List of longest buildings

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This is a list of the longest[ clarification needed ] multiple-segment buildings and walls (excluding those not intended for human occupancy) in the world.

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World

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
mft
1. Great Wall of China Fortification From Spring and Autumn period to Ming dynasty21,196,00069,541,000—China 40°40′37″N117°13′55″E / 40.67693°N 117.23193°E / 40.67693; 117.23193
2. Walls of Benin Fortification 1450–150016,015,00052,543,000 Benin City Nigeria 6°20′00″N5°37′20″E / 6.33333°N 5.62222°E / 6.33333; 5.62222
3. Great Wall of Gorgan Fortification 224 to 651 AD195,000640,000— Iran [1]
4. Kumbhalgarh Fortification 15th century36,000118,000—India [2]
5. Ranikot Fort Fortification 17th century26,00085,000—Pakistan [3]
6. Diyarbakır Wall Fortification 3376,00020,000 Diyarbakır Turkey
7. Walls of Ston Fortification 14615,50018,000 Ston Croatia
8. Prora Hotel 1936–19394,50014,800 Binz Germany 54°26′12″N13°34′37″E / 54.43667°N 13.57694°E / 54.43667; 13.57694 Three buildings, not connected; the longest is 750m
9. LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) Research Facility1994–19994,00013,000 Livingston, Louisiana Hanford, Washington United StatesLength of each arm. [4]
10. Sighnagi wall Fortress18th century4,00013,000 Sighnagi Georgia 41°37′7″N45°55′18″E / 41.61861°N 45.92167°E / 41.61861; 45.92167 The 4-kilometer-long wall integrated 28 towers, each named according to the village with which they connected the city. [5]
10. Government Complex, Sejong Government building2008–20143,50011,500 Sejong City South Korea 36°30′15″N127°15′50″E / 36.50417°N 127.26389°E / 36.50417; 127.26389 Six buildings interrupted by roads; none longer than 300m [6]
11.Klystron gallery above the Stanford Linear Accelerator Research facility1962–19663,073.7210,084.4 Menlo Park, California United States 37°24′53″N122°13′18″W / 37.41472°N 122.22167°W / 37.41472; -122.22167 [7]
12. Fenestrelle Fort Fortification 1728–18503,000+9,800 Fenestrelle Italy 45°01′47″N7°03′38″E / 45.02972°N 7.06056°E / 45.02972; 7.06056
13. Three Gorges Dam Dam 1994–20082,3357,661China [8]
14. Modlin Fortress Barracks 1832–18622,2507,380Poland 52°26′14″N20°40′52″E / 52.43722°N 20.68111°E / 52.43722; 20.68111 Two buildings, the longest 1330m
15. Moscow Kremlin Wall Fortification 1485–14952,2357,333MoscowRussia 55°45′06″N37°37′04″E / 55.751667°N 37.617778°E / 55.751667; 37.617778
16. Dubai International Airport Cargo Gateway Airport terminal 20081,7745,820 Dubai United Arab Emirates 25°15′00″N55°21′32″E / 25.24991°N 55.35893°E / 25.24991; 55.35893 [9]
17.Apartment house on Sobornosti av. and Molodi st. Apartment house 1970-s1,7505,740 Lutsk Ukraine 50°45′40″N25°22′07″E / 50.761219°N 25.368719°E / 50.761219; 25.368719 A single, connected building 1750m long
18. Kansai International Airport Airport terminal 1991–19941,7005,600 Osaka Japan
19. Red Dog Mine Conveyor Enclosure Zinc mine conveyor enclosure19911,7005,600 Alaska United States [10]
20.McNamara Terminal Concourse A
at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 		Airport terminal 20021,6005,200 Detroit, Michigan United States

Africa

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinates
mft
1. Walls of Benin Fortification 1450–150016,015,00052,543,000 Benin City Nigeria 6°20′00″N5°37′20″E / 6.33333°N 5.62222°E / 6.33333; 5.62222

Asia

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCountryCoordinatesCity
mft
1. Great Wall of China Fortification From Spring and Autumn period to Ming dynasty8,851,80029,041,300China—
2. Kumbhalgarh Fortification 15th century36,000118,000India—
3. Ranikot Fort Fortification 17th century26,00085,000Pakistan
4. Diyarbakır Wall Fortification 3376,00020,000Turkey Diyarbakır
5. Kansai International Airport Airport terminal 1991–19941,7005,600Japan Osaka

Europe

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
mft
1. Walls of Ston Fortification 14615,50018,000 Ston Croatia
2. Prora Hotel 1936–19394,50014,800 Binz Germany 54°26′12″N13°34′37″E / 54.43667°N 13.57694°E / 54.43667; 13.57694 Three buildings, not connected; the longest is 750m
3. Venetian Walls of Candia Fortification 1462–15604,30014,100 Heraklion Greece 35°19′55″N25°07′50″E / 35.331987°N 25.130427°E / 35.331987; 25.130427
4. Fenestrelle Fort Fortification 1728–18503,000+9,800 Fenestrelle Italy 45°01′47″N7°03′38″E / 45.02972°N 7.06056°E / 45.02972; 7.06056
5. Modlin Fortress Barracks 1832–18622,2507,380Nowy Dwór MazowieckiPoland 52°26′14″N20°40′52″E / 52.43722°N 20.68111°E / 52.43722; 20.68111 Two buildings, the longest 1330m
6. Moscow Kremlin Wall Fortification 1485–14952,2357,333MoscowRussia 55°45′06″N37°37′04″E / 55.751667°N 37.617778°E / 55.751667; 37.617778
7.Apartment house on Sobornosti av. and Molodi st. Apartment house 1970-s1,7505,740 Lutsk Ukraine 50°45′40″N25°22′07″E / 50.761219°N 25.368719°E / 50.761219; 25.368719 A single, connected building 1750m long
8. St. Kevin's Hospital Lunatic asylum18521,6005,200 Cork Ireland 51°53′48″N8°30′26″E / 51.896753°N 8.507266°E / 51.896753; 8.507266
9.Apartment house on Kolsky av. and Beringa st. Apartment house 1970-s1,4884,882 Murmansk Russia 68°55′05″N33°05′40″E / 68.918002°N 33.094526°E / 68.918002; 33.094526
10. Bymuren 1-175 Residential building1972–19741,4754,839 Hvidovre Denmark
11.Apartment house on Akademika Zabolotnogo st. Apartment house 1969–19801,2404,070 Kyiv Ukraine 50°21′51″N30°27′48″E / 50.364066°N 30.463371°E / 50.364066; 30.463371
12.Terminal 4
at the Madrid-Barajas Airport 		Airport terminal 20061,1753,855 Madrid Spain
13. Karl Marx-Hof Residential building1927–19301,1003,600 Vienna Austria 48°15′10″N16°21′54″E / 48.25278°N 16.36500°E / 48.25278; 16.36500
14."Le Lignon"Residential building1963–19711,0603,480 Geneva Switzerland 46°12′11″N6°05′53″E / 46.20317°N 6.09792°E / 46.20317; 6.09792
15."Lange Jammer"
Longest skyscraper in the world
60 m high and 1,000 m long		1968–20101,0003,300 Märkisches Viertel Germany
16."Corviale" is the longest with a unique body, and parallelepiped building shapeResidential building1972–19821,0003,300RomeItaly 41°51′03″N12°24′42″E / 41.850959°N 12.411654°E / 41.850959; 12.411654
17.Potroom
of the Rio Tinto Alcan Aluminium Factory 		Potroom 1,0003,300 Straumsvík Iceland 54°08′33″N13°39′36″E / 54.142391°N 13.660035°E / 54.142391; 13.660035
18.Blok 21 apartment complex – (official name B-7) Apartment house 972.53,191BelgradeSerbia 44°48′52″N20°25′46″E / 44.814444°N 20.429444°E / 44.814444; 20.429444
19.Turbine hall
of the Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant 		Turbine hall 9553,133 Lubmin Germany 54°08′33″N13°39′36″E / 54.142391°N 13.660035°E / 54.142391; 13.660035
20. Falowiec Residential building1970–19738602,820 Gdańsk Poland(satellite photo)
21."Chinese wall" (Great Wall of China)
[ clarification needed ]		Residential building1971–19748302,720 Dnipro Ukraine 48°25′03″N35°03′40″E / 48.417367°N 35.061021°E / 48.417367; 35.061021
22."Kilometergebäude"
at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base 		8202,690 Fürstenfeldbruck Germany 48°11′50″N11°16′32″E / 48.197118°N 11.275449°E / 48.197118; 11.275449
23.Turbine hall
of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant 		Turbine hall 8032,635 Chernobyl Ukraine 51°23′19″N30°06′23″E / 51.388749°N 30.106326°E / 51.388749; 30.106326
24.Serpentin (longest of buildings forming the) at Les Courtillières. Whole structure is over 1.1 km (0.68 mi) long in 3 buildings. Architect: Émile Aillaud.Residential building1955–19567002,300 Pantin France 48°54′46″N2°24′39″E / 48.912643°N 2.410716°E / 48.912643; 2.410716
25. Karlsborg Fortress Fortification 1819–18706782,224Sweden

Thermal power stations in the former Soviet Union often also have long buildings. According to Wikimapia the building of Ekibastuz GRES-1 in Kazakhstan is 537 metres (1,762 ft) long, and that of the Luhansk power station north of Shchastia, Ukraine, is 672 metres (2,205 ft) long.

North America

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
mft
1. LIGO-Livingston Observatory 1994–19994,00013,000 Louisiana United Stateslength relates to each arm [4]
2.Klystron gallery
above the Stanford Linear Accelerator 		Research facility 1962–19663,073.7210,084.4 Menlo Park, California United States 37°24′53″N122°13′18″W / 37.41472°N 122.22167°W / 37.41472; -122.22167 [11]
3.McNamara Terminal Concourse A
at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 		Airport terminal 20021,6005,200 Detroit, Michigan United States
4. Gurnee Mills Shopping mall19911,3404,400 Gurnee, Illinois United StatesZ-shaped building measured along its winding central corridor
5. Boeing Everett Factory Airplane factory19671,0903,580 Everett, Washington United States
6. Ronald Reagan Nat'l Airport Main TerminalAirport building19411,0103,310 Arlington, Virginia United States
7. Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital Building 1Medical building19216322,073 Hines, Illinois United States
8.US Coast Guard Air Station, WashingtonMilitary building19525701,870 Arlington, Virginia United States

Oceania

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
mft
1. Willsmere – Kew Asylum Residential 18719503,120 Kew, Victoria Australia
2. Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Exhibition centre 19964501,480 Melbourne, Victoria Australia
3.The Great Southern Stand
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 		Stadium 19964001,300 Melbourne, Victoria Australia
4. Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Exhibition centre 19883101,020 Sydney, New South Wales Australia
5. Flinders Street station Railway station 1910280920 Melbourne, Victoria Australia

South America

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
mft
1.Central Institute of Sciences (ICC) of the University of Brasília University19617502,460 Brasília, Federal District (Brazil) Brazil

15°45′48″S47°52′10″W / 15.763369°S 47.869451°W / -15.763369; -47.869451

2. Edificio Caliche, Conjunto Habitacional Gran Vía – Caliche Building, Gran Vía housing complex Residential1970–19746802,230 Antofagasta Chile 23°40′34″S70°24′14″W / 23.676206°S 70.403977°W / -23.676206; -70.403977 [12]
3. Edificio Huanchaca (Curvo), Conjunto Habitacional Gran Vía – Huanchaca Building, Gran Vía housing complex Residential 1967–19693801,250 Antofagasta Chile 23°40′31″S70°24′15″W / 23.675306°S 70.404271°W / -23.675306; -70.404271 [12]
4. Minhocão de Guadalupe – Guadalupe's Big Earthworm Residential 19503201,050 Guadalupe, Rio de Janeiro Brazil 22°58′47″S43°13′49″W / 22.979658°S 43.230245°W / -22.979658; -43.230245
5. Plataforma Gubernamental de Gestión Financiera Public service 20173101,020 Quito, Metropolitan District of Quito Ecuador
6. Conjunto Residencial Alcalde Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho) Residential 1947270890 Rio de Janeiro, São Cristóvão Neighborhood Brazil

Middle East

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
mft
1.Great Wall of GorganFortification224-651 AD195,000640,000– Iran
2.Terminal 3, Concourse B at the Dubai International Airport Airport terminal 20089243,031 Dubai United Arab Emirates

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to Encyclopædia Iranica".
  2. ↑ "Kumbhalgarh :: Rajasthan". www.rajasthaninfo.org. Archived from the original on 2004-10-20.
  3. ↑ Ondaatje, Christopher (May 1996). Sindh revisited: a journey in the footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Burton : 1842-1849, the India years . HarperCollins Publishers. p.  265. ISBN   978-0-00-255436-7.
  4. 1 2 "Home". ligo.caltech.edu.
  5. ↑ "Sighnaghi Wall Sighnaghi Wall • Georgia sights and destinations".
  6. ↑ "Government Building Rooftop Garden > Tourist Attractions > Travel >".
  7. ↑ Imfeld, Hans. "How Long is the SLAC Gallery? SLAC-PUB-12761, August 2007". Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  8. ↑ "Three Gorges Dam, China – Image of the Week – Earth Watching".
  9. ↑ Cargo Mega Terminal at Dubai Airports Archived 2012-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Alaska Structures. "Conveyor Pipeline Enclosures." Alaska Structures. Retrieved 21 August 2014
  11. ↑ "Inspire" (PDF).
  12. 1 2 Galeno, Claudio. "Ricardo Pulgar San Martín, el conjunto habitacional Gran Vía y el edificio Huanchaca". In: Muñoz, María Dolores (ed.), et al. Docomomo Chile: Trayectorias de la ciudad moderna. Concepción: Universidad de Concepción, 2012, p.145-149.
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