Buildings around the world listed by usable space (volume), footprint (area), and floor space (area) comprise single structures that are suitable for continuous human occupancy. There are, however, some exceptions, including factories and warehouses.
The Aerium near Berlin, Germany is the largest uninterrupted volume in the world, while Boeing's factory in Everett, Washington, United States is the world's largest building by volume. The AvtoVAZ main assembly building in Tolyatti, Russia is the largest building in area footprint. The New Century Global Center in Chengdu, China is the largest building in terms of total floor area. Due to the incomplete nature of this list, buildings are not ranked.
Buildings around the world with the largest usable space, sorted by volume, having a volume of at least :
Name | Country and territory | Built | Place | data-sort-type="number" | Floor area | data-sort-type="number" | Volume | Description | Source |
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Boeing Everett Factory | United States | 1967 | Everett, Washington | 398000m2 | 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. | [1] | ||
Gigafactory Texas | United States | 2022 | Austin, Texas | 929000m2 | 9.57 million m3 (338 million cu ft) | Tesla's Gigafactory Giga Texas is 16 city blocks long with a length of 1310m (4,300feet). | [2] [3] | ||
Jean-Luc Lagardère Plant | France | Toulouse-Blagnac | 122500m2 | 5.6 million m3 (199 million cu ft) | The assembly hall of the Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner. | [4] | |||
Aerium | Germany | 1999–2000 | Halbe, Brandenburg | 70000m2 | 5.2 million m3 (184 million cu ft) | A hangar originally intended to house the construction of a giant airship, this building now houses the indoor theme park Tropical Islands Resort. | [5] | ||
Meyer Werft Dockhalle 2 | Germany | Papenburg, Niedersachsen | 63000m2 | 4.72 million m3 (167 million cu ft) | Dry dock for construction of cruise ships. | [6] | |||
Boeing Composite Wing Center | United States | 2014–2016[7] | Everett, Washington | 111500m2 | 3.7 million m3 (131 million cu ft) | Boeing's assembly site for the production of composite wings for the 777-8 and 777-9. | [8] | ||
Inex Sipoo | Finland | 2018 | Sipoo | 216936m2 | 3.668 million m3 (130 million cu ft) | Large grocery distribution center, completed in 2018. Expansion to the distribution center completed in 2020. | [9] [10] | ||
NASA Vehicle Assembly Building | United States | 1966 | Kennedy Space Center, Florida | 32374m2 | 3.66 million m3 (130 million cu ft) | Originally built to enable simultaneous assembly and shelter for four Saturn V rockets. | [11] | ||
The O2 | United Kingdom | 1999 | London | 104634m2 | 2.79 million m3 (98.6 million cu ft) | Originally the Millennium Dome designed for London's millennium celebrations and since converted into an entertainment centre. | [12] | ||
The Palace of Parliament | 1984-1997 | Bucharest | 365000m2 | 2.55 million m3 (90 million cu ft) | Heaviest building in the world; accommodating the two houses of the Parliament of Romania: the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, along with three museums and an international conference center. | [2-b] | |||
Goodyear Airdock | United States | 1929 | Akron, Ohio | 34 000 m2(364,000 sq ft) | 1.5 million m3 (55 million cu ft) | Airship Hangar for the Goodyear Company, at one time the largest building in the world without interior supports. | [13] | ||
Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre | Ireland | 2007 | Donabate, Fingal | 80194m2 | 1.55 million m3 (54.83 million cu ft) | Large dry grocery distribution center near Dublin. Opened in 2007 at a cost of €70 million. | [14] [15] [16] [17] | ||
Target Import Warehouse | United States | 2006 | Savannah, Georgia | 187664m2 | 1.5 million m3 (52.97 million cu ft) | Built to distribute imported product to internal Target distribution centers. | |||
Austal USA (Module Manufacturing Facility) | Mobile, Alabama | 68250m2 | 1.365 million m3 (48.204 million cu ft) | The facility is capable of constructing six large aluminium vessels such as the US Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and/or Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) per year. | [18] | ||||
Bielefeld University (main building) | Germany | Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia | 138500m2 | 1.2 million m3 (42.378 million cu ft) | Modernist university building (built 1970–1976) aspiring to bring all faculties together into one huge building. | [19] [20] | |||
Hanover Fairground (Halls 3–9) | Germany | Hannover, Niedersachsen | 114535m2 | 1.15 million m3 (40.612 million cu ft) | Largest exhibition ground in the world with 27 halls. Halls 1–2 and 10–27 are in separate adjacent buildings. | ||||
National Exhibition Centre (Halls 1–5) | United Kingdom | Solihull, West Midlands | 186000m2 | 1.14 million m3 (40.259 million cu ft) | Large exhibition centre southeast of Birmingham. Halls 6–20 are in a separate building. | [21] | |||
2800 Polar Way | United States | 2015 | Richland, Washington | 46929m2 | 1.029 million m3 (36.241 million cu ft) | Built-to-suit by Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF)[22] and constructed by Victory Unlimited Construction for Preferred Freezer Services[23] as the world's largest refrigerated warehouse, 35m (115feet),[24] and largest automated freezer.[25] | [26] [27] [28] [29] | ||
Hangar One | United States | 1933 | Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California | 32375m2 | 1 million m3 (35 million cu ft) | A naval airship hangar opened in 1933 as the hangar for the rigid airship . The hangar measures 345m (1,132feet) long, 94m (308feet) wide, with a peak of 60m (200feet) high. | [30] |
Buildings with the largest usable floor area including multiple stories of at least :
Name | Country and territory | Place | data-sort-type="number" | Floor area | Notes |
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AvtoVAZ main assembly building | 6000000m2 | Lada car factory. The floor area shown here is of the main building, not including the attached smaller buildings. [31] | |||
New Century Global Center | China | Chengdu | 1760000m2 | [32] [33] "home to several hotels, a skating rink, a university and a water park with its artificial beach measuring 5,000 square meters"[34] | |
Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 1713000m2 | Three buildings connected by tunnels.[35] "The baggage handling system used in the terminal is the biggest in the world and consists of 0.62-mile conveyor belts and 21 screening points." | |
Abraj Al Bait Endowment | Saudi Arabia | Mecca | 1575815m2 | [36] "The building is both the tallest and the largest in Saudi Arabia with a height of 1906 feet and a 16.9 million square feet floor area ... < | -- Built by the Saudi government at the cost of $15 billion, the Abraj Al Bait is also the most expensively built building in the world.-->" It's the third-tallest building and fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world. |
Istanbul Airport Main Terminal | Turkey | Istanbul | 1440000m2 | Largest airport terminal under a single roof [37] | |
Iran Mall | Tehran | > 1400000m2 | World's Largest Mall | ||
Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1 | Germany | Frankfurt | > 1300000m2 | [38] | |
CentralWorld | Thailand | Bangkok | 1024000m2 | ||
Aalsmeer Flower Auction | Netherlands | Aalsmeer | 990000m2 | Largest flower auction building in the world[39] | |
Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 | China | Beijing | 986000m2 | Three buildings connected by train.[40] | |
The Venetian Macao | Macau | 980000m2 | 2nd largest casino in the world.[41] | ||
United States | Austin, Texas | 929000abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |||
The Londoner Macao | Macau | 890000m2 | [42] | ||
King Abdulaziz International Airport Terminal 1 | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 810000m2 | [43] | |
Indonesia | Surabaya | 750000m2 | [44] | ||
Beijing Daxing International Airport Terminal | China | Beijing | 700000m2 | [45] | |
Berjaya Times Square | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 700000m2 | [46] | |
Surat Diamond Bourse | India | Surat | 660000m2 | World's largest office building and diamond trading hub.[47] | |
Perpa Trade Center | Turkey | Istanbul | 660000m2 | [48] | |
Central Park Jakarta Complex | Indonesia | Jakarta | 655000m2 | [49] | |
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Terminal 2 | China | Guangzhou | 658700m2 | [50] | |
Kemang Village | Indonesia | Jakarta | 650000m2 | [51] | |
Gandaria City | Indonesia | Jakarta | 650000m2 | [52] | |
The Palazzo | United States | Paradise, Nevada | 645581m2 | [53] | |
Grand Indonesia | Indonesia | Jakarta | 640000m2 | ||
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Satellite Concourse | China | Shanghai | 622000m2 | World's largest stand-alone satellite terminal [54] | |
The Pentagon | United States | Arlington County, Virginia | 610000m2 | [55] [56] | |
K-25 | United States | Oak Ridge, Tennessee | 609000m2 | Demolished in 2013.[57] | |
United States Air Force Plant 4 | United States | Fort Worth, Texas | 603870m2 | [58] | |
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 650000m2 | [59] | |
Hamad International Airport | Qatar | Doha | 600000m2 | [60] | |
LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility | United States | Los Angeles, California | 585289m2 | Under construction; scheduled to open in 2024.[61] | |
Ciputra World 1 Complex | Indonesia | Jakarta | 583000m2 | [62] | |
Marina Bay Sands | Singapore | Singapore | 581400m2 | [63] | |
Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower | Hanoi | 580000m2 | |||
Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 | Hong Kong | Chek Lap Kok | 570000m2 | [64] | |
Suvarnabhumi Airport | Thailand | Samut Prakan | 563000m2 | [65] | |
ATL Logistics Centre, Centre B | Hong Kong | New Territories | 550000m2 | [66] | |
Kunming Changshui International Airport | China | Kunming | 548300m2 | [67] | |
Barcelona Airport Terminal 1 | Spain | Barcelona | 544000m2 | [68] | |
Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center | United States | Seattle, Washington | 533000m2 | ||
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Terminal 3A | China | Chongqing | 530000m2 | [69] | |
Osaka Station City | Japan | Umeda, Osaka | 530000m2 | ||
Tesla Factory | United States | Fremont, California | 511000m2 | [70] | |
Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 | India | Delhi | 502000m2 | [71] | |
Siam Paragon | Thailand | Bangkok | 500000m2 | [72] | |
Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 | Seoul | 496000m2 | [73] | ||
Chrysler World Headquarters and Technology Center | United States | Auburn Hills, Michigan | 490000m2 | [74] | |
Frankfurt Airport Terminal 2 | Germany | Frankfurt | 476000m2 | [75] | |
Barajas Airport Terminal 4 main building | Spain | Madrid | 470000m2 | [76] | |
Azabudai Hills Main Tower | Japan | Tokyo | 461395m2 | The largest skyscraper by floor area in Japan and the world, and the tallest building in Japan with the height of . | |
Ping An Finance Center | China | Shenzhen | 459187m2 | The second largest skyscraper by floor area in the world, the second tallest building in China, the fourth tallest building in Asia and the fourth tallest building in the world, with the height of . | |
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Terminal 3 | China | 459000m2 | [77] | ||
Tesla Giga Nevada | United States | Storey County, Nevada | 455,000 m2 (4.9 million sq ft) | Also known as Gigafactory 1.[78] | |
The Exchange 106 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 453853m2 | The largest skyscraper by floor area in Malaysia, the third tallest building in Malaysia, the fourth tallest building in Southeast Asia and the 23rd tallest building in the world, with the height of . | |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Terminal 2 | India | Mumbai | 450000m2 | [79] | |
Persian Gulf Complex (fa|مجتمع خلیج فارس, mojtama'e Khalij-e Fars) | Shiraz | 444000m2 | [80] | ||
Narita International Airport Terminal 1 | Japan | Narita | 440000m2 | [81] | |
Renaissance Center | United States | Detroit, Michigan | 434000m2 | Five connected towers[82] [83] | |
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Terminal 3 | Indonesia | Tangerang | 422804m2 | [84] | |
Mid Valley Megamall | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 420000m2 | [85] | |
Willis Tower | United States | Chicago, Illinois | 418000m2 | [86] | |
USAA McDermott Building | United States | San Antonio, Texas | 414642m2 | [87] | |
Taipei 101 | Taipei | 412500m2 | [88] | ||
Nagoya Station | Japan | Nagoya | 410000m2 | [89] | |
Boeing Plant | United States | Everett, Washington | 398000m2 | Value is footprint; floor space is greater. | |
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | India | Hyderabad | 376684.53m2 |
Other buildings which are the largest of their type:
Type of building | Name | Country and territory | Place | Floor area | Volume | |
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Department store | Shinsegae Centum City[90] | Busan | 509810m2 | |||
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) | |
Legislature building | Sappaya-Sapasathan[91] | Bangkok | 424000m2 | |||
Office building | Surat Diamond Bourse | Surat | 660000m2 | |||
Skyscraper | Azabudai Hills Main Tower | Tokyo | 461395m2 | |||
Bus depot | Millennium Park Bus Depot | India | Delhi | 305,265 m2 (3.6 million sq ft) | ||
Courthouse | Istanbul 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 | France | Paris | 210,000 m2 (2,260,421 sq ft) | ||
Current residence | Presidential Complex | Turkey | Ankara | 200,020 m2 (2,152,997 sq ft) | ||
Current royal residence | Istana Nurul Iman | Bandar Seri Begawan | 200,000 m2 (2,152,782 sq ft) | |||
Royal palace | Royal Palace of Caserta | Caserta | 235,000 m2 (2,529,519 sq ft) | 2 million m3 (70 million cu ft) | ||
Shipbuilding hall | Meyer Werft Dockhalle 2 | Papenburg, Niedersachsen | 63,000 m2 (678,000 sq ft) | 4.72 million m3 (167 million cu ft) | ||
Hemispherical building | Sphere[92] | Paradise, Nevada | 81,300 m2 (875,000 sq ft) |