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To have something to compare When talking about large areas, they are often compared to a football field. This is convenient, but not always accurate, as it often forgets to indicate what size field is meant. We will not measure the buildings in our selection of football fields, but to make it easier for you to imagine their scale, we indicate here that the world's main football organization FIFA recommends that matches be played on a 7,140 sq. m (i.e. 0.714 ha) and 105 × 68 m in size. Here we will give two other landmarks: Red Square in Moscow has an area of approximately 2.5 hectares (approximately 330 × 75 m), and Palace Square in St. Petersburg - 5.4 hectares. Recall that there are 10,000 square meters in one hectare. |
By volume
Here the undisputed leader is the plant of the company Boeing in Everett, pc. Washington (USA). Its volume is 13,385,378 cubic meters. m, and the area - 399,480 sq. m (number three in the world in terms of base area). This giant, almost a kilometer long, 500 meters wide and five-story building c high (to accommodate more than 20-meter keels of airliners and still have room) was built in 1966–1968, when Boeing started producing Boeing 747. Even today, the largest aircraft of the company are assembled there, and many pieces at the same time. Up to 30 thousand people work at the plant under the light of one million lamps.
“This building is so large that clouds gather under the roof and from them it's raining", - say on the Internet. It's a myth that the building is well ventilated, and despite Washington State's humid and cool climate, advanced modern airliners assemble in dry and fairly comfortable conditions.
Number two in the world in terms of volume is the Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca: almost half that in volume, about 8 million cubic meters. But number three (5.6 million cubic meters) is also an aircraft plant, and it belongs to the main competitor Boeing, companies Airbus. At the factory named after Jean-Luc Lagardaire in Toulouse (France) they assemble the largest airliner in the world - A380.
Al-Haram Mosque can hold up to 4 million people during Hajj
Worthy of special mention Aereum- a hangar built in the mid-1990s by a German company Cargolifter AG 50 km south of Berlin for the construction of airships. This dome, 360 × 210 meters in size and up to 107 m high (it will easily fit St. Basil's Cathedral from Red Square - with all the turrets, domes and basement, and there will still be room) covers the world's largest undivided space - a volume of 5.2 million cubic meters. Business Cargolifter AG didn’t go, so in 2004 a year-round tropical theme park was opened here with groves, ponds and waterfalls. It is called Tropical Island Resort.
The park is open around the clock - you can stay there even for the night
By area on a piece of land
Here we are talking about exactly how much land the building occupies. According to this indicator, number one - Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer, a building in the Dutch city of Aalsmeer, where a flower auction is held every morning from Monday to Friday. Millions of flowers from all over the world are brought annually to this 700 x 750 m structure with an area (on the surface) of half a million square meters, most resembling a warehouse about two stories high. Here they are sold, bought and immediately set off again, since the Amsterdam airport is nearby and seaports near.
About 20 million flowers pass through this building every day.
Number two - with a slight lag - the automaker's factory Tesla in Fremont, pcs. California: about 427 thousand square meters m. In general, among the largest buildings in terms of area on the surface there are a lot of logistics centers and warehouses. The top ten largest facilities in the world by this indicator, in addition to those mentioned, also include logistics centers Michelin, Nike and John Deere(all in USA). This is logical: products that are ready to be shipped around the world are easiest to place just in such long and flat spaces.
By total floor space
Unlike the previous paragraph, this takes into account the area of \u200b\u200ball the premises of the structure. And Asia is the leader here: the largest building in the world by this indicator is located in China, in the city of Chengdu. This is the Global Center New Age» with an area of about 1.76 million sq. m. For comparison: total area premises of the shopping center "Aviapark", one of the largest in Moscow - about 460 thousand square meters. m. The length of the "New Age" is 500 meters, the width is 400 meters, the height is 100 meters, and inside, in addition to cinema shops and hotels, there are also offices, a center contemporary art and a water park with an artificial beach (sunrises and sunsets are depicted by giant screens).
The cyclopean complex in the new area of Chengdu was built in three years - from 2010 to 2013
The main competitors of such complexes around the world are airports. So, number two in terms of total area of premises is the terminal of the 3rd Dubai International Airport in the UAE with an indicator of 1.71 million square meters. m. It was built with the expectation of serving up to 43 million people (this is more than the entire Sheremetyevo Airport in 2017), despite the fact that only two airlines use the terminal - the local Emirates and Australian Qantas. Another top ten (in sixth position) is Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3 (also known as Beijing Capital). It is noteworthy that the leader in the previous category - the flower auction building in Aalsmeer - entered the top five in this one too: the usable area of the building is almost twice as large as the area on the surface - 990,000 thousand square meters. m.
Special categories
Speaking of the largest buildings and structures in the world, one cannot but mention a few more. Let's say - the largest structure ever built on the planet, stretching for 9 thousand kilometers through China (its total length - with all branches - is even more: 21 thousand kilometers).
Most high building on the planet today is the 828-meter Burj Khalifa in Dubai (UAE).
Carry honorary title The tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, apparently does not last long: in 2020, in the same emirate of Dubai, it is planned to open a building 100 meters higher. And if everything goes according to plan, then at the other end of the Arabian Peninsula, in Jeddah ( Saudi Arabia) in the same year, a tower with a height of 1004 meters will be completed
The very same heavy building in the world - to readers Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest (Romania). It weighs over 4 billion kilograms. It was laid in 1984 by order of the dictator Ceausescu in the center of Bucharest, destroying a significant part of the historical buildings of the city and even tearing down the hill, and it took more than ten years to build. Today it houses, in addition to the Romanian Parliament, a museum of modern art, several government agencies. At the same time, the building is only 70% occupied and, apparently, in in full will never be used.
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People are sometimes ready for amazing deeds, just to get into the most famous directory of achievements on the planet - the Guinness Book of Records. But not everyone can spend millions and billions of dollars on the architectural embodiment of their ambitions. Nevertheless, many record-breaking buildings have been built in the world, glorifying their creators and owners.
Parliament building in Bucharest. Photo: Lori
The heaviest building and largest parliament in the world
The Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, built when Romania was a socialist republic, breaks several records at once. It is the largest administrative building, the largest parliament building and the heaviest structure in the world. Its construction took 700 thousand tons of steel and bronze, 3.5 thousand tons of crystal glass, 1 million cubic meters of marble, 900 thousand cubic meters of wood of various species and 480 thousand cubic meters of concrete.
The height of the building located on a hill is 86 meters, but its underground part even more - it goes deep into 92 meters. The length of the main facade is 270 meters, the side side is 245 meters. There are more than a thousand rooms in the palace - halls for receptions, meetings and negotiations, numerous offices, service rooms, restaurants.
The construction of the Palace of Parliament began in 1984 by order of the President Socialist Republic Romania Nicolae Ceausescu. In order to clear the construction site, a fifth of the historical center of the city was destroyed, and during the construction of the palace, such a shortage of marble arose in the country that even tombstones were made from other materials. Construction and Finishing work continued after the overthrow of Ceausescu in 1989, but they have not yet been fully completed.
The New Century Global Center in Chengdu. Photo: Thomas/Flickr
The largest building in the world
One of the most impressive building records has been set in China, which has been famous throughout history for its penchant for megalomania. Now, in addition to the largest architectural monument - the Great Wall of China, as well as the most extensive palace complex in the world - Forbidden City in Beijing, the Celestial Empire boasts the largest building in terms of area on the planet. They became The New Century Global Center, which opened last year in the city of Chengdu - the administrative center of Sichuan Province. The giant structure is 100 meters high, 400 meters wide and 500 meters long. On an area of 1.7 million square meters, there are numerous offices, shopping centers, two five-star hotels, cinemas, a water park with its own beach, a world-class ice rink, a university complex, and even a stylized Mediterranean village.
The building was built in the form sea wave, its interiors are also reminiscent of the seas and oceans: even pirate ship in life size. In the center of the complex there is an artificial beach with an area of 5,000 square meters, above which a giant screen stretches, equal in height to the American Statue of Liberty, and tropical sunrises and sunsets are reproduced on it. The whole complex is illuminated by its own "sun" - the largest artificial lighting system in the world, made in Japan.
Skyscraper Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Photo: Lori
The tallest building in the world
The title of the tallest building on Earth has been held by Dubai's Burj Khalifa skyscraper for seven years now. Having overtaken competitors during the construction process, after its completion in 2010, the giant building reached a height of 828 meters. The 163 floors of the Burj Khalifa house offices, shopping malls, the Armani Hotel and numerous apartments. The world's highest restaurant is open on the 122nd floor, and the highest observation deck is on the 124th floor, at a height of 452 meters.
Especially for the weather conditions of Dubai, where the temperature can reach +50 ° C, it was developed special variety concrete mixture that can withstand such high temperatures. During construction, concrete was poured only at night, adding ice to it. The tinted glass thermal panels lining the building reflect Sun rays and reduce space heating. At the same time, the air inside the building is not only cooled, but also flavored with a fragrance specially created for the Burj Khalifa. The Dubai skyscraper is also famous for having the highest top floor and the tallest elevator.
Capital Gate skyscraper in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Lori
The building with the largest slope
One of the most extravagant records belongs to a building built in another emirate of the UAE - Abu Dhabi. The Capital Gate skyscraper is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the building with the largest slope in the world. It deviates from vertical axis 18 degrees, which is 4.5 times more than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. In accordance with the name, which translates as "Gate of the Capital", the building is located at the entrance to Abu Dhabi and is one of the highest in the city (its height is 160 meters). The 35 floors housed a five-star Hyatt hotel and premium offices.
During the construction of Capital Gate, many of the latest technical developments were used. On 490 piles, which go into the ground to a depth of 30 meters, there is a mesh of reinforcing steel. 728 diamond-shaped glass panels are fixed in it at special angles. For the first time in the Middle East, diagonal mesh technology has been applied here, which allows you to absorb and redirect the force of wind and seismic pressure. An unprecedented angle of inclination was achieved due to the fact that the plates of the floors of the tower, starting from the 12th level, were located with gaps from 30 to 140 centimeters. The most expensive building in the world
The construction of Capital Gate cost $2.2 billion, but the record for the cost of construction belongs to another structure. The most expensive building in the world is the Marina Bay Sands hotel complex in Singapore. According to various estimates, its construction (including the cost of the extraordinarily expensive Singaporean land) cost between 4.7 and 8 billion dollars. The building was built as a resort with a luxury hotel and the most expensive casino in the world with 1,000 gaming tables and 1,500 slot machines.
The unique building consists of three 55-storey towers 200 meters high, on which there is a huge terrace in the form of a gondola with an area of 12.4 thousand square meters. According to the architect Moshe Safdie, he used the image of a deck of cards when designing the building. The design of the building is approved by Feng Shui masters.
Marina Bay Sands offers 2,561 hotel rooms, a museum, an exhibition hall, two theatres, seven restaurants, and two ice rinks. On the upper terrace there is a 146-meter swimming pool overlooking the city, an observation deck that can accommodate 3900 people, restaurants and a nightclub.
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Mankind has always sought to overcome existing boundaries. For example, as soon as a skyscraper appears that claims to be the “tallest building in the world”, a few years later, even more high structure. So far, the one-kilometer mark has not been overcome, but it's up to the small - to wait for the completion of the construction of the Burj Al Mamlyaka high-rise.
And we present a list from which you will find out how many floors are in the tallest building in the world.
We have not included antenna masts, concrete masts, chimneys and other technical structures in the list.
| № | Name | Height, m | number of storeys | Year | Type | The country | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Burj al Mamlaka (under construction) | 1000 | 167 | 2020 | Skyscraper | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah |
| 1 | Burj Khalifa | 828 | 163 | 2010 | Skyscraper | UAE | Dubai |
| 2 | shanghai tower | 632 | 121 | 2013 | Skyscraper | PRC | Shanghai |
| 3 | Towers of Abraj al-Beit | 601 | 120 | 2012 | Skyscraper | Saudi Arabia | Mecca |
| 4 | Ping'an International Financial Center | 600 | 115 | 2017 | Skyscraper | PRC | Shenzhen |
| 5 | Lotte World Tower | 554.5 | 123 | 2017 | Skyscraper | South Korea | Seoul |
| 6 | World Trade Center 1 or Freedom Tower | 541.3 | 104 | 2013 | Skyscraper | USA | New York |
| 7 | CTF Financial Center | 530 | 116 | 2016 | Skyscraper | PRC | Guangzhou |
| 8 | Taipei 101 | 509.2 | 101 | 2004 | Skyscraper | Taiwan | Taipei |
| 9 | shanghai world financial center | 492 | 101 | 2008 | Skyscraper | PRC | Shanghai |
| 10 | International Commerce Center | 484 | 118 | 2009 | Skyscraper | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
Location: Hong Kong
Hong Kong, in addition to its highly developed economy and high level life is famous for a record number of skyscrapers. In total, there are 316 buildings in the metropolis, whose height exceeds the mark of 150 meters. But none of them compare to majestic building International Trade Center.
Initially, the project for its creation provided for a height of 574 meters, but it had to be “cut down”, since buildings cannot be built in the city, whose height exceeds the surrounding mountains.
Most of the floors of the center are reserved for offices, but at its top (from 118 to 102 floors inclusive) there is a five-star hotel, from the rooms of which there is a wonderful view of Hong Kong, especially at dawn and sunset.
For comparison: - MFC "Federation" - reaches a height of 373.7 meters.
Location: Shanghai, China
This skyscraper is only 16 meters lower than the eighth number in the list of the tallest buildings in the world. Because of the shape of the building, it is called a "bottle opener".
The foundation stone of the skyscraper was laid in 1997, but due to the financial crisis in Asia, the project was frozen, and construction resumed only in 2003. And the center was completely ready by 2008.
Initially, they wanted to make a round hole rather than a rectangular one in the upper part of the building, symbolizing the sky and reducing the wind load on the building, however, the designers considered that it would be cheaper and easier to implement the project with a rectangular hole.
8. Taipei 101 - 509 meters
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
It was the tallest skyscraper in the world between 2004 and 2007. It is named after its location and the number of floors in the building.
In addition, Taipei 101 is the first skyscraper in the world to overcome a half-kilometer height, and no one will take this title away from it.
The design of the building is inspired by traditional Chinese architecture and is shaped like a pagoda.
Since the building is located in a place where earthquakes and strong winds, its creators have provided protection against natural Disasters, providing the skyscraper with an external frame and an internal damper. This is a 660-ton ball made of 41 steel plates. It is suspended from eight steel cables, supported by eight shock absorbers and can move 1.5 meters in any direction. It is the largest and heaviest damper in the world.
The striking design of Taipei 101 won the 2004 Emporis Best Skyscraper Award.
The elevators in this high-rise are among the fastest in the world, rising at 1,010 meters per minute (60.48 km/h) and descending at 610 m/min (36.6 km/h). It is also interesting that the Chinese skyscraper is one of the few buildings in the world equipped with two-story elevators.
Location: Guangzhou, China
The seventh largest skyscraper in the world houses office space, a hotel, residential apartments and a shopping mall.
Two of the 86 elevators installed in the Chinese skyscraper can rise at a speed of 70-72.4 km / h or 19.4-20.1 m / s. These are the fastest elevators in the world. However, they descend twice as slowly as they rise.
The streamlined shape of the building practically negates the effect of air currents on it.
Location: New York
The tallest skyscraper in the Big Apple, also known as the Freedom Tower, was erected on the site of the former World Trade Center, which was attacked by al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001.
The height of the new building - 1,776 feet (541 meters) - is a reference to the year the United States Declaration of Independence was signed.
The creators of the tower took into account the sad experience gained during the evacuation of victims from the previous World Trade Center.
- There is now a shelter on each floor of WTC 1, while elevators are located in a secure central tier of the building that serves all floors of the tower.
- The building also has an emergency staircase designed for firefighters, fire protection has been significantly improved, and the air supply system includes chemical and biological filters.
- The 57-meter base of the structure is made of monolithic concrete, and in order to avoid a heavy look, the architects “provided” the WTC 1 facade with prismatic glass blocks blue color. They shimmer beautifully and sparkle in the sun.
On the territory of WTC 1, on the site where the twin towers were located, there is a Memorial, in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack. We also have a museum dedicated to the events of 11.11.
Location: Seoul, South Korea
A brand new skyscraper, built in 2017, got into the tallest buildings in the world. It is the highest in South Korea.
The foundation stone of the tower was laid in 2005, but then construction slowed down due to the fact that the future skyscraper was located near the airport, and it was subject to height restrictions. These restrictions were lifted in 2010, and the construction was "reactivated".
Lotte has one of the best aquariums in all of Asia, where you can even touch some of the marine life, and there are many interesting shops, including the Studio Ghibli store (released My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and many other anime)
The Russians made their own, albeit useless, but funny contribution to the history of the Lotte Tower. Two Russian photographers climbed to the top of the crane and made a video of the skyscraper under construction.
Location: Shenzhen, China
Initially, it was decided to build a skyscraper with a height of 660 meters. Thus, he had to surpass the current Chinese leader - the Shanghai Tower. But aviation spoiled everything. In order not to interfere with the flights of aircraft and other helicopters, the antenna was removed from the plan, thereby reducing the height of the building to the current 599 meters.
1.7 thousand tons of high-quality stainless steel were used for the facade of the building. This material will allow the tower to maintain its aesthetic appearance longer. appearance, even with the salty coastal atmosphere of the city.
3. Royal Clock Tower (Abraj al-Beit) - 601 meters
Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The beautiful building, decorated with glass mosaics, is one of the new symbols of Mecca.
At the top of the skyscraper is a giant four-sided clock, the dial of which is the largest in the world. Its dimensions are 45 by 43 meters and are comparable to the size of a small football field. Such a dial is visible from a distance of 12 meters during the day and 17 meters at night.
The tower houses a luxurious hotel that welcomes pilgrims who come to see the wonders of the Muslim holy city.
The skyscraper is part of the Abraj al-Beit tower complex, which is considered the largest building in terms of mass on Earth and the highest in Saudi Arabia.
Location: Shanghai, China
If you ask a Chinese resident what is the tallest building in the world, he will probably name the pride of his country - the Shanghai Tower.
She has the highest in the world observation deck, located inside the building, and is also the tallest building in China.
The tower spirals up, this design allows you to compensate for the influence of wind at high altitude.
Brave Russian thrill-seekers (the same ones who climbed the Lotte Tower) entered the construction site of the skyscraper and filmed a video about this, which gained over 66 million views in a few years.
Caution, fear of heights may arise while viewing!
1. Burj Khalifa - 828 meters
Location: Dubai, UAE
Here is the answer to the question, how many floors are there in the tall skyscraper in the world. There are exactly 163 of them. This was enough for luxurious residential apartments (there are about 900 of them) and for a hotel with 304 rooms and for offices of various companies. There are also three underground garages that can accommodate 3,000 cars at the same time.
The windows of the tower offer stunning views of the turquoise waters of the artificial lake at the foot of the skyscraper. On this lake there is a unique fountain equipped with 6000 light sources and with jets hitting a height of 150 meters. All this unforgettable spectacle is accompanied by musical accompaniment.
Although the shape of the building is similar to the tubular Willis Tower concept, it is structurally different and is not technically a tubular structure. The outlines of the foundation give rise to associations with the desert flower pancras. This was done not for the sake of beauty, but for the sake of facilitating the construction of a building whose height exceeds several hundred meters.
And the façade cladding system is designed to withstand Dubai's extreme summer temperatures.
The building rests on a concrete and steel podium with 192 piles descending to a depth of more than 50 meters.
At first, they decided to call the skyscraper Burj Dubai. But during the grand opening ceremony of the building, it was renamed the Burj Khalifa, in honor of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
The tallest building in the world in the future - Burj al Mamlaka (1000 m)
However, Burj Khalifa will not be called the tallest skyscraper on Earth for long. In 2020, the construction of the Jeddah Tower (Burj al Mamlaka), as much as 1 kilometer high, should be completed. The initiator of the ambitious project is Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, who is the nephew of the King of Saudi Arabia.
Adrian Smith, who oversaw the construction of the Burj Khalifa, was chosen as the architect.
In October 2017, 56 of the planned 167 floors of the tower were completed.
January 15, 1943 started work Pentagon- the famous headquarters of the US Department of Defense, which has become the most largest office building in the world. Today we will talk about several objects from different countries, each of which is considered the largest in its industry on Earth. It will be about residential and factory buildings, shopping malls, airports, stadiums and other world record holders.
Built in 1943, the United States Department of Defense building is still the largest office building in the world. After all, its total area is 620 thousand square meters. The Pentagon consists of five concentric pentagons connected by ten corridors. At the same time, you can walk from one point of the structure to another in a maximum of 7 minutes.
Dubai is one of the largest aviation hubs in the world. Therefore, it is not surprising that it is here that the largest air terminal on the planet is located. Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport alone has an area of 1,713,000 square meters, making it the second largest building on Earth.
The Izmailovo Hotel in Moscow has been holding the palm among the largest hotels in the world for more than thirty years. This complex of five 30-storey buildings has 7,500 rooms and is designed for simultaneous residence of 15,000 people. It was opened in 1980 for the Moscow Olympics.
Shopping center New South China The Mall was inaugurated in 2005, only to close a few months later. The huge building with an area of 659,612 square meters and designed for 2,500 stores turned out to be unnecessary for the residents of the poor and relatively small city of Dongguan by Chinese standards. Now it is mothballed in anticipation of population growth and living standards in the metropolis.
The Boeing Corporation owns the world's largest factory building. Its plant in Everett near Seattle has an area of 399,480 square meters. In addition to assembly shops, the building houses several establishments Catering, an aviation museum, a souvenir shop and even its own theater.
It is unlikely that the people who built a huge airship hangar 60 kilometers from Berlin in 1938 suspected that they were creating the basis for the world's largest entertainment center. Nevertheless, it was here, in a building that had been empty for several decades, that the Tropical Islands Resort water park was opened in 2005. The total area of this building is 70 thousand square meters.
In 2012, the largest and tallest residential building in the world was commissioned in Dubai. The height of the 101-storey skyscraper Princess Tower is 414 meters, and the total area is 171,175 sq.m. There are 763 apartments and 957 parking spaces for residents and guests of the building.
The largest private house built for a single family is a 27-storey 173-meter building in the Indian city of Mumbai. It was built in 2010 by order of local billionaire Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in the country. This skyscraper has 9 elevators, a small theater for 50 spectators, parking for 168 cars, a spa with several pools, hanging gardens and many other wonders. The building has 600 employees.
For many years, the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, was considered richest man on the planet until it was overtaken by Bill Gates in the mid-90s. But even now, the Asian monarch holds several world records, for example, the largest collection of cars or the largest palace on Earth. The Istana Nurul Iman residence has 1788 halls and rooms, three times more than English queen. The total area of the building is about 200 thousand square meters.
The May 1st Stadium in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang has several records at once. For example, this is the largest stadium in the world, because 150 thousand spectators can gather in its stands at the same time. And this arena regularly hosts the Arirang musical and gymnastic show, which has a record number of participants. It is believed that about 100 thousand people are involved in this performance on a patriotic theme.
From skyscrapers soaring into the sky to high-tech airports, people have managed to create truly impressive things. Throughout history and even today, people continue to display their power and wealth by promoting their societies and cultures by building astounding structures such as the Pyramid of Giza, the Parthenon of Athens and the Eiffel Tower. These are the three most famous buildings in the world. Unfortunately, these aren't the biggest things humans have built (which is why you won't see them on this list). However, you will learn about the most imposing and impressively large man-made structures. So, before you are the 25 largest man-made structures in the world.
25. A bottle of wine
The tallest bottle of wine is 4.17 meters high and 1.21 meters in diameter. In this bottle fit 3094 liters of wine, which was poured into André Vogel (Andr? Vogel) (from Switzerland). The bottle was measured in Lyssach, Switzerland on October 20, 2014.
24. Motorcycle
The Regio Design XXL Chopper is officially the largest functioning motorcycle in the world! It was first introduced at the 2012 Motorbike Expo where it wowed the audience. This huge motorcycle, designed by Fabio Reggiani, is 10 meters long and 5 meters high. Based on this, it is safe to say that he won over all the other "big and scary" motorcycles.
23. Biscuit with sherry
According to the Guinness World Records, on September 26, 1990, students at Clarendon College prepared a sherry biscuit weighing 3.13 tons. Their creation remains to this day the largest sherry biscuit, as well as one of the largest desserts.
22. Train
The longest and heaviest freight train, made a trip on February 20, 1986, from Ekibastuz to Ural mountains, Soviet Union. The train consisted of 439 cars and several diesel locomotives, the total weight of which was 43,400 tons. The total length of the train was 6.5 kilometers.
21. Telescope
The Arecibo Observatory is a radio telescope located in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico and has an impressive feature. The radio telescope of the observatory, with a diameter of 305 meters, is the largest single telescope in the world. It is used in three major research areas: radio astronomy, atmospheric science, and radar astronomy.
20. Swimming pool
The world's largest swimming pool contains approximately 249,837 cubic meters water and thousands of people can swim at the same time. The Crystal Lagoon at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile is even big enough for a sailboat to swim in. It even has its own artificial beach.
19. Subway
Seoul Subway, serving the Seoul Subway, is the most long system metro in the world. The total length of the route stretches for 940 kilometers. As of 2013. The first metro line opened in 1974, and in this moment the system consists of 17 lines.
18. Statue
The Spring Temple Buddha is the largest in the world. Her overall height is 153 meters, including a 20 meter lotus throne and a building 25 meters high. Construction of the Spring Temple Buddha was planned shortly after the Bamiyan Buddhas were blown up by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The construction of the statue was fully completed in 2008. She represents the Vairocana Buddha.
17. sports arena
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its construction was completed on May 1, 1989. It is considered the largest stadium in the world and can accommodate 150,000 people on an area of 207,000 square meters.
16. Satellite
TerreStar-1, weighing 6910 kilograms, became the largest commercial satellite in the world in 2009. He went into orbit from Guiana space center(Guiana Space Center) in French Guiana on July 1, 2009.
15. Revolver
The Remington Model 1859 replica made by Mr. Ryszard Tobys is officially the largest revolver in the world. Its record length was "only" 1.26 meters.
14. Book
The size of the largest book is 5 by 8.06 meters, and it weighs approximately one and a half tons. This book has 429 pages. It was presented on February 27, 2012 by Mshahed International Group, in Dubai, United United Arab Emirates. It is called "This is Muhammad" and contains stories highlighting the accomplishments of his life as well as positive influence on Islam internationally and humanitarian level.
13. Pencil
The length of the longest and largest pencil is 323.51 meters. It was created by Ed Douglas Miller (from UK). It was measured in Worcester, Worcestershire, UK on September 17, 2013.
12. Parliament
The parliament building in Bucharest, Romania, was designed by architect Anca Petrescu and nearly completed during the Ceau?escu regime. It was to become the building of the political and administrative branches of power. To this day, it remains the largest civil building with an administrative function, as well as the most expensive and difficult administrative building in the world.
11. Skyscraper
Burj Khalifa, known as the "Khalifa Tower" is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the tallest man-made structure and skyscraper in the world. Its height is 829.8 meters.
10. Wall
The Great Wall of China, perhaps the most famous of all man-made structures in the world, is the largest wall in the world. Its length is 21.196 kilometers.
9. Crossword
The world's largest crossword puzzle was built on the side of a residential building in Ukraine. Its height exceeds 30 meters. It occupies the entire outer part of the wall of a residential building in the city of Lviv.
8. Church
St. Peter's Basilica is a late Renaissance church located in the Vatican. It took 120 years to build (1506-1626). On the this moment it is considered the largest church in the world.
7. Castle
The Guinness Book of World Records has listed Prague Castle, located in the Czech Republic, as the most extensive ancient castle in the world. It covers an area of almost 70,000 square meters and is 570 meters long and 130 meters wide.
6. Aquarium
The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is the largest aquarium in the world. It is home to over 100,000 sea creatures. This aquarium opened in November 2005. Its construction was sponsored by a $250 million donation from Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus. The Georgia Aquarium is the only non-Asian facility that houses whale sharks. The sharks are kept in a giant container with a capacity of 24 million liters of water, which is part of the Ocean Voyager exhibit.
5. Plane
The Antonov An-225 Mriya is an ultra-heavy-lift transport jet aircraft that was designed by the Antonov Experimental Design Bureau in the Soviet Union in the 1980s. It is powered by six turbojet bypass engines and is the longest and heaviest aircraft in the world. Its maximum load capacity is 640 tons. It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operation today. In the entire history, only one Antonov An-225 "Mriya" was built, which is still functioning.
4. Passenger ship
At the moment, the largest passenger ship is the Oasis of the Seas (Oasis of the Seas), which is owned by Royal Caribbean. He made his first voyage, going on a cruise in December 2009. Its length is 360 meters and it can accommodate 5400 passengers.
3. Airport
King Fahd International Airport, located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, is the largest airport in the world. Every year, 5,267,000 passengers and 82,256 tons of cargo pass through this airport, which are transported by 50,936 flights. The airport opened its doors in 1999. Its runway is 4,000 meters long and 60 meters wide. Its total area is 1256.14 square kilometers.
2. Bomb
The largest bomb in history that was detonated is the Tsar Bomba. Its capacity was 50 megatons or 500,000 kilotons, equivalent to 50 million tons of dynamite. It was detonated only to show other countries how advanced the Soviet Union was. October 30, 1961 went down in history as the most powerful artificial explosion in the history of mankind.
1. Subject
The largest man-made objects in the world are submarine communication cables. They stretched from San Francisco to Japan and from San Francisco to New Zealand. The total length of the cables exceeds 8,000 kilometers. These submarine cables are typically 6.6 centimeters in diameter. The weight of such a cable is 10 kilograms per meter. The total weight of one cable exceeds 80,000 tons.
