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This is a list of the longest[clarification needed] multiple-segment buildings and walls (excluding those not intended for human occupancy) in the world.

World

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No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
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1.Great Wall of ChinaFortificationFrom Spring and Autumn period to Ming dynasty21,196,00069,541,000—China40°40′37″N 117°13′55″E / 40.67693°N 117.23193°E / 40.67693; 117.23193
2.Walls of BeninFortification1450–150016,015,00052,543,000Benin CityNigeria6°20′00″N 5°37′20″E / 6.33333°N 5.62222°E / 6.33333; 5.62222
3.Great Wall of GorganFortification224 to 651 AD195,000640,000—Iran[1]
4.KumbhalgarhFortification15th century36,000118,000—India[2]
5.Ranikot FortFortification17th century26,00085,000—Pakistan[3]
6.Diyarbakır WallFortification3376,00020,000DiyarbakırTurkey
7.Walls of StonFortification14615,50018,000StonCroatia
8.ProraHotel1936–19394,50014,800BinzGermany54°26′12″N 13°34′37″E / 54.43667°N 13.57694°E / 54.43667; 13.57694Three buildings, not connected; the longest is 750m
9. LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory)Research Facility1994–19994,00013,000Livingston, Louisiana Hanford, WashingtonUnited StatesLength of each arm.[4]
10.Sighnagi wallFortress18th century4,00013,000SighnagiGeorgia41°37′7″N 45°55′18″E / 41.61861°N 45.92167°E / 41.61861; 45.92167The 4-kilometer-long wall integrated 28 towers, each named according to the village with which they connected the city. [5]
10.Government Complex, SejongGovernment building2008–20143,50011,500Sejong CitySouth Korea36°30′15″N 127°15′50″E / 36.50417°N 127.26389°E / 36.50417; 127.26389Six buildings interrupted by roads; none longer than 300m [6]
11.Klystron gallery above the Stanford Linear AcceleratorResearch facility1962–19663,073.7210,084.4Menlo Park, CaliforniaUnited States37°24′53″N 122°13′18″W / 37.41472°N 122.22167°W / 37.41472; -122.22167[7]
12.Fenestrelle FortFortification1728–18503,000+9,800FenestrelleItaly45°01′47″N 7°03′38″E / 45.02972°N 7.06056°E / 45.02972; 7.06056
13.Three Gorges DamDam1994–20082,3357,661China[8]
14.Modlin FortressBarracks1832–18622,2507,380Poland52°26′14″N 20°40′52″E / 52.43722°N 20.68111°E / 52.43722; 20.68111Two buildings, the longest 1330m
15.Moscow Kremlin WallFortification1485–14952,2357,333MoscowRussia55°45′06″N 37°37′04″E / 55.751667°N 37.617778°E / 55.751667; 37.617778
16.Dubai International Airport Cargo GatewayAirport terminal20081,7745,820DubaiUnited Arab Emirates25°15′00″N 55°21′32″E / 25.24991°N 55.35893°E / 25.24991; 55.35893[9]
17.Apartment house on Sobornosti av. and Molodi st. [uk]Apartment house1970-s1,7505,740LutskUkraine50°45′40″N 25°22′07″E / 50.761219°N 25.368719°E / 50.761219; 25.368719A single, connected building 1750m long
18.Kansai International AirportAirport terminal1991–19941,7005,600OsakaJapan
19.Red Dog Mine Conveyor EnclosureZinc mine conveyor enclosure19911,7005,600AlaskaUnited States[10]
20.McNamara Terminal Concourse A
at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport		Airport terminal20021,6005,200Detroit, MichiganUnited States

Africa

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No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinates
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1.Walls of BeninFortification1450–150016,015,00052,543,000Benin CityNigeria6°20′00″N 5°37′20″E / 6.33333°N 5.62222°E / 6.33333; 5.62222

Asia

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No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCountryCoordinatesCity
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1.Great Wall of ChinaFortificationFrom Spring and Autumn period to Ming dynasty8,851,80029,041,300 China—
2.KumbhalgarhFortification15th century36,000118,000 India—
3.Ranikot FortFortification17th century26,00085,000 Pakistan
4. Diyarbakır Wall Fortification 3376,00020,000 Turkey Diyarbakır
5.Kansai International AirportAirport terminal1991–19941,7005,600 Japan Osaka

Europe

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No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
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1.Walls of StonFortification14615,50018,000StonCroatia
2.ProraHotel1936–19394,50014,800BinzGermany54°26′12″N 13°34′37″E / 54.43667°N 13.57694°E / 54.43667; 13.57694Three buildings, not connected; the longest is 750m
3.Venetian Walls of CandiaFortification1462–15604,30014,100HeraklionGreece35°19′55″N 25°07′50″E / 35.331987°N 25.130427°E / 35.331987; 25.130427
4.Fenestrelle FortFortification1728–18503,000+9,800FenestrelleItaly45°01′47″N 7°03′38″E / 45.02972°N 7.06056°E / 45.02972; 7.06056
5.Modlin FortressBarracks1832–18622,2507,380Nowy Dwór MazowieckiPoland52°26′14″N 20°40′52″E / 52.43722°N 20.68111°E / 52.43722; 20.68111Two buildings, the longest 1330m
6.Moscow Kremlin WallFortification1485–14952,2357,333MoscowRussia55°45′06″N 37°37′04″E / 55.751667°N 37.617778°E / 55.751667; 37.617778Longest building in Russia
7.Apartment house on Sobornosti av. and Molodi st.Apartment house1970-s1,7505,740LutskUkraine50°45′40″N 25°22′07″E / 50.761219°N 25.368719°E / 50.761219; 25.368719A single, connected building 1750m long
8.St. Kevin's HospitalLunatic asylum18521,6005,200CorkIreland51°53′48″N 8°30′26″E / 51.896753°N 8.507266°E / 51.896753; 8.507266
9.Apartment house on Kolsky av. and Beringa st. (in 305th microdistrict)Apartment house1970-s1,4884,882MurmanskRussia68°55′05″N 33°05′40″E / 68.918002°N 33.094526°E / 68.918002; 33.094526Longest apartment building in Russia
10.Bymuren 1-175Residential building1972–19741,4754,839HvidovreDenmark
11.Apartment house on Akademika Zabolotnogo st.Apartment house1969–19801,2404,070KyivUkraine50°21′51″N 30°27′48″E / 50.364066°N 30.463371°E / 50.364066; 30.463371
12.Terminal 4
at the Madrid-Barajas Airport		Airport terminal20061,1753,855MadridSpain
13.Karl Marx-HofResidential building1927–19301,1003,600ViennaAustria48°15′10″N 16°21′54″E / 48.25278°N 16.36500°E / 48.25278; 16.36500
14."Le Lignon"Residential building1963–19711,0603,480GenevaSwitzerland46°12′11″N 6°05′53″E / 46.20317°N 6.09792°E / 46.20317; 6.09792
15."Lange Jammer"
Longest skyscraper in the world
60 m high and 1,000 m long		1968–20101,0003,300Märkisches ViertelGermany
16."Corviale" is the longest with a unique body, and parallelepiped building shapeResidential building1972–19821,0003,300RomeItaly41°51′03″N 12°24′42″E / 41.850959°N 12.411654°E / 41.850959; 12.411654
17.Potroom
of the Rio Tinto Alcan Aluminium Factory		Potroom1,0003,300StraumsvíkIceland54°08′33″N 13°39′36″E / 54.142391°N 13.660035°E / 54.142391; 13.660035
18.Blok 21 apartment complex – (official name B-7)Apartment house972.53,191BelgradeSerbia44°48′52″N 20°25′46″E / 44.814444°N 20.429444°E / 44.814444; 20.429444
19.Turbine hall
of the Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant		Turbine hall9553,133LubminGermany54°08′33″N 13°39′36″E / 54.142391°N 13.660035°E / 54.142391; 13.660035
20.FalowiecResidential building1970–19738602,820GdańskPoland(satellite photo)
21."Chinese wall" (Great Wall of China)
[clarification needed]		Residential building1971–19748302,720DniproUkraine48°25′03″N 35°03′40″E / 48.417367°N 35.061021°E / 48.417367; 35.061021
22."Kilometergebäude"
at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base		8202,690FürstenfeldbruckGermany48°11′50″N 11°16′32″E / 48.197118°N 11.275449°E / 48.197118; 11.275449
23.Turbine hall
of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant		Turbine hall8032,635ChernobylUkraine51°23′19″N 30°06′23″E / 51.388749°N 30.106326°E / 51.388749; 30.106326
24.Serpentin (longest of buildings forming the) at Les Courtillières. Whole structure is over 1.1 km (0.68 mi) long in 3 buildings. Architect: Émile Aillaud.Residential building1955–19567002,300PantinFrance48°54′46″N 2°24′39″E / 48.912643°N 2.410716°E / 48.912643; 2.410716
25.Karlsborg FortressFortification1819–18706782,224Sweden

Thermal power stations in the former Soviet Union often also have long buildings. According to Wikimapia the building of Ekibastuz GRES-1 in Kazakhstan is 537 metres (1,762 ft) long, and that of the Luhansk power station north of Shchastia, Ukraine, is 672 metres (2,205 ft) long.

North America

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No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
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1.LIGO-LivingstonObservatory1994–19994,00013,000LouisianaUnited Stateslength relates to each arm[4]
2.Klystron gallery
above the Stanford Linear Accelerator		Research facility1962–19663,073.7210,084.4Menlo Park, CaliforniaUnited States37°24′53″N 122°13′18″W / 37.41472°N 122.22167°W / 37.41472; -122.22167[11]
3.McNamara Terminal Concourse A
at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport		Airport terminal20021,6005,200Detroit, MichiganUnited States
4.Gurnee MillsShopping mall19911,3404,400Gurnee, IllinoisUnited StatesZ-shaped building measured along its winding central corridor
5.Le Mur-Écran – The WindscreenMixed-use19701,3004,300FermontCanadaBoomerang-shaped building. Popularly known as The Wall.
6.Boeing Everett FactoryAirplane factory19671,0903,580Everett, WashingtonUnited States
7.Ronald Reagan Nat'l Airport Main TerminalAirport building19411,0103,310Arlington, VirginiaUnited States
8.Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital Building 1Medical building19216322,073Hines, IllinoisUnited States
9.US Coast Guard Air Station, WashingtonMilitary building19525701,870 Arlington, VirginiaUnited States

Oceania

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No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
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1.Willsmere – Kew AsylumResidential18719503,120Kew, VictoriaAustralia
2.Melbourne Convention and Exhibition CentreExhibition centre19964501,480Melbourne, VictoriaAustralia
3.The Great Southern Stand
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground		Stadium19964001,300Melbourne, VictoriaAustralia
4.Sydney Convention and Exhibition CentreExhibition centre19883101,020Sydney, New South WalesAustralia
5.Flinders Street stationRailway station1910280920Melbourne, VictoriaAustralia

South America

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No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
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1.Central Institute of Sciences (ICC) of the University of BrasíliaUniversity19617502,460Brasília, Federal District (Brazil)Brazil

15°45′48″S 47°52′10″W / 15.763369°S 47.869451°W / -15.763369; -47.869451

2.Edificio Caliche, Conjunto Habitacional Gran Vía – Caliche Building, Gran Vía housing complexResidential1970–19746802,230AntofagastaChile23°40′34″S 70°24′14″W / 23.676206°S 70.403977°W / -23.676206; -70.403977[12]
3.Edificio Huanchaca (Curvo), Conjunto Habitacional Gran Vía – Huanchaca Building, Gran Vía housing complexResidential1967–19693801,250AntofagastaChile23°40′31″S 70°24′15″W / 23.675306°S 70.404271°W / -23.675306; -70.404271[12]
4.Minhocão de Guadalupe – Guadalupe's Big EarthwormResidential19503201,050Guadalupe, Rio de JaneiroBrazil22°58′47″S 43°13′49″W / 22.979658°S 43.230245°W / -22.979658; -43.230245
5.Plataforma Gubernamental de Gestión FinancieraPublic service20173101,020Quito, Metropolitan District of QuitoEcuador
6.Conjunto Residencial Alcalde Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho)Residential1947270890Rio de Janeiro, São Cristóvão NeighborhoodBrazil

Middle East

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No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
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1.Great Wall of GorganFortification224-651 AD195,000640,000–Iran
2.Terminal 3, Concourse B at the Dubai International AirportAirport terminal20089243,031DubaiUnited Arab Emirates

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Welcome to Encyclopædia Iranica".
  2. ↑ "Kumbhalgarh :: Rajasthan". www.rajasthaninfo.org. Archived from the original on 2004-10-20.
  3. ↑ Ondaatje, Christopher (May 1996). Sindh revisited: a journey in the footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Burton : 1842-1849, the India years. HarperCollins Publishers. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-00-255436-7.
  4. 1 2 "Home". ligo.caltech.edu.
  5. ↑ "Sighnaghi Wall Sighnaghi Wall • Georgia sights and destinations".
  6. ↑ "Government Building Rooftop Garden > Tourist Attractions > Travel >".
  7. ↑ Imfeld, Hans. "How Long is the SLAC Gallery? SLAC-PUB-12761, August 2007". Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  8. ↑ "Three Gorges Dam, China – Image of the Week – Earth Watching".
  9. ↑ Cargo Mega Terminal at Dubai Airports Archived 2012-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Alaska Structures. "Conveyor Pipeline Enclosures." Alaska Structures. Retrieved 21 August 2014
  11. ↑ "Inspire" (PDF).
  12. 1 2 Galeno, Claudio. "Ricardo Pulgar San Martín, el conjunto habitacional Gran Vía y el edificio Huanchaca". In: Muñoz, María Dolores (ed.), et al. Docomomo Chile: Trayectorias de la ciudad moderna. Concepción: Universidad de Concepción, 2012, p.145-149.
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