The World’s 10 Largest Buildings
The largest buildings in the world are ranked by two categories: by volume (usable space) and by area (floor space). By floor space, these are the world’s 10 largest buildings today.
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Dubai International Airport Terminal 3, UAE
Floor Area: 1,500,000 m² (16.1 million sq ft)
Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 is the single largest building in the world by floor space. The $4.5 billion terminal opened on October 14, 2008 to serve Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. The building contains 82 moving walkways, 97 escalators, 8 sky-trains, 157 lifts, 180 check-in counters, 2,600 car-parking spaces, 52 immigration counters, 14 baggage carousels, 12 e-gates (Electronic Passport Control System used at all entry point into the United Arab Emirates) not to mention first and business class lounges, restaurants and a 10,700 sq m (115,000 sq ft) of shopping facilities.
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Aalsmeer Flower Auction, Netherlands
Floor Area: 990,000 m² (10.6 million sq ft)
The largest flower auction in the world is housed in Aaalsmeer Flower Auction, the second largest building in the world. Every day, flowers from around the world are traded inside this humongous Dutch facility. Aalsmeer is a town in North Holland which is sometimes referred to as the flower capital of the world.
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Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3, China
Floor Area: 986,000 m² (10.6 million sq ft)
The year 2008 saw Beijing Capital International Airport as the 8th busiest airport in the world. Its rank as the world’s busiest airport is rapidly increasing that they added the massive Terminal 3 to accommodate the increasing traffic volume. Today, it is the second largest airport terminal in the world after Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 3. The $3.5 billion Terminal 3 expansion officially opened on March 26, 2008.
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The Venetian, China
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Great read and awesome pictures, JK!
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Such a wonderful post. thanks for the quick tour JK
Cool article. I’ve heard the Flower place in the Netherlands is just massive.
Astounding buildings,excellent researched.
Awesome article as usual.:-)
This is interesting, the buildings are awesome.
Incredible buildings! I believe the Aalsmeer Flower Auction is 1,250,000 m2, with 210,000 m2 of trade related buildings on its land. The flower auction in Aalsmeer, one of 6 Dutch auction locations of Flora Holland, hosts 49,000 m2 of cold storage.
How large are the building at Boeing?
Awesome buildings, excellent article! … some of them are quite unbelievable
We often think of the tallest not the largest building. I’ve been to the airports in Hong Kong and Bangkok numerous times–and the airport in Bangkok is HUGE–especially when you have to walk from one concourse to another. It can take over 30 minutes.
Nicely written
nice list,very large buildings indeed,
i like The Venetian in Macao, really a wonderful place!
Really cool article and pics. Great job.
Great Job!
Appreciate, I love to know such places. It helps a lot.
I want to see Dubai International Airport!
These are spectacular buildings. Also, I would called them fine art. Thanks for sharing them.
Great work!..very nice buildings..I’m glad that Berjaya Square was the 5th largest building in the world..just abt few miles frm my home ..thnx for sharing this great stuff
wow! very well done, not only the article but video and photos added are very informative too.
Very informative and interesting with amazing supplemental pictures.
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amazing article… love all the images too!
Impressive!
oooh. really nice:) wow cool buildings. i wonder how long they build those.:)
I am very much impressed to see that the Beijing Air Port is one of the largest and most modern. I can imagine by looking at the pictures although I have not visited this is in comparison to some of the airports I have being to like LA and New york Singapore Bombay
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i wish I could visit one of these wonderful buildings in the builtiful world hit me up correy lastice byebye
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