| Cathedral/Church | Nave height (meters) | Country | Comment |
| Beauvais | 48.5 m (159 ft) [1]
47 m (154 ft)[2] | France | The "Parthenon of French Gothic", only one bay of the nave was actually built but choir and transepts were completed to the same height. |
| Rome, St Peter's | 46 m (151 ft)[3]
45 m (148 ft)[4] | Italy | Not vaulted |
| Barcelona, Sagrada Família | 45 m (148 ft)[5] | Spain | Still under construction, although most of the nave is already completed up to this height. Vaults of the crossing (currently under construction) and the apse will reach 60 and 75 metres respectively. |
| Milan | 45 m (148 ft) | Italy |
| Naples | 45 m (148 ft) | Italy |
| Bologna | 45 m (148 ft) | Italy | |
| Palma | 44 m (144 ft) [6][7] | Spain | |
| Cologne | 43.35 m (142 ft)[8] | Germany | Highest height to width ratio of any nave |
| Amiens | 42.3 m (139 ft)[9] | France | |
| Metz | 41.41 m (136 ft) | France | |
| Ulm | 41 m (135 ft) [10] | Germany | |
| Narbonne | 41 m (135 ft)
40 m (131 ft)[11]
40.1 m (132 ft)[12] | France | Only the great choir of this French gothic cathedral has been built |
| Seville | 40 m (131 ft)
[13] | Spain | Ranked as largest medieval gothic church |
| Aparecida, New Basílica | 40 m (131 ft) | Brazil | Third biggest church in the world, the first to be consecrated to Mary. Biggest temple of all Americas. |
| Lubeck, Marienkirche | 38.5 m (126 ft) | Germany | Highest brick vault in the world. |
| Hagia Sophia | 38 m (125 ft)[9] | Turkey | |
| Notre-Dame de Reims | 37.95 m (125 ft)[9] | France | This cathedral possesses the record of the world of statues: 2303 stone figurines are represented to it. |
| New York, St John the Divine | 37.7 m (124 ft) | USA | |
| St Paul's Cathedral, London | 37.5 m (123 ft) | United Kingdom | Not vaulted |
| La Plata | 37.5 m (123 ft) | Argentina | |
| Bourges | 37 m (121 ft)[9] | France | |
| Chartres | 37 m (121 ft)
36.55 m (120 ft)[9] | France | |
| Basilica of St. Thérèse (Lisieux) | 37 m (121 ft) | France | |
| Wismar St. Nicolai | 37 m (121 ft) | Germany | |
| Liverpool | 36.54 m (120 ft) | United Kingdom | |
| Salamanca | 35.4 m (116 ft) | Spain | |
| Paris, Notre Dame | 35 m (115 ft)[14]
34 m (112 ft)[15][16] | France | |
| Cathedral of Malaga | 35 m (115 ft) | Spain | |
| Wismar (St. Georgen church) | 35 m (115 ft) | Germany | |
| Church of Our Lady of The Snow | 34 m (112 ft)[17] | Czech Republic | 39 m (128 ft) high nave destroyed during Hussite Wars |
| Le Mans | 33 m (108 ft) | France | |
| Segovia Cathedral | 33 m (108 ft)[18] | Spain | |
| St. Vitus Cathedral | 33 m (108 ft)[19] | Czech Republic | |
| Speyer cathedral | 33 m (108 ft) | Germany | Highest romanesque vault |
| Stralsund, Marienkirche | 32.95 m (108 ft) | Germany | World's highest building from 1625 to 1647 (151 m). Today 104 m. |
| St. Mary's Church, Stargard Szczeciński | 32.5 m (107 ft) | Poland | Highest nave in Poland |
| Monastery of Batalha | 32.5 m (107 ft) | Portugal |
| Engelbrektskyrkan | 32 m (105 ft) [20] | Sweden | Highest nave in Scandinavia |
| St. Mary's Church, Rostock | 31.5 m (103 ft) | Germany | |
| London, Westminster abbey | 31 m (102 ft) [5] | United Kingdom | |
| Munich Frauenkirche | 31 m (102 ft) | Germany | |
| York Minster | 31 m (102 ft) | United Kingdom | |
| Washington National Cathedral | 31 m (102 ft) | United States |
Note: The lower part of the list probably have many missing cathedrals.
