Largest Floor Space
This list ranks the top 35 buildings throughout the world with the largest amount of floor area. The Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower, topped out in 2011, is the building with the largest floor area (1.500 million m²). Upon its opening in October 2008, Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport at 1.185 million m² (12.76 million sq ft) of floor space surpassed the former leader, the Aalsmeer Flower Auction (990,000 m², or 10.6 million sq ft).
| Name | Location | Floor Area | Volume | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abraj Al Bait Towers | Mecca | 1,500,000 m² (16.15 million sq ft) | ||
| 2 | Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 | Dubai | 1,185,000 m² (12.76 million sq ft) | ||
| 3 | CentralWorld | Bangkok | 1,024,000 m² (11.0 million sq ft) | ||
| 4 | Aalsmeer Flower Auction | Aalsmeer | 990,000 m² (10.6 million sq ft) | ||
| 5 | Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 | Beijing | 986,000 m² (10.6 million sq ft) | ||
| 6 | The Venetian Macao | Macau | 980,000 m² (10.5 million sq ft) | ||
| 7 | Sands Cotai Central | Macau | 890,000 m² (9.5 million sq ft) | ||
| 8 | Berjaya Times Square | Kuala Lumpur | 700,000 m² (7.5 million sq ft) | ||
| 9 | Central Park Jakarta Complex | Jakarta | 655,000 m² (7.0 million sq ft) | ||
| 10 | The Palazzo | Las Vegas, Nevada | 645,581 m² (6.9 million sq ft) | ||
| 11 | Grand Indonesia | Jakarta | 640,000 m² (6.9 million sq ft) | ||
| 12 | The Pentagon | Arlington County, Virginia | 610,000 m² (6.6 million sq ft) | ||
| 13 | K-25 (currently under demolition) | Tennessee | 609,000 m² (6.6 million sq ft) | ||
| 14 | Air Force Plant 4 | Texas | 603 870 m² (6.5 million sq ft) | ||
| 15 | Marina Bay Sands | Singapore | 581,400 m² (6,258,000 sq ft) | ||
| 16 | Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower | Vietnam | 579,000 m² (6.4 million sq ft) | ||
| 17 | Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 | Hong Kong | 570,000 m² (6.3 million sq ft) | ||
| 18 | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Samut Prakan | 563,000 m² (6.06 million sq ft) | ||
| 19 | ATL Logistics Centre, Centre B | Hong Kong | 550,000 m² (6.0 million sq ft) | ||
| 20 | Mexico City International Airport Terminal 1 | Mexico City | 548,000 m2 (5,900,000 sq ft) | ||
| 21 | Barcelona Airport Terminal 1 | Barcelona | 544,066 m2 (5,856,280 sq ft) | ||
| 22 | Osaka Station City | Umeda, Osaka | 530,000 m² (5.705 million sq ft) | open in 4 May 2011 | |
| 23 | Renaissance Center | Detroit | 515,800 m² (5.55 million sq ft) | 1,850,000 m³ (65.3 million cu ft) | |
| 24 | Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 | Delhi | 502,000 m² (5.4 million sq ft) | ||
| 25 | Incheon International Airport | Seoul | 496,000 m2 (5,340,000 sq ft) | ||
| 26 | Chrysler Headquarters and Technology Center | Auburn Hills, Michigan | 492,000 m² (5.3 million sq ft) | ||
| 27 | Barajas Airport Terminal 4 main building | Madrid | 470,000 m2 (5,100,000 sq ft) | ||
| 28 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai | 464,511 m2 (4,999,950 sq ft) | ||
| 29 | Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 | Mississauga | 464,000 m2 (4,990,000 sq ft) | ||
| 30 | Persian Gulf Complex
(Persian: مجتمع خلیج فارس, mojtama'e Khalij-e Fars) |
Shiraz | 450,000 m² (4.8 million sq ft) | ||
| 31 | Embarcadero Center | San Francisco | 445,900 m² (4.8 million sq ft) | ||
| 32 | Narita International Airport Terminal 1 | Narita | 449,600 m2 (4,839,000 sq ft) | ||
| 33 | Willis Tower | Chicago | 418,000 m² (4.5 million sq ft) | 1,510,000 m³ (53.4 million cu ft) | |
| 34 | Nagoya Station | Nagoya | 416,565 m2 (4,483,870 sq ft) | ||
| 35 | USAA | San Antonio | 414,642 m² (4,463,180 sq ft) | ||
| 36 | Taipei 101 | Taipei | 412,500 m2 (4,440,000 sq ft) | ||
| 37 | Boeing Plant | Everett | 398,000 m2 (4,280,000 sq ft) | 13.3 million m³ (472 million cu ft) | |
| 38 | Yokohama Landmark Tower | Yokohama | 392,885 m2 (4,228,980 sq ft) | ||
| 39 | Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 | Singapore | 380,000 m2 (4,100,000 sq ft) | ||
| 40 | Mori Tower | Tokyo | 379,408 m2 (4,083,910 sq ft) | ||
| 41 | Shanghai World Financial Center | Shanghai | 377,300 m2 (4,061,000 sq ft) | ||
| 42 | Merchandise Mart | Chicago | 372,000 m2 (4,000,000 sq ft) |
Read more about this topic: List Of Largest Buildings In The World
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