List of largest buildings


The tables in this article list buildings from around the world by usable space, footprint, and floor space. Here, building refers to single structures that are suitable for continuous human occupancy. There are, however, some exceptions, including factories and warehouses.
The Aerium near Berlin 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 Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, China is the largest building in terms of total floor area. Due to the incomplete nature of this list, buildings are not ranked.

Largest usable volume

This table lists the buildings around the world with the largest usable space, sorted by volume, with a volume of at least.
NameCountry and territoryBuiltPlaceFloor areaVolumeDescriptionSource
Boeing Everett Factory1967Everett, Washington13.3 million m3 Boeing's assembly site for a selection of the company's largest aircraft, originally built for construction of the 747.
Jean-Luc Lagardère PlantToulouse-Blagnac5.6 million m3 The assembly hall of the Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner.
AeriumHalbe, Brandenburg5.2 million m3 A hangar originally intended to house the construction of a giant airship, this building now houses an indoor theme park, called Tropical Islands Resort.
Meyer Werft Dockhalle 2Papenburg, Niedersachsen4.72 million m3 Dry dock for construction of cruise ships.
Boeing Composite Wing CenterEverett, Washington3.7 million m3 Boeing's assembly site for the production of composite wings for the 777-8 and 777-9.
NASA Vehicle Assembly Building1966Kennedy Space Center, Florida3.66 million m3 Originally built to enable simultaneous assembly and shelter for four Saturn V rockets.
Inex Sipoo2018Sipoo3.4 million m3 Large grocery distribution center, completed in 2018.
The O21999London2.79 million m3 Originally the Millennium Dome designed for London's millennium celebrations and since converted into an entertainment centre.
The Palace of Parliament1984-1997Bucharest365,000 m²
2.55 million m3 Heaviest building in the world, as well as the largest legislature 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.Palace of the Parliament|
Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre2007Donabate, Fingal1.55 million m3 Large dry grocery distribution center near Dublin. Opened in 2007 at a cost of €70 million.
Target Import WarehouseSavannah, Georgia1.5 million m3 Built to distribute imported product to internal Target distribution centers.
Austal USA Mobile, Alabama1.365 million m3 The facility is capable of constructing six large aluminium vessels such as the US Navy's Littoral Combat Ship and/or Joint High Speed Vessel per year.
Hanover Fairground Hannover, Niedersachsen114,535 m21.15 million m3Largest exhibition ground in the world with 27 halls. Halls 1–2 and 10–27 are in separate adjacent buildings.
National Exhibition Centre Birmingham, West Midlands186,000 m21.14 million m3Large exhibition centre southeast of Birmingham. Halls 6–20 are in a separate building.
2800 Polar Way2015Richland, Washington1.029 million m3 A 35-metre tall refrigerated warehouse completed in July 2015.
Hangar OneMoffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California1 million m3 A naval airship hangar opened in 1933 as the hangar for the rigid airship. The hangar measures 345 meters long, 94 meters wide, with a peak of 60 meters high.

Largest footprint

This table lists the buildings throughout the world with the largest footprint on the ground, covering at least.
NameCountry and territoryPlaceFootprintLength × widthDescriptionMap/Source
AvtoVAZ main assembly buildingTolyatti1930 m x 460 mLada car factory
Beijing Daxing International Airport terminal buildingBeijingTerminal building of Beijing Daxing International Airport
Jaguar Land Rover Solihull plantSolihull1700 m x 980 mJaguar Land Rover car factory
Aalsmeer Flower Auction BuildingAalsmeer740 m x 700 m
The Dubai MallDubai
Nissan Nissan Motor Manufacturing UKSunderland1090 m x 595 mNissan car factory
Tesla FactoryFremont, CaliforniaTesla Motors car factory.
Great Mosque of MeccaHijaz400,800 m2 Surrounds Islam's holiest place, the Kaaba.
Boeing Everett FactoryEverett, Washington398,000 m2900 m x 495 mBoeing's assembly site for a selection of the company's largest aircraft, originally built for construction of the 747.
Daikin Texas Technology ParkWaller, Texas393,000 m2
Factory and distribution center for heating and air conditioning products.
Michelin Distribution CenterSpartanburg, South Carolina371,612 m2
336 m x 1097 mMichelin's distribution center.
Toyota Toyota Manufacturing UKDerby910 m x 427 mToyota car factory
Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant Building 1BWolfsburg, NiedersachsenVolkswagen car factory.
Detroit DieselDetroit, MichiganDaimler Trucks North America's North American powertrain manufacturing plant, producing engines, transmissions, and driveline components.
Nike – North America Logistics CenterMemphis, Tennessee260,000 m2
Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant Building 12Wolfsburg, NiedersachsenVolkswagen car factory.
John Deere North American Parts Distribution CenterMilan, Illinois
Daimler AG, Sindelfingen Plant, Factory 56Sindelfingen, Germany220,000 m2The largest single building of the Mercedes-Benz car factory
Rivian Automotive Assembly PlantNormal, Illinois220,000 m2920 m x 200 mAs of 2017, the company planned for this plant to be the primary North American location for Rivian's manufacturing.
Indonesia Convention ExhibitionBumi Serpong Damai220,000 m2It incorporates 10 exhibition halls, a convention hall, outdoor exhibition space, pre-function lobby, and 33 meeting, with parking capacity of up to 5,000 cars.
Belvidere Assembly PlantBelvidere, Illinois210,000 m2700 m x 300 mJeep Cherokee car factory.
GAZ car factoryNizhny Novgorod202,560 m2
New Century Global CenterChengdu200,000 m2500 m x 400 m"The Global Center will be home to business offices, hotels, theaters, high-end shopping malls, a faux Mediterranean village, family-themed attractions, university complexes and more."
Tesla Gigafactory 1Storey County, Nevada200,000 m2 500 m x 400 mLithium-ion battery factory.
GAZ engine plantNizhny Novgorod194,690 m2
Dagenham Engine PlantLondon180,000 m2 525 m x 300 mEngine factory.
NASA Michoud Assembly FacilityNew Orleans, Louisiana174,000 m2735 m x 410 mUsed for manufacture of Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan cargo aircraft, engines for Sherman tank and Patton tank, S-IB and S-IC stages for Saturn rocket, Space Shuttle External Tank.
Target Import WarehouseLacey, Washington159,000 m21,060 m x 150 mBuilt to distribute imported product to internal Target distribution centers.
Faurecia Saline PlantSaline, Michigan143,000 m2Faurecia Interiors Systems.-
IKEA Building EDortmund, Germany129,000 m2730 m x 180 mIKEA distribution center, with a capacity of 295.000 EUR-pallet
Jean-Luc Lagardère PlantToulouse-Blagnac122,500 m2470 m x 270 mThe assembly hall of the Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner.
Evrolend shop mallIvanovo581.5 × 202.5 mBuilt in 1960s to textile industrial combine.
Amazon Distribution CenterSchertz, Texas675 m x 174 mAmazon Distribution Center
Lauma FabricsLiepāja229 m x 505 mLauma Fabrics is a manufacturing company which produces raw materials for lingerie production.
Ames Distribution CenterCarlisle, Pennsylvania617 m x 183 mThe AMES Companies, Inc. Distribution Center
Mega shop mallYekaterinburg
The O2London365 m diameterAn exhibition and entertainment center.
Dollar General Distribution CenterFulton, Missouri400 m x 262 mDollar General Corporation Distribution Center

Largest floor area

This table lists the top buildings throughout the world with the largest amount of floor area, with usable floor space across multiple stories of at least.
NameCountry and territoryPlaceFloor areaNotes
New Century Global CenterChengdu"home to several hotels, a skating rink, a university and a water park with its artificial beach measuring 5,000 square meters"
Dubai International Airport Terminal 3DubaiThree buildings connected by tunnels. "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 EndowmentMecca"The building is the both the tallest and the largest in Saudi Arabia with a height of 1906 feet and a 16.9 million square feet floor area... " It's the third-tallest building and fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world.
Istanbul Airport Main TerminalIstanbulWorld's largest airport terminal under one single roof
Iran MallTehran> World’s Largest Mall
Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1Frankfurt>
CentralWorldBangkok
Aalsmeer Flower AuctionAalsmeer
Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3BeijingThree buildings connected by train.
The Venetian MacaoMacauLargest casino in the world.
Sands Cotai CentralMacau
King Abdulaziz International Airport Terminal 1Jeddah
Ciputra World SurabayaSurabaya
Beijing Daxing International Airport TerminalBeijing
Berjaya Times SquareKuala Lumpur
Central Park Jakarta ComplexJakarta
Perpa Trade CenterIstanbul660,000m2
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Terminal 2Guangzhou
Kemang VillageJakarta
Gandaria CityJakarta
The PalazzoLas Vegas, Nevada
Grand IndonesiaJakarta
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Satellite ConcourseShanghaiWorld's largest stand-alone satellite terminal
The PentagonArlington County, Virginia
K-25Oak Ridge, TennesseeDemolished in 2013.
United States Air Force Plant 4Fort Worth, Texas
Amsterdam Airport SchipholAmsterdam
Hamad International AirportDoha
Ciputra World 1 ComplexJakarta
Marina Bay SandsSingapore
Keangnam Hanoi Landmark TowerHanoi
Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1Chek Lap Kok
Suvarnabhumi AirportSamut Prakan
ATL Logistics Centre, Centre BNew Territories
Kunming Changshui International AirportKunming
Barcelona Airport Terminal 1Barcelona
Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences CenterSeattle, Washington-
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Terminal 3AChongqing
Osaka Station City Umeda, Osaka
Renaissance CenterDetroit, Michigan
Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3Delhi
Siam ParagonBangkok
Incheon International Airport Terminal 1Seoul
FCA US LLC Headquarters and Technology CenterAuburn Hills, Michigan
Tesla FactoryFremont, California
Frankfurt Airport Terminal 2Frankfurt
Barajas Airport Terminal 4 main buildingMadrid
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Terminal 3Shenzhen
Tesla Gigafactory 1Storey County, Nevada455,000 m2
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2Mumbai
Persian Gulf Complex Shiraz
Narita International Airport Terminal 1Narita
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Terminal 3Tangerang
Mid Valley MegamallKuala Lumpur
Willis TowerChicago, Illinois
USAA McDermott BuildingSan Antonio, Texas
Taipei 101Taipei
Nagoya StationNagoya
Boeing PlantEverett, WashingtonValue is footprint; floor space is greater.

Special categories

This list of special categories includes a variety of buildings which are the largest of their type.
Type of buildingNameCountry and territoryPlaceFloor areaVolume
Department storeShinsegae Centum CityBusan
Industrial buildingBoeing Everett FactoryEverett, Washington398,000 m2 13.3 million m3
Legislature buildingPalace of the ParliamentBucharest365,000 m2 2.55 million m3
Bus depotMillennium Park Bus DepotDelhi305,265 m2
CourthouseIstanbul Çağlayan Justice PalaceIstanbul300,000 m2
Bus terminalTel Aviv Central Bus StationTel Aviv230,000 m2
MuseumLouvre MuseumParis210,000 m2
Current residencePresidential ComplexAnkara200,020 m2
Current royal residenceIstana Nurul ImanBandar Seri Begawan200,000 m2
Royal palaceRoyal Palace of CasertaCaserta235,000 m2 2 million m3
Shipbuilding hallMeyer Werft Dockhalle 2Papenburg, Niedersachsen63,000 m2 4.72 million m3
Hemispherical buildingEricsson GlobeStockholm600,000 m3