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Largest usable space

The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania

• Boeing Plant in Everett, Washington, United States

At 13.3 million m³ (470 million cu ft), Boeing claims that its Everett Plant is the largest building in the world by volume. This claim is supported by the Guinness Book of Records. Originally, the plant encompassed 5.64 million m³ (200 million cu ft). The building is used to assemble the company's 747, 767, 777 and 787 aircraft.^[1]

• Aerium, Brandenburg, Germany

A hangar for a never-constructed, giant airship, built by Cargolifter AG. The hangar has a volume of 5.2 million m³ (184 million cu ft), is 107 m (350 ft) tall, 360 m (1,180 ft) long and 210 m (690 ft) wide. The area is now used for Tropical Islands, an indoor, artificial tropical resort. It is the world's largest hall without pillars.

NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building ranks third.

• NASA Vehicle Assembly Building, Florida, United States

Originally used to assemble the Saturn V rocket for the Apollo program, the building encloses 3.66 million m³ (130 million cu ft) of space.

• Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania

Has a total of 2.55 million m³ (90 million cu ft), and a floor area of 350,000 m² (3.8 million sq ft). The building ranks second in the world in total office space, by floor space^[2].

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Largest area

Great Wall of China holds several world records such as longest, largest in terms of footprint, volume, mass, etc.^{[citation needed]}

Interior view from check-in hall towards departure gates of Hong Kong International Airport.

The Chicago Merchandise Mart

Sears Tower

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By footprint

• Great Wall of China, with its 6400 kilometers length and average 6.5 m width, its surface area is approximately 41,160,000 m².

• Aalsmeer Flower Auction, Aalsmeer, the Netherlands

The chiefly one-story building has 990,000 m² (10.6 million sq ft) of floor space, and is the world's largest building in terms of both footprint and floor area. The Guinness Book of Records records it as the largest commercial building in the world. Around 20 million flowers are sold in the building every day.

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By floor area (all stories)

• The Venetian, Macau

Opened in 2007, the casino claims to have 10.5 million sq ft (980,000 m²) of floorspace, giving it the largest floor area of any building.^[3]

• Kwai Chung Container Terminals, Hong Kong

The container freight station of Asia Container Terminals Ltd. is the largest multistorey industrial building in one discrete structure. It measures 109.5 m (359 ft 3 in) tall and has 15 stories. It has 866,000 m² (9.3 million sq ft) in floor area.

• Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

With a floor area of 700,000 m² (7.5 million sq ft), it is claimed to be the world's largest building ever built in a single phase.

• The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States

Headquarters of the US Department of Defense, it measures 610,000 m² (6.6 million sq ft) by floor area and 2 million m³ (77 million cu ft) by volume.

• Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong

The terminal building of the airport is the world's largest airport terminal building with an area of 564,000 m² (6.1 million sq ft), and is 1.3 km (0.8 miles) long. The previous record holder was the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, which has an area of 563,000 m² (6 million sq ft).

• Chrysler Technical Center, Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

The 5.3 million sq ft facility on a 504 acre (204 ha) site houses engineering, design, manufacturing and corporate offices, as well as a great number of living amenities.

• Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Building, Seattle, Washington, United States

A 5,740,200 sq ft facility that houses the University of Washington medical school, nursing school, dental school, as well as many research projects.

• Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Claims to be the largest commercial building in the world, but at 390,000 m² (4.2 million sq ft), it is considerably smaller than the Aalsmeer Flower Auction. However, it is likely the largest multi-story commercial building in the world.

• Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea

While the building was never completed, it is also one of the world's largest buildings with 360,000 m² (3.9 million sq ft) of gross floor area and is the world's largest, and tallest, unoccupied building.

• Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Contains 350,000 m² (3.8 million sq ft) of floor area.

• Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania

World's second largest administrative building, with a floor area of 330,000 m². It is also the world's third largest building with a volume of 2,550,000 m³. ^[4]

• Cœur Défense, La Défense, Paris, France

Along with the Palace of the Parliament in Romania, this building has the most floor space in Europe, at 350,000 m². The building consists of a number of towers which share a common basement.

• Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C., United States

The largest building in Washington, D.C. at 288,000 m² (3.1 million sq ft). It is owned by the U.S. General Services Administration, and it is the first and only federal building dedicated to both government and private use.

• Bannister Federal Complex, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

The main building has more than 290,000 m² (3.13 million sq ft) of floor space. General Services Administration owned space is approximately 126,000 m² (1.36 million sq ft), and an additional 165,000 m² (1.78 millioin sq ft) is under National Nuclear Security Administration control. The total area of all buildings in the complex is more than 464,000 m² (5 million sq ft).

• Tempelhof International Airport, Berlin, Germany

The 1,200 m (3,900 ft) long building, with 284,000 m² (3.05 million sq ft) of floor space, was the world's largest building when constructed (completed in 1941).

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Largest mass

• Palace of the Parliament, Romania

The heaviest conventional building^[5]in the world is made of 1 million m³ (35.3 million cu ft) of marble from Transylvania and 700,000 tonnes of steel and bronze. The building also features 3,500 metric tons of crystal glass and 900,000 m³ (31.7 million cu ft) of wood. It measures 270 m by 240 m (885 ft by 787 ft), 86 m (282 ft) high, and extends 92 m (300 ft) below ground.

• Great Pyramid of Cholula, Puebla, Mexico

This is the largest pyramid, and largest individual structure by volume of material, with an estimated volume of 3.3 million m³ (116.5 million cu ft).

• Great Pyramid of Giza, Giza, Egypt

The pyramid of Khufu is estimated to weigh approximately 6 million tonnes^[6][7] with a volume of 2.6 million m³

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Special categories

Largest snow castle

The SnowCastle of Kemi is the world's biggest snow castle, built yearly in Kemi, Finland since 1996. The area covered by the snow castle has varied from 13,000 to over 20,000 m² (140,000–215,000 sq ft). SnowCastle in 2006 Snow Restaurant The SnowCastle of Kemi is the biggest snow castle in the world. ... Kemi is a town and municipality of Finland. ...

Largest church

Main article: List of largest churches in the world

The world's largest Christian church is Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire. Completed in 1989, it surpassed the previous record holder, St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The title of largest cathedral (and largest Protestant church) is hotly debated between the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City, United States, and the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral in England, the former remaining unfinished, whereas the latter is a completed structure. There are a number of factors to be considered in determining which churches are the largest - total square footage, cubic footage, seating capacity, surface area, height, and others. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Athanasius · Augustine · Constantine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas Arminius · Calvin · Luther · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box... The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro, also known as Basilique de Notre Dame de la Paix de Yamoussoukro, is a Roman Catholic church in Yamoussoukro, the administrative capital of Côte dIvoire (Ivory Coast). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the famous building in Rome. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Cathedral of St. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... North elevation of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

Largest wooden structure

The Guinness Book of Records lists the Finger Wharf in Woolloomooloo, Sydney, Australia, as the largest wooden structure in the world. Blimp Hangar 2, at the Tillamook Air Museum, in Tillamook, Oregon, is also thought by some to be the world's largest wooden structure. Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ... The Finger Wharf or Woolloomooloo Wharf is a wharf in Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney, Australia. ... Woolloomooloo Bay and Finger Wharf Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The Tillamook Air Museum is an aviation museum located south of Tillamook, Oregon, United States. ... Tillamook (IPA: ) is the county seat of Tillamook County, Oregon. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

Largest wooden temple

The Todaiji temple in Nara, Japan, is called the largest wooden temple in the world, though this is disputed. Other candidates include three temples: Nanyue Temple on Henshan Mountain, China; Xiantong Temple in Shanxi Province, China; and Zhebang Temple in Tibet (the current temple is 30% smaller than its predecessor, which was destroyed in a fire). The Kerimäki Church in Kerimäki, Finland, is the world's largest wooden church. Main hall of Tōdaiji Tōdai-ji (東大寺), the Eastern Great Temple, is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. ... Nara ) is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. ... Shanxi (Chinese: 山西; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... This article is about historical/cultural Tibet. ... Kerimäki church Inside the church The Kerimäki Church in Kerimäki, Finland, is the largest wooden church in the world. ... Kerimäki is a municipality of Finland. ...

Largest palace

The Forbidden City in Beijing, China is considered as the largest palace in the world, with a claimed 8,886 rooms and 720,000 m² (7.75 million sq ft) of space. For other uses, see Forbidden City (disambiguation). ... Peking redirects here. ...

Longest man-made structure

The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure (excluding infrastructure items such as cables, roads and railways) in the world with a length of over 6,352 km (3,948 miles). The Great Wall of China (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally Long wall) or (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally The long wall of 10,000 Li (里)[1]) is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th...

Longest single residential building

The Karl-Marx-Hof in Vienna, Austria holds the distinction of being the longest single residential building in the world, at 1,100 m (3,600 ft) long, and spanning four tram stops. The former seaside resort Prora on the island of Rügen, Germany has a length of almost 5 km (3.1 mi); however, it is divided into eight single buildings standing in a row. 12. ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Koloss von Prora or the Colossus of Prora Prora was a Nazi-planned spa on the island Rügen, Germany. ... Map of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania highlighting the district Rügen Rügen (Polish: Rugia) is an island located off the coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the Baltic Sea. ... For other uses of this word, see Length (disambiguation). ...

Largest hemispherical building

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Largest slaughterhouse

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Longest building

The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC of Stanford University) in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA, is the world's longest building at over 2 miles. The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) is a United States Department of Energy National Laboratory operated by Stanford University under the programmatic direction of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. ... Bay Area redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

List of world's largest domes

Main article: List of world's largest domes

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List of the world's largest shopping malls

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SM Supermalls

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• SM Mall of Asia, inaugurated May 21, 2006 has a land area of 195,000 m² and a gross leasable area of 386,224 m². Two annex buildings had been constructed and will be inaugurated on November, 2007. It is located at the SM Central Business Park, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

• SM City North EDSA, inaugurated November, 1985 has a land area of 161,000 m² and a gross leasable area of 351,872 m². Two annex buildings and two elevated dining strips are being constructed and will be completed on November 2008. It is located in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

• SM Megamall, inaugurated June, 1991 has a land area of 105,000 m² and a gross leasable area of 331,679 m². An two annex buildings are currently being constructed. It is located at the Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Future malls for redevelopment include SM City Pampanga with a land area of 316,000 m², SM City Fairview with a land area of 200,000 m² and SM City Marilao with a land area of 203,000 m². The SM Mall of Asia is the largest shopping mall in the Philippines and the largest shopping mall in the world in terms of gross floor size, after the South Dongguan Mall (China), Golden Resources Mall (China), Central World Plaza (Thailand), Seacon Square (Thailand),and Runwal Arcade (India). ... is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The City of Pasay (Filipino: Lungsod ng Pasay) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... For the capital city of the Philippines, see Manila. ... SM North EDSA is one of the famous and most populated mall in the Philippines. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Quezon City Coordinates: 14°38 N, 121°2 E Country Philippines Region National Capital Region Districts 1st to 4th districts of Quezon City Barangays 142 Incorporated (town) October 12, 1939 (as Balintawak) Incorporated (city) October 12, 1939 Government  - Mayor Feliciano Sonny... For the capital city of the Philippines, see Manila. ... The SM Megamall is one of the largest shopping malls in the Philippines and also known as SM Ortigas. ... For other uses, see June (disambiguation). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The City of Mandaluyong (Filipino: Lungsod ng Mandaluyong) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... For the capital city of the Philippines, see Manila. ...

Sources

• Emil Pocock, professor of American Studies at Eastern Connecticut State University
• Forbes list of large shopping malls
• SM Prime Holdings Website

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References

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External links

• The Roman Pantheon: The Triumph of Concrete
• USA Today article on world's largest shopping malls
• World's Largest Malls on Forbes.com