This list of largest buildings in the world ranks buildings from around the world by footprint on the ground, usable space (volume) and floor space (area). The term "building" used by this list refers to single structures that are suitable for continuous human occupancy. There are a few exceptions which include factories and warehouses.
Boeing's factory in Everett, Washington, United States is presently the largest building in the world by volume and area footprint, while the Abraj Al-Bait Towers is the largest building in terms of total floor area. The surface area of the proposed Crystal Island complex in Moscow is more than double that of the largest current building, though this project has been delayed by the global economic crisis.
Upon its opening, the Abraj Al Bait Towers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, will take the record for the largest inhabited building in the world. It has the largest floor area of any structure in the world with 1,500,000 square metres (16,137,600 sq ft) of floorspace. They are also among the tallest buildings in the world at over 600 metres (2,000 ft).
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