List of largest buildings in the world

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This article is about the largest buildings in the world. For a list of the tallest buildings, see List of tallest buildings in the world.

This list of largest buildings in the world ranks buildings from around the world by footprint on the ground, usable space (volume) and floor space (area). The term "building" used by this list 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, with Boeing's factory in Everett, Washington, United States the largest building in the world by volume and area footprint,[citation needed] while the Abraj Al-Bait Towers is the largest building in terms of total floor area.[citation needed] 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.[1]

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Largest usable space [edit]

Boeing's Everett factory seen in 2011
Aerium, Germany

This list ranks the buildings throughout the world with the largest usable space, sorted by volume.

Name Location Floor Area Volume Description Source
1 Boeing Everett Factory United States 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. [2]
2 Target Import Warehouse United States Lacey, Washington 185,800 m² (2,000,000 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 France 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. [3]
4 Aerium Germany 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, artificial tropical resort, called Tropical Islands. [4]
5 Meyer Werft Dockhalle 2 Germany Papenburg, Niedersachsen 63,000 m² (678,000 sq ft) 4.72 million m³ (167 million cu ft) Dry dock for construction of cruise ships. [5]
6 NASA Vehicle Assembly Building United States 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. [6]
7 Palace of Caserta Italy Caserta 61,000 m² (656,000 sq ft) 2 million m³ (70 million cu ft) One of the largest Royal Palaces in the World by surface area and the largest by volume. [7]
8 Tesco Ireland Distribution Centre Republic of Ireland Lanestown, Swords, 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. [8][9]

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9 National Exhibition Centre (Halls 1-5) United Kingdom Birmingham, West Midlands 90,765 m² 1.14 million m³ Large exhibition centre southeast of Birmingham. Halls 6-20 are in a separate building. [12]
10 Indo Arya Warehouse India Hassangarh 47,752 m² (5,14,000 sq ft) 4.1 million m³ The distribution centre is India's largest single floor

warehouse designed to serve varied needs. The facility is built with advanced technology to ensure operational efficiency and minimize energy consumption.

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Largest footprint [edit]

This list ranks the buildings throughout the world with the largest footprint on the ground.

Name Location Footprint Length & Width Description Map
1 Boeing Everett Factory United States 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. [2]
2 Belvidere Assembly Plant United States Belvidere, Illinois 210,000 m² 700 m x 300 m Assembles the Dodge Dart, Jeep Patriot, and Jeep Compass. [3]
3 Target Import Warehouse United States Lacey, Washington 159,000 m² 1,060 m x 150 m Built to distribute imported product to internal Target distribution centers. [4]
4 Jean-Luc Lagardère Plant France Toulouse-Blagnac 122,500 m² 470 m x 270 m The assembly hall of the Airbus A380, the world's largest Airliner. [5]
5 Amazon.com Logistics Centre Germany Bad Hersfeld, Hessen 105,000 m² 410 m x 218 m Logistics center and warehouse for Amazon.com. [6]
6 Aerium Germany Halbe, Brandenburg 70,000 m² 360 m x 210 m A hangar originally intended to house the construction of a giant airship, this building now houses an indoor, artificial tropical resort, called Tropical Islands. [7]

Largest floor space [edit]

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Concourse 2 part of Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport
Berjaya Times Square
The Pentagon
The Renaissance Center in Detroit
Central Park Jakarta
CentralWorld
Ōsaka Station City
The Venetian Macao

This list ranks the top 35 buildings throughout the world with the largest amount of floor area. Abraj Al-Bait Endowment is the building complex with the second largest floor area (1,575,815 m²). Upon its opening in October 2008, Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport at 1.185 million m² (12.76 million sq ft) of floor space surpassed the former leader, the Aalsmeer Flower Auction (990,000 m², or 10.6 million sq ft).

Name Location Floor Area Volume Source
1 Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 United Arab Emirates Dubai 1,713,000 m² (18.44 million sq ft) [14]
2 Abraj Al-Bait Endowment Saudi Arabia Mecca 1,575,815 m² (16.96193 million sq ft) [15]
3 CentralWorld Thailand Bangkok 1,024,000 m² (11.02 million sq ft)
4 Aalsmeer Flower Auction Netherlands Aalsmeer 990,000 m² (10.6 million sq ft) [16]
5 Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 China Beijing 986,000 m² (10.6 million sq ft) [17]
6 The Venetian Macao Macau Macau 980,000 m² (10.5 million sq ft) [18]
7 Sands Cotai Central Macau Macau 890,000 m² (9.5 million sq ft) [19]
8 Berjaya Times Square Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 700,000 m² (7.5 million sq ft) [20]
9 Central Park Jakarta Complex Indonesia Jakarta 655,000 m² (7.0 million sq ft) [21]
10 The Palazzo United States Las Vegas, Nevada 645,581 m² (6.9 million sq ft) [22]
11 Grand Indonesia Indonesia Jakarta 640,000 m² (6.9 million sq ft) [23]
12 The Pentagon United States Arlington County, Virginia 610,000 m² (6.6 million sq ft) [24][25]
13 K-25 (currently under demolition)[26] United States Tennessee 609,000 m² (6.6 million sq ft)
14 Air Force Plant 4 United States Texas 603 870 m² (6.5 million sq ft) [27]
15 Marina Bay Sands Singapore Singapore 581,400 m² (6,258,000 sq ft) [28]
16 Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Vietnam Vietnam 579,000 m² (6.4 million sq ft)
17 Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 Hong Kong Hong Kong 570,000 m² (6.3 million sq ft) [29]
18 Suvarnabhumi Airport Thailand Samut Prakan 563,000 m² (6.06 million sq ft) [30]
19 ATL Logistics Centre, Centre B Hong Kong Hong Kong 550,000 m² (6.0 million sq ft) [31]
20 Mexico City International Airport Terminal 1 Mexico Mexico City 548,000 m2 (5,900,000 sq ft) [citation needed]
21 Barcelona Airport Terminal 1 Spain Barcelona 544,066 m2 (5,856,280 sq ft) [32]
22 Osaka Station City[citation needed] Japan Umeda, Osaka 530,000 m² (5.705 million sq ft) open in 4 May 2011[citation needed]
23 Renaissance Center United States Detroit 515,800 m² (5.55 million sq ft) 1,850,000 m³ (65.3 million cu ft) [33][34]
24 Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 India Delhi 502,000 m² (5.4 million sq ft) [35]
25 Incheon International Airport South Korea Seoul 496,000 m2 (5,340,000 sq ft) [36]
26 Chrysler Headquarters and Technology Center United States Auburn Hills, Michigan 492,000 m² (5.3 million sq ft) [37]
27 Barajas Airport Terminal 4 main building Spain Madrid 470,000 m2 (5,100,000 sq ft) [citation needed]
28 Burj Khalifa United Arab Emirates Dubai 464,511 m2 (4,999,950 sq ft) [38]
29 Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 Canada Mississauga 464,000 m2 (4,990,000 sq ft)
30 Persian Gulf Complex

(Persian: مجتمع خلیج فارس‎, mojtama'e Khalij-e Fars)

 Iran Shiraz 450,000 m² (4.8 million sq ft) [39]
31 Embarcadero Center United States San Francisco 445,900 m² (4.8 million sq ft) [40]
32 Narita International Airport Terminal 1 Japan Narita 449,600 m2 (4,839,000 sq ft) [41]
33 Willis Tower United States Chicago 418,000 m² (4.5 million sq ft) 1,510,000 m³ (53.4 million cu ft) [42]
Mid Valley Megamall Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 4.5 million sq ft (420,000 m²) [43]
34 Nagoya Station Japan Nagoya 416,565 m2 (4,483,870 sq ft) [citation needed]
35 USAA United States San Antonio 414,642 m² (4,463,180 sq ft) [44]
36 Taipei 101 Taiwan Taipei 412,500 m2 (4,440,000 sq ft)
37 Boeing Plant United States Everett 398,000 m2 (4,280,000 sq ft) 13.3 million m³ (472 million cu ft) [2]
38 Yokohama Landmark Tower Japan Yokohama 392,885 m2 (4,228,980 sq ft) [citation needed]
39 Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 Singapore Singapore 380,000 m2 (4,100,000 sq ft) [45]
40 Mori Tower Japan Tokyo 379,408 m2 (4,083,910 sq ft) [citation needed]
41 Shanghai World Financial Center China Shanghai 377,300 m2 (4,061,000 sq ft) [citation needed]
42 Merchandise Mart United States Chicago 372,000 m2 (4,000,000 sq ft) [46]

Special categories [edit]

Ericsson Globe

This list of special categories includes a variety of buildings which are the largest of their type.

Largest buildings
Type of building Name Location Floor Area Volume
Department store Shinsegae Centum City[47] South Korea Busan 509,810 m2 (5,487,500 sq ft)
Religious site Angkor Wat[48] Cambodia Angkor 1,000,000 m2 (11,000,000 sq ft)
Industrial Building Boeing Everett Factory United States Everett, Washington 398,000 m² (4.3 million sq ft) 13.3 million m3 (472 million cubic ft)
Parliament Palace of the Parliament Romania Bucharest 330,000 m² (3.55 million sq ft) 2.55 million m³ (90 million cu ft)
Bus Terminal Millennium Park Bus Depot India Delhi 305,265 m² (3.6 million sq ft)
Courthouse Brussels Palace of Justice Belgium Brussels 260,000 m² (2.8 million sq ft)
Museum Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre) France Paris 210,000 m² (2,260,421 sq ft)
Current Royal Residence Istana Nurul Iman Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 200,000 m² (2,152,782 sq ft)
Royal Palace Château de Versailles France Versailles 63,154 m² (679,784 sq ft)
Shipbuilding hall IHC Krimpen Shipyard[49] Netherlands Krimpen aan den IJssel 25,000 m² (275,000 sq ft) 1.3 million m³ (46 million cu ft)
Hemispherical building Ericsson Globe[50] Sweden Stockholm 600,000 m³ (21 million cu ft)

See also [edit]

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