Largest Building by Floor Space

The world record ‘largest building by floor space’ has been achieved by New Century Global Centerfrom Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

It is is a multipurpose building in the Tianfu New Area of Sichuan, China. The 100-metre-tall (330 ft) structure is 500 by 400 metres (1,600 by 1,300 ft) in size with 1,700,000 square metres (18,000,000 sq ft) of floor space. Nearly 400,000 square metres (4,300,000 sq ft) of the building is devoted to shopping. It also houses offices, conference rooms, a university complex, two commercial centres, hotels, an IMAX cinema, a Mediterranean village, a pirate ship and skating rink. The centrepiece of the building is a water park, containing a 54,000 sq ft artificial beach. It has been developed by Entertainment and Travel Group (ETG).