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.
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 total floor area. Due to the incomplete nature of this list, buildings are not ranked. The Aerium near Berlin, Germany is the largest uninterrupted volume in the world.
Largest usable volume
Buildings around the world with the largest usable space, sorted by volume, having a volume of at least :
Name Country and territory Built PlaceFloor areaVolumeDescription Boeing Everett Factory 1967Everett, Washington 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.Gigafactory Texas 2022Austin, Texas9.57 million m3 (338 million cu ft) Tesla's Gigafactory Giga Texas is 16 city blocks long with a length of .Jean-Luc Lagardère Plant 2004Toulouse-Blagnac 5.6 million m3 (199 million cu ft) The assembly hall of the Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner.Aerium1999–2000Halbe, Brandenburg 5.2 million m3 (184 million cu ft) A hangar originally intended for a giant Cargolifter airship, this building now houses the indoor water park Tropical Islands.Meyer Werft Dockhalle 2Papenburg, Niedersachsen 4.72 million m3 (167 million cu ft) Dry dock for construction of cruise ships.Emslandkurier am Sonntag für Papenburg, 2 December 2007, Page 1Chantiers de l'Atlantique 1862Saint-Nazaire3.7 million m3 (131 million ft3)Dry dock for construction of cruise ships.Boeing Composite Wing Center2014–2016Everett, Washington3.7 million m3 (131 million ft3)Boeing's assembly site for the production of composite wings for the 777-8 and 777-9.NASA Vehicle Assembly Building 1966Kennedy Space Center, Florida 3.66 million m3 (130 million cu ft) Originally built to enable simultaneous assembly and shelter for four Saturn V rockets.Inex Sipoo 2018Sipoo 3.5 million m3 (130 million ft3) Large grocery distribution center, completed in 2018. Expansion to the distribution center completed in 2020.Työmaan liittäminen käytössä olevaan logistiikkaterminaaliin The O2 1999London 2.79 million m3 (98.6 million ft3) Originally the Millennium Dome designed for London's millennium celebrations. The world's largest non-industrial building by volume.The Palace of Parliament 1984–1997Bucharest2.55 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 Airdock1929Akron, Ohio34 000 m2 (364,000 ft2)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.Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre 2007 Donabate, Fingal 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. Tesco Distribution Centre TPE Consulting EngineersTesco Distribution Centre PUNCH Consulting EngineersTesco Distribution Centre ManningsTesco Distribution Centre EuromechCœur Défense 2001Paris1.55 million m3 (54.83 million cu ft)Second largest office building in Europe and largest skyscraper by floor area in Europe.Official site. Target Import Warehouse 2006Savannah, Georgia 1.5 million m3 (52.97 million cu ft) Built to distribute imported product to internal Target distribution centers. Louvre Palace 1190 Paris 1.5 million m3 (52.97 million cu ft) Largest palace in the world. Austal USA (Module Manufacturing Facility) Mobile, Alabama 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. Austal USA Bielefeld University (main building) Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia 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. Simon, Zwei Welten, ein Leben: Vom Eifelkind zum Global Player, 2018 (likely derivative from Wikipedia) Deutsche Bauzeitung 1972, 714 Hanover Fairground (Halls 3–9) Hannover, Niedersachsen 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 1.14 million m3 (40.259 million cu ft) Large exhibition centre southeast of Birmingham. Halls 6–20 are in a separate building. Halls 1–5 Factsheet National Exhibition Centre 2800 Polar Way 2015 Richland, Washington 1.029 million m3 (36.241 million cu ft) Built-to-suit by Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) and constructed by Victory Unlimited Construction for Preferred Freezer Services as the world's largest refrigerated warehouse, , and largest automated freezer. Hangar One 1933 Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California 1 million m3 (35 million cu ft) A naval airship hangar opened in 1933 as the hangar for the rigid airship . The hangar measures long, wide, with a peak of high.
Largest floor area
Buildings with the largest usable floor area including multiple stories of at least : Name Country and territory Place Floor area Notes AvtoVAZ main assembly building Tolyatti Lada car factory. The floor area shown here is of the main building, not including the attached smaller buildings. State Strategic Command Center The New Capital New Luosiwan International Trade CityKunming3,140,000 m2 (33,798,680 ft2)New Luosiwan International Trade City is a large-scale international trade city integrating production and processing, commercial trade, warehousing and logistics, e-commerce, entertainment and leisure. New Century Global Center Chengdu "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 3 Dubai Three 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 Endowment Mecca "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 ... " It's the fourth-tallest building and sixth-tallest freestanding structure in the world. Istanbul Airport Main Terminal Istanbul Largest airport terminal under a single roof Iran Mall Tehran > World's Largest Mall Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1 Frankfurt > Chongqing East railway station Chongqing Aalsmeer Flower Auction Aalsmeer Largest flower auction building in the world Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 Beijing Three buildings connected by train. The Venetian Macao Macau 2nd largest casino in the world. Gigafactory Texas Austin, Texas The Londoner Macao Macau Osaka Station City Umeda, Osaka CentralWorld Bangkok 830 thousand square meter area reflects the total retail floor area King Abdulaziz International Airport Terminal 1 Jeddah Ciputra World Surabaya Surabaya Beijing Daxing International Airport TerminalBeijing Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur Surat Diamond Bourse Surat World's largest office building and diamond trading hub. Perpa Trade Center Istanbul Central Park Jakarta Complex Jakarta Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Terminal 2 Guangzhou Kemang Village Jakarta Gandaria City Jakarta The Palazzo Paradise, Nevada Grand Indonesia Jakarta Shanghai Pudong International Airport Satellite Concourse Shanghai World's largest stand-alone satellite terminal The Pentagon Arlington County, Virginia K-25 Oak Ridge, Tennessee Demolished in 2013. United States Air Force Plant 4 Fort Worth, Texas Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam Hamad International AirportDoha LAX Rental Car Center Los Angeles, California Under construction; scheduled to open in 2024.Ciputra World 1 ComplexJakarta Marina Bay Sands Singapore Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Hanoi Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 Chek Lap Kok Suvarnabhumi Airport Samut Prakan ATL Logistics Centre, Centre B New Territories Kunming Changshui International Airport Kunming Barcelona Airport Terminal 1 Barcelona Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center Seattle, Washington Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Terminal 3A Chongqing Tesla FactoryFremont, California Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 Delhi Siam Paragon Bangkok Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 Seoul Chrysler World Headquarters and Technology Center Auburn Hills, Michigan Priddle, Alisa (12 May 2009).Chrysler's tech center called a 'good asset'. The Detroit News. Retrieved on 28 June 2009.SAS iTower AHyderabadThe largest skyscraper by floor area in the world. Frankfurt Airport Terminal 2 Frankfurt Barajas Airport Terminal 4 main building Madrid Azabudai Hills Main Tower Tokyo The second-largest skyscraper by floor area in the world and largest in Japan, and the tallest building in Japan with the height of .Ping An Finance Center Shenzhen The third-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 Shenzhen Tesla Giga NevadaStorey County, Nevada455,000 m2 (4.9 million ft2) Also known as Gigafactory 1.The Exchange 106 Kuala Lumpur 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 Mumbai Persian Gulf Complex (, mojtama'e Khalij-e Fars) Shiraz Narita International Airport Terminal 1 Narita Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan Five connected towersGM Renaissance Center – Project Facts . Skidmore Ownings & Merrill. Retrieved on 21 August 2009. Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Terminal 3 Tangerang Mid Valley Megamall Kuala Lumpur Willis Tower Chicago, Illinois Also known as Sears Tower | USAA McDermott Building San Antonio, Texas Taipei 101 Taipei Nagoya Station Nagoya Boeing Plant Everett, Washington Value is footprint; floor space is greater.
Special categories
Other buildings which are the largest of their type:
Type of building Name Country and territoryPlace Floor area Volume Department store Shinsegae Centum City Busan 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 Bangkok Office building Surat Diamond Bourse Surat Skyscraper SAS iTower A Hyderabad 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 Louvre Palace Paris 244,000 m2 (2,626,000 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 Paradise, Nevada 81,300 m2 (875,000 sq ft)Residential BuildingRegent International Center Hangzhou260,000m² (2,798,616 ft2)
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