
- Who
- Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
- What
- 30000/158 dimension(s)
- Where
- Cote d'Ivoire (Yamoussoukro)
- When
- 1989
The largest church in the world is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace (Notre Dame de la Paix) at Yamoussoukro, the legal and administrative capital of Ivory Coast/Côte d'Ivoire, completed in 1989 at a cost of $164 million (£;100 million). It has a total area of 30,000 m² (322,917 ft²) with seating for 7,000 people. Including its golden cross, it is 158 m (518 ft) high.