Dimensions
| External length | 144.58 m (474.3 ft) |
| External width | 86.25 m (283.0 ft) |
| Width of west façade | 61.54 m (201.9 ft) |
| Width of transept façade | 39.95 m (131.1 ft) |
| Width of nave (with aisles, interior) | 45.19 m (148.3 ft) |
| Height of southern tower | 157.31 m (516.1 ft) |
| Height of northern tower | 157.38 m (516.3 ft) |
| Height of ridge turret | 109.00 m (357.61 ft) |
| Height of transept façades | 69.95 m (229.5 ft) |
| Height of roof ridge | 61.10 m (200.5 ft) |
| Inner height of nave | 43.35 m (142.2 ft) |
| Building area | 7,914 m2 (85,185.59 sq ft) |
| Window surface area | 10,000 m2 (107,639.10 sq ft) |
| Roof surface area | 12,000 m2 (129,166.93 sq ft) |
| Gross volume without buttresses | 407,000 m3 (14,400,000 cu ft) |
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