21/11/2014
LESSON NO : 83
NAME OF SOME LARGEST BUILDING (Part -One)
Name: Boeing Everett Factory, Location: Everett, Washington, Floor Area: 398,000 m² (4.3 million sq ft); Name: Target Import Warehouse, Location: Lacey, Washington, Floor Area: 185,800 m² (2,000,000 sq ft); Name: Jean-Luc Lagardère Plant, Location: Toulouse-Blagnac, Floor Area: 122,500 m² (1,320,000 sq ft); Name: Aerium, Location: Halbe, Brandenburg, Floor Area: 70,000 m² (753,000 sq ft); Name: Meyer Werft Dockhalle 2, Location: Papenburg, Niedersachsen, Floor Area: 63,000 m² (678,000 sq ft); Name: NASA Vehicle Assembly Building, Location: Brevard County, Florida, Floor Area: 32,374 m² (348,000 sq ft); Name: The O2, Location: London, Floor Area: 104,634 m2 (1,126,270 sq ft);. Name: Tesco Ireland Distribution Centre, Location: Donabate, Fingal, Floor Area: 80,194 m² (863,201 sq ft); Name: Hanover Fairground (Halls 3–9) , Location: Mittelfeld, Hannover, Floor Area: 114,535 m²; Name: National Exhibition Centre (Halls 1-5) , Location: Birmingham, West Name: Midlands, Floor Area: 90,765 m²
Largest footprint
This list ranks the buildings throughout the world with the largest footprint on the ground.
Name: Aalsmeer Flower Auction, Location: Aalsmeer, Footprint: 518,000 m², Length & Width: 740 m x 700 m; Name: Tesla Factory, Location: Fremont, California, Footprint: 510,000 m²; Name: Boeing Everett Factory, Location: Everett, Washington, Footprint: 398,000 m², Length & Width: 900 m x 495 m; Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Location: Normal, Illinois, Footprint: 220,000 m², Length & Width: 920 m x 200 m; Name: Belvidere Assembly Plant, Location: Belvidere, Illinois, Footprint: 210,000 m², Length & Width: 700 m x 300 m; Name: New Century Global Centre, Location: Chengdu, Footprint: 200,000 m², Length & Width: 500 m x 400 m; Name: Target Import Warehouse, Location: Lacey, Washington, Footprint: 159,000 m², Length & Width: 1,060 m x 150 m; Name: Jean-Luc Lagardère Plant, Location: Toulouse-Blagnac, Footprint: 122,500 m², Length & Width: 470 m x 270 m; Name: Amazon Distribution Center, Location: Schertz, Texas, Footprint: 117,450 m2 (1,264,200 sq ft) , Length & Width: 675 m x 174 m; Name: The O2, Location: London, Footprint: 104,634 m2 (1,126,270 sq ft) , Length & Width: 365 m diameter; Name: Amazon.com Logistics Centre, Location: Bad Hersfeld, Hessen, Footprint: 89,380 m², Length & Width: 410 m x 218 m
Largest floor space
This list ranks the top buildings throughout the world with the largest amount of floor area.
Name: New Century Global Center, Location: Chengdu, Floor Area: 1,760,000 m2 (18,900,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 7.4 million m³ (260 million cu ft); Name: Dubai International Airport Terminal 3, Location: Dubai, Floor Area: 1,713,000 m2 (18,440,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 10.0 million m³ (360 million cu ft); Name: Abraj Al-Bait Endowment, Location: Mecca, Floor Area: 1,575,815 m2 (16,961,930 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 6.0 million m³ (210 million cu ft); Name: CentralWorld, Location: Bangkok, Floor Area: 1,024,000 m2 (11,020,000 sq ft), Volume: appr. 4.1 million m³ (140 million cu ft); Name: Aalsmeer Flower Auction, Location: Aalsmeer, Floor Area: 990,000 m2 (10,700,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 7.4 million m³ (260 million cu ft); Name: Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3, Location: Beijing, Floor Area: 986,000 m2 (10,610,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 6.0 million m³ (210 million cu ft); Name: The Venetian Macao, Location: Macau, Floor Area: 980,000 m2 (10,500,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 3.9 million m³ (140 million cu ft); Name: Sands Cotai Central, Location: Macau, Floor Area: 890,000 m2 (9,600,000 sq ft), Volume: appr. 3.5 million m³ (120 million cu ft); Name: Berjaya Times Square, Location: Kuala Lumpur, Floor Area: 700,000 m2 (7,500,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 2.8 million m³ (100 million cu ft); Name: Central Park Jakarta Complex, Location: Jakarta, Floor Area: 660,000 m2 (7,100,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 2.5 million m³ (90 million cu ft); Name: The Palazzo, Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, Floor Area: 645,581 m2 (6,948,980 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 2.5 million m³ (90 million cu ft); Name: Grand Indonesia, Location: Jakarta, Floor Area: 640,000 m2 (6,900,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 2.5 million m³ (90 million cu ft); Name: The Pentagon, Location: Arlington County, Virginia, Floor Area: 610,000 m2 (6,600,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 2.4 million m³ (85 million cu ft); Name: K-25 (demolished by the end of 2013)[28] , Location: Tennessee, Floor Area: 609,000 m2 (6,560,000 sq ft), Volume: appr. 4.3 million m³ (150 million cu ft); Name: Air Force Plant 4, Location: Texas, Floor Area: 603,870 m2 (6,500,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 11.5 million m³ (400 million cu ft); Name: Schiphol Airport, Location: Netherlands, Floor Area: 600,000 m2 (6,500,000 sq ft); Marina Bay Sands, Location: Singapore, Floor Area: 581,400 m2 (6,258,000 sq ft), Volume: appr. 2.4 million m³ (85 million cu ft); Name: Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower, Location: Vietnam, Floor Area: 580,000 m2 (6,200,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 2.4 million m³ (85 million cu ft); Name: Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1, Location: Hong Kong, Floor Area: 570,000 m2 (6,100,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 3.4 million m³ (120 million cu ft); Name: Suvarnabhumi Airport, Location: Samut Prakan, Floor Area: 563,000 m2 (6,060,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 3.4 million m³ (120 million cu ft); Name: ATL Logistics Centre, Centre B, Location: Hong Kong, Floor Area: 550,000 m2 (5,900,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 6.6 million m³ (230 million cu ft); Name: Barcelona Airport Terminal 1, Location: Barcelona, Floor Area: 546,000 m2 (5,880,000 sq ft), Volume: appr. 3.3 million m³ (115 million cu ft); Name: Mexico City International Airport Terminal 1, Location: Mexico City, Floor Area: 544,000 m2 (5,860,000 sq ft), Volume: appr. 3.3 million m³ (115 million cu ft); Name: Osaka Station City[citation needed] , Location: Umeda, Osaka, Floor Area: 530,000 m2 (5,700,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 2.1 million m³ (73 million cu ft); Name: Renaissance Center, Location: Detroit, Floor Area: 515,000 m2 (5,540,000 sq ft), Volume: 1,850,000 m³ (65.3 million cu ft); Name: Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3, Location: Delhi, Floor Area: 502,000 m2 (5,400,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 3.0 million m³ (105 million cu ft); Name: Incheon International Airport, Location: Seoul, Floor Area: 496,000 m2 (5,340,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 3.0 million m³ (105 million cu ft); Name: Chrysler Headquarters and Technology Center, Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan, Floor Area: 490,000 m2 (5,300,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 4.0 million m³ (140 million cu ft); Name: Barajas Airport Terminal 4 main building, Location: Madrid, Floor Area: 470,000 m2 (5,100,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 2.8 million m³ (100 million cu ft); Name: Burj Khalifa, Location: Dubai, Floor Area: 465,000 m2 (5,010,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 1.7 million m³ (60 million cu ft); Name: Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1, Location: Mississauga, Floor Area: 464,000 m2 (4,990,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 2.8 million m³ (100 million cu ft); Name: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2, Location: Mumbai, Floor Area: 450,000 m2 (4,800,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 1.9 million m³ (67 million cu ft); Name: Persian Gulf Complex (Persian: مجتمع خليج فارس, mojtama'e Khalij-e Fars) , Location: Shiraz, Floor Area: 444,000 m2 (4,780,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 1.9 million m³ (67 million cu ft); Name: Narita International Airport Terminal 1, Location: Narita, Floor Area: 440,000 m2 (4,700,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 2.7 million m³ (95 million cu ft); Name: Mid Valley Megamall, Location: Kuala Lumpur, Floor Area: 420,000 m2 (4,500,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 1.7 million m³ (60 million cu ft); Name: Willis Tower, Location: Chicago, Floor Area: 418,000 m2 (4,500,000 sq ft) , Volume: 1,510,000 m³ (53.4 million cu ft); Name: Nagoya Station, Location: Nagoya, Floor Area: 416,565 m2 (4,483,870 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 2.0 million m³ (70 million cu ft); Name: USAA McDermott Building, Location: San Antonio, Floor Area: 414,642 m2 (4,463,170 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 1.6 million m³ (57 million cu ft); Name: Taipei 101, Location: Taipei, Floor Area: 412,500 m2 (4,440,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 1.6 million m³ (57 million cu ft); Name: Boeing Plant, Location: Everett, Floor Area: 398,000 m2 (4,280,000 sq ft) , Volume: 13.3 million m³ (472 million cu ft); Name: Yokohama Landmark Tower, Location: Yokohama, Floor Area: 392,885 m2 (4,228,980 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 1.55 million m³ (55 million cu ft); Name: CCTV Headquarters, Location: Beijing, Floor Area: 473,000 m2 (5,090,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 1.9 million m³ (67 million cu ft); Name: Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3, Location: Singapore, Floor Area: 380,000 m2 (4,100,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 2.2 million m³ (78 million cu ft); Name: Mori Tower, Location: Tokyo, Floor Area: 379,408 m2 (4,083,910 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 1.5 million m³ (53 million cu ft); Name: Shanghai World Financial Center, Location: Shanghai, Floor Area: 377,300 m2 (4,061,000 sq ft) , Volume: appr. 1.5 million m³ (53 million cu ft); Name: Merchandise Mart, Location: Chicago, Floor Area: 372,000 m2 (4,000,000 sq ft), Volume: appr. 1.5 million m³ (53 million cu ft)