Arsitektur katedral, basilika dan gereja dikarakteristikkan oleh skala besar bangunan dan mengikuti salah satu tradisi cabang dari bentuk, fungsi dan gaya yang semuanya bermula dari tradisi arsitektural Gereja Perdana yang didirikan pada Konstantinian.

Katedral, serta beberapa gereja dan basilika memiliki bentuk struktural kompleks tertentu yang jarang ditemukan pada gereja paroki.

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