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Template:Short description {{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B=Template:AmboxTemplate:Main other }} Template:Use dmy dates 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.Template:Citation needed Due to the incomplete nature of this list, buildings are not ranked.
Largest usable volume
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Boeing's Everett factory seen in 2011
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Interior of the Template:Convert high airship hangar used as Tropical Islands
Buildings around the world with the largest usable space, sorted by volume, having a volume of at least Template:Cvt:
| Name | Country and territory | Built | Place | Floor area | Volume | Description | Template:Reference column heading |
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| Boeing Everett Factory | Template:Flag | 1967 | Everett, Washington | Template:Convert | 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. | <ref name="Boeing Everett Factory Tours">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Gigafactory Texas | Template:Flag | 2022 | Austin, Texas | Template:Convert | 9.57 million m3 (338 million cu ft) | Tesla's Gigafactory Giga Texas is 16 city blocks long with a length of Template:Convert. | <ref name="Giga Texas BI">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="YT_Tesla_GF">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Jean-Luc Lagardère Plant | Template:Flag | 2004 | Toulouse-Blagnac | Template:Convert | 5.6 million m3 (199 million cu ft) | The assembly hall of the Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner. | <ref>Template:Cite web
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| Aerium | Template:Flag | 1999–2000 | Halbe, Brandenburg | Template:Convert | 5.2 million m3 (184 million cu ft) | A hangar originally intended for a giant Cargolifter airship, this Template:Convert building now houses the indoor water park Tropical Islands. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Meyer Werft Dockhalle 2 | Template:Flag | Papenburg, Niedersachsen | Template:Convert | 4.72 million m3 (167 million cu ft) | Dry dock for construction of cruise ships. | <ref>Emslandkurier am Sonntag für Papenburg, 2 December 2007, Page 1
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| Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Template:Flag | 1862 | Saint-Nazaire | Template:Convert | 3.7 million m3 (131 million cu ft) | Dry dock for construction of cruise ships. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Boeing Composite Wing Center | Template:Flag | 2014–2016<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Everett, Washington | Template:Convert | 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. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Inex Sipoo | Template:Flag | 2018 | Sipoo | Template:Convert | 3.5 million m3 (130 million cu ft) | Large grocery distribution center, completed in 2018. Expansion to the distribution center completed in 2020. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Työmaan liittäminen käytössä olevaan logistiikkaterminaaliin Template:Webarchive</ref> |
| NASA Vehicle Assembly Building | Template:Flag | 1966 | Kennedy Space Center, Florida | Template:Convert | 3.66 million m3 (130 million cu ft) | Originally built to enable simultaneous assembly and shelter for four Saturn V rockets. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| The O2 | Template:Flag | 1999 | London | Template:Convert | 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. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| The Palace of Parliament | Template:Flag | 1984-1997 | Bucharest | Template:Convert | 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 | Template:Flag | 1929 | Akron, Ohio | 34 000 m2 (364,000 sq ft) | 1.55 million m3 (55 million cu ft) | Airship Hangar for the Goodyear Company, at one time the largest building in the world without interior supports. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre | Template:Flag | 2007 | Donabate, Fingal | Template:Convert | 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. | <ref>Tesco Distribution Centre Template:Webarchive TPE Consulting Engineers</ref><ref>Tesco Distribution Centre Template:Webarchive PUNCH Consulting Engineers</ref><ref>Tesco Distribution Centre Template:Webarchive Mannings</ref><ref>Tesco Distribution Centre Template:Webarchive Euromech</ref>
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| Cœur Défense | Template:Flag | 2001 | Paris | Template:Convert | 1.55 million m3 (54.83 million cu ft) | Second largest office building in Europe and largest skyscraper by floor area in Europe. | <ref>Official site.</ref> |
| Target Import Warehouse | Template:Flag | 2006 | Savannah, Georgia | Template:Convert | 1.5 million m3 (52.97 million cu ft) | Built to distribute imported product to internal Target distribution centers. | |
| Louvre Palace | Template:Flag | 1190 | Paris | Template:Convert | 1.5 million m3 (52.97 million cu ft) | Largest palace in the world. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Austal USA (Module Manufacturing Facility) | Template:Flag | Mobile, Alabama | Template:Convert | 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. | <ref>Template:Cite web Austal USA</ref> | |
| Bielefeld University (main building) | Template:Flag | Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia | Template:Convert | 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. | <ref>[1] Simon, Zwei Welten, ein Leben: Vom Eifelkind zum Global Player, 2018 (likely derivative from Wikipedia)</ref><ref>[2] Deutsche Bauzeitung 1972, 714</ref> | |
| Hanover Fairground (Halls 3–9) | Template:Flag | Hannover, Niedersachsen | Template:Convert | 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) | Template:Flag | Solihull, West Midlands | Template:Convert | 1.14 million m3 (40.259 million cu ft) | Large exhibition centre southeast of Birmingham. Halls 6–20 are in a separate building. | <ref>Halls 1–5 Factsheet Template:Webarchive National Exhibition Centre</ref> | |
| 2800 Polar Way | Template:Flag | 2015 | Richland, Washington | Template:Convert | 1.029 million m3 (36.241 million cu ft) | Built-to-suit by Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF)<ref name=Globest>Template:Cite web</ref> and constructed by Victory Unlimited Construction<ref name=Folsom/> for Preferred Freezer Services<ref name="Murray">Template:Cite web</ref> as the world's largest refrigerated warehouse, Template:Convert,<ref name="ci.richland.wa.us">Template:Cite web</ref> and largest automated freezer.<ref name=Folsom>Template:Cite news</ref> | <ref name=Globest/><ref name=Folsom/><ref name="Murray"/><ref name="ci.richland.wa.us"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Hangar One | Template:Flag | 1933 | Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California | Template:Convert | 1 million m3 (35 million cu ft) | A naval airship hangar opened in 1933 as the hangar for the rigid airship Template:USS. The hangar measures Template:Convert long, Template:Convert wide, with a peak of Template:Convert high. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Largest floor area
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Buildings with the largest usable floor area including multiple stories of at least Template:Cvt:
Special categories
Template:More citations needed 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<ref name="koreabridge">Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Flag | Busan | Template:Convert | |
| Industrial building | Boeing Everett Factory | Template:Flag | Everett, Washington | 398,000 m2 (4.3 million sq ft) | 13.3 million m3 (472 million cubic ft) |
| Legislature building | Sappaya-Sapasathan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Flag | Bangkok | Template:Convert | |
| Office building | Surat Diamond Bourse | Template:Flag | Surat | Template:Convert | |
| Skyscraper | Azabudai Hills Main Tower | Template:Flag | Tokyo | Template:Convert | |
| Bus depot | Millennium Park Bus DepotTemplate:Update inline | Template:Flag | Delhi | 305,265 m2 (3.6 million sq ft) | |
| Courthouse | Istanbul Justice Palace | Template:Flag | Istanbul | 300,000 m2 (3.0 million sq ft) | |
| Bus terminal | Tel Aviv Central Bus Station | Template:Flag | Tel Aviv | 230,000 m2 (2.5 million sq ft) | |
| Museum | Louvre Museum | Template:Flag | Paris | 210,000 m2 (2,260,421 sq ft) | |
| Current residence | Presidential Complex | Template:Flag | Ankara | 200,020 m2 (2,152,997 sq ft) | |
| Current royal residence | Istana Nurul Iman | Template:Flag | Bandar Seri Begawan | 200,000 m2 (2,152,782 sq ft) | |
| Royal palace | Louvre Palace | Template:Flag | Paris | 244,000 m2 (2,626,000 sq ft) | 2 million m3 (70 million cu ft) |
| Shipbuilding hall | Meyer Werft Dockhalle 2 | Template:Flag | Papenburg, Niedersachsen | 63,000 m2 (678,000 sq ft) | 4.72 million m3 (167 million cu ft) |
| Hemispherical building | Sphere<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Template:Flag | Paradise, Nevada | 81,300 m2 (875,000 sq ft) |
See also
- List of largest office buildings
- List of largest shopping malls
- List of tallest buildings
- List of largest mosques
- List of skyscrapers by floor area