List of largest buildings in the world
The three lists in this article rank buildings from around the world by usable space (volume), footprint on the ground (area), and floor space (area), respectively. The term "building" used by these lists refers to single structures that are suitable for continuous human occupancy. There are a few exceptions which include factories and warehouses.
The Aerium near Berlin is the largest uninterrupted volume in the world, with Boeing's factory in Everett, Washington, United States the largest building in the world by volume and the Aalsmeer Flower Auction Building in Aalsmeer, Netherlands the largest in area footprint, while the New Century Global Center in Chengdu is the largest building in terms of total floor area.[1] The surface area of the proposed Crystal Island complex in Moscow, Russia, is more than double that of the largest current building, though this project has been delayed by the global economic crisis.[2]
Largest usable space
This list ranks the buildings throughout the world with the largest usable space sorted by volume.
Name | Location | Floor area | Volume | Description | Source | |
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1 | Boeing Everett Factory | Everett, Washington | 398,000 m² (4.3 million sq ft) | 13.3 million m³ (472 million cu ft) | Boeing's assembly site for a selection of the company's largest aircraft, originally built for construction of the 747. | [3] |
2 | Target Import Warehouse | Savannah, Georgia | 187,664 m² (2,020,000 sq ft) | 7.43 million m³ (262.4 million cu ft) | Built to distribute imported product to internal Target distribution centers. | |
3 | Jean-Luc Lagardère Plant | Toulouse-Blagnac | 122,500 m² (1,320,000 sq ft) | 5.6 million m³ (199 million cu ft) | The assembly hall of the Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner. | [4] |
4 | Aerium | Halbe, Brandenburg | 70,000 m² (753,000 sq ft) | 5.2 million m³ (184 million cu ft) | A hangar originally intended to house the construction of a giant airship, this building now houses an indoor theme park, called Tropical Islands Resort. | [5] |
5 | Meyer Werft Dockhalle 2 | Papenburg, Niedersachsen | 63,000 m² (678,000 sq ft) | 4.72 million m³ (167 million cu ft) | Dry dock for construction of cruise ships. | [6] |
6 | NASA Vehicle Assembly Building | Brevard County, Florida | 32,374 m² (348,000 sq ft) | 3.66 million m³ (130 million cu ft) | Originally built to enable simultaneous assembly and shelter for four Saturn V rockets. | [7] |
7 | The O2 Arena | London | 104,634 m2 (1,126,270 sq ft) | 2.79 million m³ (98.6 million cu ft) | An exhibition centre designed for the millennium and converted into an entertainment centre. | [8] |
8 | Tesco Ireland Distribution Centre | Donabate, Fingal | 80,194 m² (863,201 sq ft) | 1.55 million m³ (54.83 million cu ft) | Large dry grocery distribution centre near Dublin. Opened in 2007 at a cost of €70 million. | [9][10] |
9 | Austal USA (Module Manufacturing Facility) | Mobile, Alabama | 68,250 m² (734,637 sq ft) | 1.365 million m³ (48.204 million cu ft) | The facility is capable of constructing six large aluminum vessels such as the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and/or Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) per year. | [13] |
10 | Hanover Fairground (Halls 3–9) | Mittelfeld, Hannover | 114,535 m² | 1.15 million m³ | Largest exhibition ground in the world with 27 halls. Halls 1–2 and 10–27 are in separate adjacent buildings. | [14] |
11 | National Exhibition Centre (Halls 1-5) | Birmingham, West Midlands | 186,000 m² | 1.14 million m³ | Large exhibition centre southeast of Birmingham. Halls 6-20 are in a separate building. | [15] |
Largest footprint
This list ranks the buildings throughout the world with the largest footprint on the ground.
Name | Location | Footprint | Length × width | Description | Map | |
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1 | Aalsmeer Flower Auction | Aalsmeer | 518,000 m² | 740 m x 700 m | The auction building of the flower auction in Aalsmeer. | |
2 | Tesla Factory | Fremont, California | 510,000 m² | The principal production facility of Tesla Motors | ||
3 | Boeing Everett Factory | Everett, Washington | 398,000 m² | 900 m x 495 m | Boeing's assembly site for a selection of the company's largest aircraft, originally built for construction of the 747. | |
4 | John Deere North American Parts Distribution Center | Milan, Illinois | 2,650,000 sq ft (246,000 m2) | Distribution warehouse for John Deere parts.[16] | ||
5 | Mitsubishi Motors North America | Normal, Illinois | 220,000 m² | 920 m x 200 m | Assembles the Mitsubishi Outlander | |
6 | Belvidere Assembly Plant | Belvidere, Illinois | 210,000 m² | 700 m x 300 m | Assembles the Dodge Dart, Jeep Patriot, and Jeep Compass. | |
7 | New Century Global Centre | Chengdu | 200,000 m² | 500 m x 400 m | "The Global Centre will be home to business offices, hotels, theaters, high-end shopping malls, a faux Mediterranean village, family-themed attractions, university complexes and more."[17] | |
8 | Target Import Warehouse | Lacey, Washington | 159,000 m² | 1,060 m x 150 m | Built to distribute imported product to internal Target distribution centers. | |
9 | Jean-Luc Lagardère Plant | Toulouse-Blagnac | 122,500 m² | 470 m x 270 m | The assembly hall of the Airbus A380, the world's largest Airliner. | |
10 | Amazon Distribution Center | Schertz, Texas | 117,450 m2 (1,264,200 sq ft) | 675 m x 174 m | Built to distribute products to Amazon customers | |
11 | Lauma Fabrics | Liepāja, Latvia | 115,645 m2 (1,244,790 sq ft) | 229 m x 505 m | Lauma Fabrics is a manufacturing company which produces raw materials for lingerie production. | |
12 | The O2 | London | 104,634 m2 (1,126,270 sq ft) | 365 m diameter | An exhibition and entertainment centre. | |
13 | Amazon.com Logistics Centre | Bad Hersfeld, Hessen | 89,380 m² | 410 m x 218 m | Logistics center and warehouse for Amazon.com. |
Largest floor area
This list ranks the top buildings throughout the world with the largest amount of floor area.
# | Name | Location | Floor area | Source/notes |
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1 | New Century Global Center | Chengdu | 1,760,000 m2 (18,900,000 sq ft) | [18][19] |
2 | Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 | Dubai | 1,713,000 m2 (18,440,000 sq ft) | [1] |
3 | Abraj Al-Bait Endowment | Mecca | 1,575,815 m2 (16,961,930 sq ft) | [20] |
4 | CentralWorld | Bangkok | 1,024,000 m2 (11,020,000 sq ft) | |
5 | Aalsmeer Flower Auction | Aalsmeer | 990,000 m2 (10,700,000 sq ft) | [21] |
6 | Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 | Beijing | 986,000 m2 (10,610,000 sq ft) | [22] |
7 | The Venetian Macao | Macau | 980,000 m2 (10,500,000 sq ft) | [23] |
8 | Sands Cotai Central | Macau | 890,000 m2 (9,600,000 sq ft) | [24] |
9 | Berjaya Times Square | Kuala Lumpur | 700,000 m2 (7,500,000 sq ft) | [25] |
10 | Central Park Jakarta Complex | Jakarta | 660,000 m2 (7,100,000 sq ft) | |
11 | The Palazzo | Las Vegas, Nevada | 645,581 m2 (6,948,980 sq ft) | [26] |
12 | Grand Indonesia | Jakarta | 640,000 m2 (6,900,000 sq ft) | |
13 | The Pentagon | Arlington County, Virginia | 610,000 m2 (6,600,000 sq ft) | [27][28] |
14 | K-25 | Tennessee | 609,000 m2 (6,560,000 sq ft) | Demolished by the end of 2013.[29] |
15 | United States Air Force Plant 4 | Texas | 603,870 m2 (6,500,000 sq ft) | [30] |
16 | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | 600,000 m2 (6,500,000 sq ft) | [31][32] |
17 | Marina Bay Sands | Singapore | 581,400 m2 (6,258,000 sq ft) | [33] |
18 | Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower | Vietnam | 580,000 m2 (6,200,000 sq ft) | |
19 | Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 | Hong Kong | 570,000 m2 (6,100,000 sq ft) | [34] |
20 | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Samut Prakan | 563,000 m2 (6,060,000 sq ft) | [35] |
21 | ATL Logistics Centre, Centre B | Hong Kong | 550,000 m2 (5,900,000 sq ft) | [36] |
22 | Barcelona Airport Terminal 1 | Barcelona | 546,000 m2 (5,880,000 sq ft) | [37] |
23 | Mexico City International Airport Terminal 1 | Mexico City | 544,000 m2 (5,860,000 sq ft) | |
24 | Osaka Station City | Umeda, Osaka | 530,000 m2 (5,700,000 sq ft) | |
25 | Renaissance Center | Detroit | 515,000 m2 (5,540,000 sq ft) | [38][39] |
26 | Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 | Delhi | 502,000 m2 (5,400,000 sq ft) | [40] |
27 | Incheon International Airport | Seoul | 496,000 m2 (5,340,000 sq ft) | [41] |
28 | Chrysler Headquarters and Technology Center | Detroit | 490,000 m2 (5,300,000 sq ft) | [42] |
29 | Barajas Airport Terminal 4 main building | Madrid | 470,000 m2 (5,100,000 sq ft) | |
30 | Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 | Mississauga | 464,000 m2 (4,990,000 sq ft) | |
31 | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2 | Mumbai | 450,000 m2 (4,800,000 sq ft) | |
32 | Persian Gulf Complex (Persian: مجتمع خلیج فارس, mojtama'e Khalij-e Fars) | Shiraz | 444,000 m2 (4,780,000 sq ft) | [43] |
33 | Narita International Airport Terminal 1 | Narita | 440,000 m2 (4,700,000 sq ft) | [44] |
34 | Mid Valley Megamall | Kuala Lumpur | 420,000 m2 (4,500,000 sq ft) | [45] |
35 | Willis Tower | Chicago | 418,000 m2 (4,500,000 sq ft) | [46] |
36 | USAA McDermott Building | San Antonio | 414,642 m2 (4,463,170 sq ft) | [47] |
37 | Taipei 101 | Taipei | 412,500 m2 (4,440,000 sq ft) | [48] |
38 | Nagoya Station | Nagoya | 410,000 m2 (4,400,000 sq ft) | [49] |
39 | Boeing Plant | Everett | 398,000 m2 (4,280,000 sq ft) | [3] |
40 | Yokohama Landmark Tower | Yokohama | 392,885 m2 (4,228,980 sq ft) | [50] |
41 | CCTV Headquarters | Beijing | 389,079 m2 (4,188,010 sq ft) | [51] |
42 | Mori Tower | Tokyo | 380,105 m2 (4,091,420 sq ft) | [52] |
43 | Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 | Singapore | 380,000 m2 (4,100,000 sq ft) | [53] |
44 | Shanghai Tower | Shanghai | 380,000 m2 (4,100,000 sq ft) | [54] |
45 | Shanghai World Financial Center | Shanghai | 377,300 m2 (4,061,000 sq ft) | [55] |
46 | Merchandise Mart | Chicago | 372,000 m2 (4,000,000 sq ft) | [56] |
47 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai | 309,473 m2 (3,331,140 sq ft) | [57] |
Special categories
This list of special categories includes a variety of buildings which are the largest of their type.
Type of building | Name | Location | Floor area | Volume |
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Department store | Shinsegae Centum City[58] | Busan | 509,810 m2 (5,487,500 sq ft) | |
Industrial building | Boeing Everett Factory | Everett, Washington | 398,000 m² (4.3 million sq ft) | 13.3 million m3 (472 million cubic ft) |
Parliament | Palace of the Parliament[59] | Bucharest | 365,000 m² (3.93 million sq ft) | 2.55 million m³ (90 million cu ft) |
Bus depot | Millennium Park Bus Depot | Delhi | 305,265 m² (3.6 million sq ft) | |
Courthouse | Istanbul Çağlayan Justice Palace | Istanbul | 300,000 m² (3.0 million sq ft) | |
Bus terminal | Tel Aviv Central Bus Station | Tel Aviv | 230,000 m2 (2.5 million sq ft) | |
Museum | Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre) | Paris | 210,000 m² (2,260,421 sq ft) | |
Current royal residence | Istana Nurul Iman | Bandar Seri Begawan | 200,000 m² (2,152,782 sq ft) | |
Royal palace | Royal Palace of Madrid | Madrid | 135,000 m² (1,450,000 sq ft) | |
Shipbuilding hall | Meyer Werft Dockhalle 2 | Papenburg | 63,000 m² (678,000 sq ft) | 4.72 million m³ (167 million cu ft) |
Hemispherical building | Ericsson Globe[60] | Stockholm | 600,000 m³ (21 million cu ft) |
See also
- List of largest shopping malls in the world
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- Great Wall of China - largest structure ever bulit
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