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The title of the "world's largest palace" is both difficult to award and controversial, as different countries use different standards to claim that their palace is the largest in the world. The title of world's largest palace by area enclosed within the palace's fortified walls is held by China's Forbidden City complex in Beijing , which ...
The assembly hall of the Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner. [4] Aerium Germany: 1999–2000 Halbe, Brandenburg: 70,000 m 2 (750,000 sq ft) 5.2 million m 3 (184 million cu ft) A hangar originally intended to house the construction of a giant airship, this building now houses the indoor theme park Tropical Islands Resort. [5]
This is a list of the 100+ largest extant and historic houses in the United States, ordered by area of the main house. The list includes houses that have been demolished, houses that are currently under construction, and buildings that are not currently, but were previously used as private homes. [1]
The Burj Khalifa [a] (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It is the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) [2] of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world ...
Tallest pencil tower in the world. 2 111 West 57th Street: New York City United States: 435.3 metres (1,428 ft) 84 2021 Topped out in April 2019. 3 432 Park Avenue: New York City United States: 425.7 metres (1,397 ft) 85 2015 Was the tallest residential building in the world from 2015 to 2020. 4 Marina 101: Dubai United Arab Emirates
Apartment house on Sobornosti av. and Molodi st. Apartment house: 1970-s: 1,750 5,740: ... Longest skyscraper in the world 60 m high and 1,000 m long: 1968–2010: 1,000
Τallest building in the world with fewer than 100 floors [23] 10 CITIC Tower: 527.7 1,731 109 (+ 8 below ground) Beijing: 2018 [24] 11 Taipei 101: 508.0 1,667 101 (+ 5 below ground) Taipei Taiwan: 2004 Tallest building in the world from 2004 till 2010; tallest building in Taiwan [25] 12 Shanghai World Financial Center: 492.0 1,614 101 (+ 3 ...
The House of the Republic was the centrepiece of Ceaușescu's project. Named Project Bucharest , it began in 1978 as an intended replica of the North Korean capital, Pyongyang . North Korean President Kim Il Sung had started construction on a similarly monumental residence, the Kumsusan Palace , two years earlier.