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This list of largest buildings in the world ranks buildings from around the world by 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.
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Boeing's factory in Everett Washington United States is presently the largest building in the world by volumecitation needed while Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport is the largest building in terms of total floor area.citation needed The surface area of the proposed Crystal Island complex in Moscow is more than double that of the largest current building though this project has been delayed by the global economic crisis.1 The under construction Abraj Al Bait Towers in Mecca Saudi Arabia are set to take the record for the largest building in the world upon completion. It will also have the largest floor area of any structure in the world with 1500000 square metres (16137600 sq ft) of floorspace. They will also be among the tallest buildings in the world at over 500 metres (1600 ft).
Contents
1 Largest usable space
2 Largest floor space
3 Special categories
4 Notes
Largest usable space
Boeing's Everett factory
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This list ranks the buildings throughout the world with the largest usable space.
Name
Location
Floor Area
Volume
Description
Source
1
Boeing Plant
Everett Washington
398000 m (4.3 million sq ft)
13.3 million m (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
Jean-Luc Lagardre Plant
Toulouse-Blagnac
122500 m (1320000 sq ft)
5.6 million m (199 million cu ft)
The assembly hall of the Airbus A380 the world's largest passenger airplane.
3
3
Aerium
Halbe Brandenburg
70000 m (753000 sq ft)
5.2 million m (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.
4
4
NASA Vehicle Assembly Building
Brevard County Florida
32374 m (348000 sq ft)
3.66 million m (130 million cu ft)
Originally built to enable simultaneous assembly and shelter for four Saturn V rockets.
5
Largest floor space
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Concourse 2 part of Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport
Berjaya Times Square
The Pentagon
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and engineering achievements Here s a list of the world s most notable structures the highest most massive and longest 1 NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building World s Tallest Clock Tower Image Source Standing at 240 meters or 790 ft tall the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building in Tokyo Japan is the tallest clock tower
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This list ranks the top 35 buildings throughout the world with the largest amount of floor area. Upon its opening in October 2008 Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport at 1.185 million m (12.76 million sq ft) of floor space surpassed the former leader the Aalsmeer Flower Auction (990000 m or 10.6 million sq ft). Terminal 3 has a capacity of 43 million passengers which by itself would be enough to place Dubai among the 20 busiest airports in the world by passenger traffic. For its part the Aalsmeer Auction sees about 19 million flowers sold every day.6
Name
Location
Floor Area
Volume
Source
1
Dubai International Airport Terminal 3
Dubai
1185000 m (12.76 million sq ft)
7
2
CentralWorld
Bangkok
1024000 m (11.0 million sq ft)
3
Aalsmeer Flower Auction
Aalsmeer
990000 m (10.6 million sq ft)
8
4
Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3
Beijing
986000 m (10.6 million sq ft)
9
5
The Venetian Macao
Macau
980000 m (10.5 million sq ft)
10
6
The Palazzo
Las Vegas
645581 m (6.9 million sq ft)
11
7
Grand Indonesia
Jakarta
640000 m (6.9 million sq ft)
12
8
The Pentagon
Virginia
610000 m (6.6 million sq ft)
13
9
K-25 (currently under demolition)14
Tennessee
609000 m (6.6 million sq ft)
10
Air Force Plant 4
Texas
603 870 m (6.5 million sq ft)
15
11
Marina Bay Sands
Singapore
581400 m (6258000 sq ft)
16
12
Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower
Vietnam
579000 m (6.4 million sq ft)
13
Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1
Hong Kong
570000 m (6.3 million sq ft)
17
14
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Bangkok
563000 m (6.06 million sq ft)
18
15
ATL Logistics Centre Centre B
Hong Kong
550000 m (6.0 million sq ft)
19
16
Mexico City International Airport Terminal 1
Mexico City
548000 m2 (5900000 sq ft)
citation needed
17
Barcelona Airport Terminal 1
Barcelona
544066 m2 (5856280 sq ft)
20
18
Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Building
Seattle
533000 m (5.7 million sq ft)
21
19
Renaissance Center (Five towers rise from a common base plus two joined by attached concourse.)
Detroit
515800 m (5.55 million sq ft)
2223
20
Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3
Delhi
502000 m (5.4 million sq ft)
24
21
Incheon International Airport
Seoul
496000 m2 (5340000 sq ft)
25
22
Chrysler Technical Center
Auburn Hills
492000 m (5.3 million sq ft)
26
23
Barajas Airport Terminal 4 main building
Madrid
470000 m2 (5100000 sq ft)
citation needed
24
Burj Khalifa
Dubai
464511 m (5 million sq ft)
27
25
Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
Toronto
464000 m
26
Persian Gulf Complex
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The largest buildings in the world are ranked by two categories: by volume (usable space) and by area (floor space). In terms of usable space, these are the top
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Shiraz
450000 m (4.8 million sq ft)
28
27
Embarcadero Center (Six interconnected towers)
San Francisco
445900 m (4.8 million sq ft)
29
28
Narita International Airport Terminal 1
Narita
449600 m2 (4839000 sq ft)
30
29
Willis Tower
Chicago
418000 m (4.5 million sq ft)
1510000 m (53.4 million cu ft)
31
30
Nagoya Station
Nagoya
416565 m
citation needed
31
USAA
San Antonio
414642 m (4463180 sq ft)
32
32
Taipei 101
Taipei
412500 m (4440100 sq ft)
33
Boeing Plant
Everett
398000 m (4.3 million sq ft)
2
34
Yokohama Landmark Tower
Yokohama
392885 m2 (4228980 sq ft)
citation needed
35
Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3
Singapore
380000 m2 (4100000 sq ft)
33
36
Mori Tower
Tokyo
379408 m2 (4083910 sq ft)
citation needed
37
Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai
377300 m (4.1 million sq ft)
citation needed
38
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
372000 m (4 million sq ft)
34
Special categories
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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
Industrial Building
Interlake Mecalux35
Pontiac Illinois
41806 m (450000 sq ft)
Religious site
Angkor Wat36
Angkor
1000000 m2 (11000000 sq ft)
Presidential Residence
Istana Nurul Iman
Bandar Seri Begawan
200000 m (2152782 sq ft)
Parliament
Palace of the Parliament
Bucharest
330000 m (3.55 million sq ft)
2.55 million m (90 million cu ft)
Courthouse
Brussels Palace of Justice
Brussels
260000 m (2.8 million sq ft)
Bus Terminal
Millennium Park Bus Depot
Delhi
305265 m (3.6 million sq ft)
Shipbuilding hall
IHC Krimpen Shipyard37
Krimpen aan den IJssel
25000 m (275000 sq ft)
1.3 million m (46 million cu ft)
Hemispherical building
Ericsson Globe38
Stockholm
600000 m (21 million cu ft)
Wooden building
Great Buddha Hall Tdai-ji39
Nara
2850 m (30660 sq feet)
Notes
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The Toronto area was home to a number of First Nations groups who lived on the shore of Lake Ontario At various times the Neutral Seneca Mohawk and Cayuga nations were living in the vicinity of Toronto The first permanent European presence was the French trading fort Fort Rouill established in 1750 south of the village site of Teiaiagon However the first large influx of Europeans was by United Empire Loyalists fleeing the American Revolution In 1793 Toronto then known as York was named capital of the new colony of Upper Canada The city steadily grew during the nineteenth century becoming one of the main destinations of immigrants to Canada In the second half of the twentieth century Toronto surpassed Montreal as the economic capital of Canada and as its largest city PRE EUROPEAN PERIOD Toronto is located on the northern shore of Lake Ontario and was originally a term of indeterminate geographical location designating the approximate area of the future city of Toronto on maps dating to the late 17th and early 18th century Eventually the name was anchored to the mouth of the Humber River the end of the Toronto Carrying Place Trail portage route from Georgian Bay this is where the city of Toronto is located today The source and meaning of the name remains a matter of debate Most common definitions claim that the origin is the Seneca word quot Giyando quot meaning on the other side which was the place where the Humber River narrows at the foot of the pass to the village of Taiaiagon However it is much more likely that the term is from the Mohawk word tkaronto meaning quot where there are trees standing in the water quot a reference to a specific location at the northern end of what is now Lake Simcoe then known as quot Lake Toronto quot The portage route up the Humber River eventually leads past this well known landmark As the portage route grew in use the name became more widely used and was eventually attached to a French trading fort just inland from Lake Ontario on the Humbe
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