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  2. List of skyscrapers by floor area - Wikipedia

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    This list of skyscrapers by floor area includes the largest skyscrapers in the world, measured in square meters (m 2) and square feet (sq ft). To qualify as a skyscraper, a structure must be self-supporting, without relying on tension cables or external supports for stability, and must reach a minimum height of 150 meters (492 feet).

  3. Square (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The square is an Imperial unit of area that is used in the construction industry in the United States and Canada, [1] and was historically used in Australia. One square is equal to 100 square feet. Examples where the unit is used are roofing shingles, metal roofing, vinyl siding, and fibercement siding products.

  4. Floor area ratio - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of floor area ratio (FAR) or floor space index (FSI) and building coverage ratio (BCR) Floor area ratio (FAR) is the ratio of a building's total floor area (gross floor area) to the size of the piece of land upon which it is built. It is often used as one of the regulations in city planning along with the building-to-land ratio. [1]

  5. List of largest buildings - Wikipedia

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    [37] "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 ... "[35] It's the fourth-tallest building and sixth-tallest freestanding structure in the world. Istanbul Airport Main Terminal Turkey: Istanbul: 1,440,000 m 2 (15,500,000 sq ft)

  6. List of largest palaces - Wikipedia

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    The size of the building is 47000 square meters including four courtyards of 3800 square meters each. The floorspace of all five storeys amount on 138000 square meters, with other 45000 square meters more added by the two-storeys basement. Without the courtyards, the size of the building is 31,800 square meters.

  7. Floor area - Wikipedia

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    In architecture, construction, and real estate, floor area, floor space, or floorspace is the area (measured in square metres or square feet) taken up by a building or part of it. The ways of defining "floor area" depend on what factors of the building should or should not be included, such as external walls, internal walls, corridors, lift ...

  8. List of tallest buildings - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, the Chrysler Building employed a very large 38.1 m (125 ft) spire secretly assembled inside the building to claim the title of world's tallest building with a total height of 318.9 m (1,046 ft), although it had a lower top occupied floor and a shorter height when both buildings' spires were excluded.

  9. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    One brass is exactly 100 square feet (9.29 m 2) area (used in measurement of work done or to be done, such as plastering, painting, etc.). The same word is used, however, for 100 cubic feet (2.83 m 3) of estimated or supplied loose material, such as sand, gravel, rubble, etc. This unit is prevalent in the construction industry in India. [20] [21]