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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 factoryinEverett, 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 CenterinChengdu, China is the largest building in terms of total floor area.[citation needed] 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 1,000,000 m3 (35,000,000 cu ft):
Name | Country and territory | Built | Place | Floor area | Volume | Description | Source |
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Boeing Everett Factory | ![]() |
1967 | Everett, Washington | 398,000 m2 (4,280,000 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. | [1] |
Gigafactory Texas | ![]() |
2022 | Austin, Texas | 929,000 m2 (10,000,000 sq ft) | 9.57 million m3 (338 million cu ft) | Tesla's Gigafactory Giga Texas is approximately 15 city blocks long with a length of 1,166 m (3,825 ft). | [2][3] |
Jean-Luc Lagardère Plant | ![]() |
Toulouse-Blagnac | 122,500 m2 (1,319,000 sq ft) | 5.6 million m3 (199 million cu ft) | The assembly hall of the Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner. | [4] | |
Aerium | ![]() |
1999–2000 | Halbe, Brandenburg | 70,000 m2 (750,000 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 the indoor theme park Tropical Islands Resort. | [5] |
Meyer Werft Dockhalle 2 | ![]() |
Papenburg, Niedersachsen | 63,000 m2 (680,000 sq ft) | 4.72 million m3 (167 million cu ft) | Dry dock for construction of cruise ships. | [6] | |
Boeing Composite Wing Center | ![]() |
2014–2016[7] | Everett, Washington | 111,500 m2 (1,200,000 sq ft) | 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 | ![]() |
2018 | Sipoo | 216,936 m2 (2,335,080 sq ft) | 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 | ![]() |
1966 | Kennedy Space Center, Florida | 32,374 m2 (348,470 sq ft) | 3.66 million m3 (130 million cu ft) | Originally built to enable simultaneous assembly and shelter for four Saturn V rockets. | [11] |
The O2 | ![]() |
1999 | London | 104,634 m2 (1,126,270 sq ft) | 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 | 365,000 m2 (3,930,000 sq ft) | 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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
2007 | Donabate, Fingal | 80,194 m2 (863,200 sq ft) | 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 | ![]() |
2006 | Savannah, Georgia | 187,664 m2 (2,020,000 sq ft) | 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 | 68,250 m2 (734,600 sq ft) | 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) | ![]() |
Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia | 138,500 m2 (1,491,000 sq ft) | 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) | ![]() |
Hannover, Niedersachsen | 114,535 m2 (1,232,840 sq ft) | 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) | ![]() |
Solihull, West Midlands | 186,000 m2 (2,000,000 sq ft) | 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 | ![]() |
2015 | Richland, Washington | 46,929 m2 (505,140 sq ft) | 1.029 million m3 (36.241 million cu ft) | Built-to-suit by Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF)[22] and constructed by Victory Unlimited Construction[23] for Preferred Freezer Services[24] as the world's largest refrigerated warehouse, 35 m (115 ft),[25] and largest automated freezer.[23] | [22][23][24][25][26][27] [28][29] |
Hangar One | ![]() |
1933 | Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California | 32,375 m2 (348,480 sq ft) | 1 million m3 (35 million cu ft) | A naval airship hangar opened in 1933 as the hangar for the rigid airship USS Macon (ZRS-5). The hangar measures 345 m (1,132 ft) long, 94 m (308 ft) wide, with a peak of 60 m (200 ft) high. | [30] |
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Buildings with the largest usable floor area including multiple stories of at least 400,000 m2 (4,300,000 sq ft):
Name | Country and territory | Place | Floor area | Notes |
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New Century Global Center | ![]() |
Chengdu | 1,760,000 m2 (18,900,000 sq ft) | [31][32] "home to several hotels, a skating rink, a university and a water park with its artificial beach measuring 5,000 square meters"[33] |
Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 | ![]() |
Dubai | 1,713,000 m2 (18,440,000 sq ft) | Three buildings connected by tunnels.[34] "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."[33] |
Abraj Al Bait Endowment | ![]() |
Mecca | 1,575,815 m2 (16,961,930 sq ft) | [35] "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 ... "[33] It's the third-tallest building and fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world. |
Istanbul Airport Main Terminal | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1,440,000 m2 (15,500,000 sq ft) | Largest airport terminal under a single roof [36] |
Iran Mall | ![]() |
Tehran | > 1,400,000 m2 (15,000,000 sq ft) | World's Largest Mall |
Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1 | ![]() |
Frankfurt | > 1,300,000 m2 (14,000,000 sq ft) | [37] |
CentralWorld | ![]() |
Bangkok | 1,024,000 m2 (11,020,000 sq ft) | [citation needed] |
Aalsmeer Flower Auction | ![]() |
Aalsmeer | 990,000 m2 (10,700,000 sq ft) | Largest flower auction building in the world[38] |
Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 | ![]() |
Beijing | 986,000 m2 (10,610,000 sq ft) | Three buildings connected by train.[39] |
The Venetian Macao | ![]() |
Macau | 980,000 m2 (10,500,000 sq ft) | 2nd largest casino in the world.[40] |
Giga Texas | ![]() |
Austin, Texas | 929,000 m2 (10,000,000 sq ft) | [3] |
The Londoner Macao | ![]() |
Macau | 890,000 m2 (9,600,000 sq ft) | [41] |
King Abdulaziz International Airport Terminal 1 | ![]() |
Jeddah | 810,000 m2 (8,700,000 sq ft) | [42] |
Ciputra World Surabaya | ![]() |
Surabaya | 750,000 m2 (8,100,000 sq ft) | [43] |
Beijing Daxing International Airport Terminal | ![]() |
Beijing | 700,000 m2 (7,500,000 sq ft) | [44] |
Berjaya Times Square | ![]() |
Kuala Lumpur | 700,000 m2 (7,500,000 sq ft) | [45] |
Surat Diamond Bourse | ![]() |
Surat | 660,000 m2 (7,100,000 sq ft) | World's largest office building and diamond trading hub.[46] |
Perpa Trade Center | ![]() |
Istanbul | 660,000 m2 (7,100,000 sq ft) | [47] |
Central Park Jakarta Complex | ![]() |
Jakarta | 655,000 m2 (7,050,000 sq ft) | [48] |
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Terminal 2 | ![]() |
Guangzhou | 658,700 m2 (7,090,000 sq ft) | [49] |
Kemang Village | ![]() |
Jakarta | 650,000 m2 (7,000,000 sq ft) | [50] |
Gandaria City | ![]() |
Jakarta | 650,000 m2 (7,000,000 sq ft) | [51] |
The Palazzo | ![]() |
Paradise, Nevada | 645,581 m2 (6,948,980 sq ft) | [52] |
Grand Indonesia | ![]() |
Jakarta | 640,000 m2 (6,900,000 sq ft) | [citation needed] |
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Satellite Concourse | ![]() |
Shanghai | 622,000 m2 (6,700,000 sq ft) | World's largest stand-alone satellite terminal [53] |
The Pentagon | ![]() |
Arlington County, Virginia | 610,000 m2 (6,600,000 sq ft) | [54][55] |
K-25 | ![]() |
Oak Ridge, Tennessee | 609,000 m2 (6,560,000 sq ft) | Demolished in 2013.[56] |
United States Air Force Plant 4 | ![]() |
Fort Worth, Texas | 603,870 m2 (6,500,000 sq ft) | [57] |
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | ![]() |
Amsterdam | 650,000 m2 (7,000,000 sq ft) | [58] |
Hamad International Airport | ![]() |
Doha | 600,000 m2 (6,500,000 sq ft) | [59] |
LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility | ![]() |
Los Angeles, California | 585,289 m2 (6,300,000 sq ft) | Under construction; scheduled to open in 2024.[60] |
Ciputra World 1 Complex | ![]() |
Jakarta | 583,000 m2 (6,280,000 sq ft) | [61] |
Marina Bay Sands | ![]() |
Singapore | 581,400 m2 (6,258,000 sq ft) | [62] |
Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower | ![]() |
Hanoi | 580,000 m2 (6,200,000 sq ft) | [citation needed] |
Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 | ![]() |
Chek Lap Kok | 570,000 m2 (6,100,000 sq ft) | [63] |
Suvarnabhumi Airport | ![]() |
Samut Prakan | 563,000 m2 (6,060,000 sq ft) | [64] |
ATL Logistics Centre, Centre B | ![]() |
New Territories | 550,000 m2 (5,900,000 sq ft) | [65] |
Kunming Changshui International Airport | ![]() |
Kunming | 548,300 m2 (5,902,000 sq ft) | [66] |
Barcelona Airport Terminal 1 | ![]() |
Barcelona | 544,000 m2 (5,860,000 sq ft) | [67] |
Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center | ![]() |
Seattle, Washington | 533,000 m2 (5,740,000 sq ft) | |
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Terminal 3A | ![]() |
Chongqing | 530,000 m2 (5,700,000 sq ft) | [68] |
Osaka Station City [citation needed] | ![]() |
Umeda, Osaka | 530,000 m2 (5,700,000 sq ft) | [citation needed] |
Tesla Factory | ![]() |
Fremont, California | 511,000 m2 (5,500,000 sq ft) | [69] |
Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 | ![]() |
Delhi | 502,000 m2 (5,400,000 sq ft) | [70] |
Siam Paragon | ![]() |
Bangkok | 500,000 m2 (5,400,000 sq ft) | [71][self-published source] |
Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 | ![]() |
Seoul | 496,000 m2 (5,340,000 sq ft) | [72] |
Chrysler World Headquarters and Technology Center | ![]() |
Auburn Hills, Michigan | 490,000 m2 (5,300,000 sq ft) | [73] |
Frankfurt Airport Terminal 2 | ![]() |
Frankfurt | 476,000 m2 (5,120,000 sq ft) | [74] |
Barajas Airport Terminal 4 main building | ![]() |
Madrid | 470,000 m2 (5,100,000 sq ft) | [75] |
Azabudai Hills Main Tower | ![]() |
Tokyo | 461,395 m2 (4,966,410 sq ft) | The largest skyscraper by floor area in Japan and the world, and the tallest building in Japan with the height of 325.2 m (1,067 ft). |
Ping An Finance Center | ![]() |
Shenzhen | 459,187 m2 (4,942,650 sq ft) | 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 599.1 m (1,966 ft). |
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Terminal 3 | ![]() |
Shenzhen | 459,000 m2 (4,940,000 sq ft) | [76] |
Tesla Giga Nevada | ![]() |
Storey County, Nevada | 455,000 m2 (4.9 million sq ft) | Also known as Gigafactory 1.[77] |
The Exchange 106 | ![]() |
Kuala Lumpur | 453,853 m2 (4,885,230 sq ft) | 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 445.5 m (1,462 ft). |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Terminal 2 | ![]() |
Mumbai | 450,000 m2 (4,800,000 sq ft) | [78] |
Persian Gulf Complex (Persian: مجتمع خلیج فارس, mojtama'e Khalij-e Fars) | ![]() |
Shiraz | 444,000 m2 (4,780,000 sq ft) | [79] |
Narita International Airport Terminal 1 | ![]() |
Narita | 440,000 m2 (4,700,000 sq ft) | [80] |
Renaissance Center | ![]() |
Detroit, Michigan | 434,000 m2 (4,670,000 sq ft) | Five connected towers[81][82] |
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Terminal 3 | ![]() |
Tangerang | 422,804 m2 (4,551,020 sq ft) | [83] |
Mid Valley Megamall | ![]() |
Kuala Lumpur | 420,000 m2 (4,500,000 sq ft) | [84] |
Willis Tower | ![]() |
Chicago, Illinois | 418,000 m2 (4,500,000 sq ft) | [85] |
USAA McDermott Building | ![]() |
San Antonio, Texas | 414,642 m2 (4,463,170 sq ft) | [86] |
Taipei 101 | ![]() |
Taipei | 412,500 m2 (4,440,000 sq ft) | [87] |
Nagoya Station | ![]() |
Nagoya | 410,000 m2 (4,400,000 sq ft) | [88] |
Boeing Plant | ![]() |
Everett, Washington | 398,000 m2 (4,280,000 sq ft) | Value is footprint; floor space is greater.[1] |
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | ![]() |
Hyderabad | 376,684.53 m2 (4,054,598.5 sq ft) |
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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[89] | ![]() |
Busan | 509,810 m2 (5,487,500 sq ft) | |
Industrial building | Boeing Everett Factory | ![]() |
Everett, Washington | 398,000 m2 (4.3 million sq ft) | 13.3 million m3 (472 million cubic ft) |
Legislature building | Sappaya-Sapasathan[90] | ![]() |
Bangkok | 424,000 m2 (4,560,000 sq ft) | |
Office building | Surat Diamond Bourse | ![]() |
Surat | 660,000 m2 (7,100,000 sq ft) | |
Skyscraper | Azabudai Hills Main Tower | ![]() |
Tokyo | 461,395 m2 (4,966,410 sq ft) | |
Bus depot | Millennium Park Bus Depot | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Paris | 210,000 m2 (2,260,421 sq ft) | |
Current residence | Presidential Complex | ![]() |
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 | Jeddah Super Dome[91] | ![]() |
Jeddah | 39,800 m2 ( 428,404 sq ft) |
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