell tower consist of six octagonal levels. | 1690 | Moscow File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
31–34 | 72[68] | Monastery of the Deposition in Suzdal | File:Suzdal asv2019-01 img38 Rizopolozhensky Monastery.jpg | The bell tower was built to commemorate the victory in the Patriotic War of 1812. | 1813–1819 | Suzdal File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
31–34 | 72[69] | Cathedral of Saint George the Martyr | The total weight of the bells is 18.5 tons. | 1848–1872 | Odintsovo File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | |
31–34 | 72[70] | Valaam Monastery | File:Cathedral of Valaam.jpg | The monastery is situated on the Valaam Archipelago in Karelia. | 1896 | Valaam File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
35 | 70,3[71] | Serafimo-Diveevsky Monastery | File:Diveevo5.JPG | In Soviet times the bell tower was used for TV transmissions. | 1848–1872 | Diveyevo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
36–37 | 70[72] | Ascension Monastery in Tambov | File:Вознесенский собор с колокольней. Тамбов.jpg | 2007–2012 | Tambov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | |
36–37 | 70 | Trinity Cathedral in Gus-Zhelezny | File:Церковь Троицы Живоначальной (Колокольня 1)г.Гусь-Железный,Касимовский район,рязанская область.jpg | Built in the, rare for Russia, Gothic Revival style. | 1802–1868 | Gus-Zhelezny File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
See also
- List of tallest churches
- List of tallest domes
- List of tallest buildings in Russia
- List of Russian church types
- List of large Orthodox cathedrals
References
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