List of longest buildings
This is a list of the longest[clarification needed ] multiple-segment buildings and walls (excluding those not intended for human occupancy) in the world.
World
No.
Building
Type
Year(s) built
Length
City
Country
Coordinates
Notes
m
ft
1.
Great Wall of China
Fortification
From Spring and Autumn period to Ming dynasty
21,196,000
69,541,000
—
China
40°40′37″N 117°13′55″E / 40.67693°N 117.23193°E / 40.67693; 117.23193
2.
Walls of Benin
Fortification
1450–1500
16,015,000
52,543,000
Benin City
Nigeria
6°20′00″N 5°37′20″E / 6.33333°N 5.62222°E / 6.33333; 5.62222
3.
Great Wall of Gorgan
Fortification
224 to 651 AD
195,000
640,000
—
Iran
[ 1]
4.
Kumbhalgarh
Fortification
15th century
36,000
118,000
—
India
[ 2]
5.
Ranikot Fort
Fortification
17th century
26,000
85,000
—
Pakistan
[ 3]
6.
Diyarbakır Wall
Fortification
337
6,000
20,000
Diyarbakır
Turkey
7.
Walls of Ston
Fortification
1461
5,500
18,000
Ston
Croatia
8.
Prora
Hotel
1936–1939
4,500
14,800
Binz
Germany
54°26′12″N 13°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 Facility
1994–1999
4,000
13,000
Livingston, Louisiana Hanford , Washington
United States
Length of each arm.[ 4]
10.
Government Complex, Sejong
Government building
2008–2014
3,500
11,500
Sejong City
South Korea
36°30′15″N 127°15′50″E / 36.50417°N 127.26389°E / 36.50417; 127.26389
Six buildings interrupted by roads; none longer than 300m [ 5]
11.
Klystron gallery above the Stanford Linear Accelerator
Research facility
1962–1966
3,073.72
10,084.4
Menlo Park, California
United States
37°24′53″N 122°13′18″W / 37.41472°N 122.22167°W / 37.41472; -122.22167
[ 6]
12.
Fenestrelle Fort
Fortification
1728–1850
3,000+
9,800
Fenestrelle
Italy
45°01′47″N 7°03′38″E / 45.02972°N 7.06056°E / 45.02972; 7.06056
13.
Three Gorges Dam
Dam
1994–2008
2,335
7,661
China
[ 7]
14.
Modlin Fortress
Barracks
1832–1862
2,250
7,380
Poland
52°26′14″N 20°40′52″E / 52.43722°N 20.68111°E / 52.43722; 20.68111
Two buildings, the longest 1330m
15.
Moscow Kremlin Wall
Fortification
1485–1495
2,235
7,333
Moscow
Russia
55°45′06″N 37°37′04″E / 55.751667°N 37.617778°E / 55.751667; 37.617778
16.
Dubai International Airport Cargo Gateway
Airport terminal
2008
1,774
5,820
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
25°15′00″N 55°21′32″E / 25.24991°N 55.35893°E / 25.24991; 55.35893
[ 8]
17.
Apartment house on Sobornosti av. and Molodi st.
Apartment house
1970-s
1,750
5,740
Lutsk
Ukraine
50°45′40″N 25°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
1991–1994
1,700
5,600
Osaka
Japan
19.
Red Dog Mine Conveyer Enclosure.
Zinc mine conveyer enclosure
1991
1,700
5,600
Alaska
United States
[ 9]
20.
McNamara Terminal Concourse A at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Airport terminal
2002
1,600
5,200
Detroit , Michigan
United States
Africa
Asia
No.
Building
Type
Year(s) built
Length
Country
Coordinates
City
m
ft
1.
Great Wall of China
Fortification
From Spring and Autumn period to Ming dynasty
8,851,800
29,041,300
China
—
2.
Kumbhalgarh
Fortification
15th century
36,000
118,000
India
—
3.
Ranikot Fort
Fortification
17th century
26,000
85,000
Pakistan
4.
Diyarbakır Wall
Fortification
337
6,000
20,000
Turkey
Diyarbakır
5.
Kansai International Airport
Airport terminal
1991–1994
1,700
5,600
Japan
Osaka
Europe
No.
Building
Type
Year(s) built
Length
City
Country
Coordinates
Notes
m
ft
1.
Walls of Ston
Fortification
1461
5,500
18,000
Ston
Croatia
2.
Prora
Hotel
1936–1939
4,500
14,800
Binz
Germany
54°26′12″N 13°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
1462–1560
4,300
14,100
Heraklion
Greece
35°19′55″N 25°07′50″E / 35.331987°N 25.130427°E / 35.331987; 25.130427
4.
Fenestrelle Fort
Fortification
1728–1850
3,000+
9,800
Fenestrelle
Italy
45°01′47″N 7°03′38″E / 45.02972°N 7.06056°E / 45.02972; 7.06056
5.
Modlin Fortress
Barracks
1832–1862
2,250
7,380
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
Poland
52°26′14″N 20°40′52″E / 52.43722°N 20.68111°E / 52.43722; 20.68111
Two buildings, the longest 1330m
6.
Moscow Kremlin Wall
Fortification
1485–1495
2,235
7,333
Moscow
Russia
55°45′06″N 37°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-s
1,750
5,740
Lutsk
Ukraine
50°45′40″N 25°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 asylum
1852
1,600
5,200
Cork
Ireland
51°53′48″N 8°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-s
1,488
4,882
Murmansk
Russia
68°55′05″N 33°05′40″E / 68.918002°N 33.094526°E / 68.918002; 33.094526
10.
Bymuren 1-175
Residential building
1972–1974
1,475
4,839
Hvidovre
Denmark
11.
Apartment house on Akademika Zabolotnogo st.
Apartment house
1969–1980
1,240
4,070
Kyiv
Ukraine
50°21′51″N 30°27′48″E / 50.364066°N 30.463371°E / 50.364066; 30.463371
12.
Terminal 4 at the Madrid-Barajas Airport
Airport terminal
2006
1,175
3,855
Madrid
Spain
13.
Karl Marx-Hof
Residential building
1927–1930
1,100
3,600
Vienna
Austria
48°15′10″N 16°21′54″E / 48.25278°N 16.36500°E / 48.25278; 16.36500
14.
"Le Lignon "
Residential building
1963–1971
1,060
3,480
Geneva
Switzerland
46°12′11″N 6°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
1968–2010
1,000
3,300
Märkisches Viertel
Germany
16.
"Corviale" is the longest with a unique body, and parallelepiped building shape
Residential building
1972–1982
1,000
3,300
Rome
Italy
41°51′03″N 12°24′42″E / 41.850959°N 12.411654°E / 41.850959; 12.411654
17.
Potroom of the Rio Tinto Alcan Aluminium Factory
Potroom
1,000
3,300
Straumsvík
Iceland
54°08′33″N 13°39′36″E / 54.142391°N 13.660035°E / 54.142391; 13.660035
18.
Blok 21 apartment complex – (official name B-7)
Apartment house
972.5
3,191
Belgrade
Serbia
44°48′52″N 20°25′46″E / 44.814444°N 20.429444°E / 44.814444; 20.429444
19.
Turbine hall of the Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant
Turbine hall
955
3,133
Lubmin
Germany
54°08′33″N 13°39′36″E / 54.142391°N 13.660035°E / 54.142391; 13.660035
20.
Falowiec
Residential building
1970–1973
860
2,820
Gdańsk
Poland
(satellite photo )
21.
"Chinese wall" (Great Wall of China)[clarification needed ]
Residential building
1971–1974
830
2,720
Dnipro
Ukraine
48°25′03″N 35°03′40″E / 48.417367°N 35.061021°E / 48.417367; 35.061021
22.
"Kilometergebäude" at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base
820
2,690
Fürstenfeldbruck
Germany
48°11′50″N 11°16′32″E / 48.197118°N 11.275449°E / 48.197118; 11.275449
23.
Turbine hall of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Turbine hall
803
2,635
Chernobyl
Ukraine
51°23′19″N 30°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 building
1955–1956
700
2,300
Pantin
France
48°54′46″N 2°24′39″E / 48.912643°N 2.410716°E / 48.912643; 2.410716
25.
Karlsborg Fortress
Fortification
1819–1870
678
2,224
Sweden
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.
Building
Type
Year(s) built
Length
City
Country
Coordinates
Notes
m
ft
1.
LIGO-Livingston
Observatory
1994–1999
4,000
13,000
Louisiana
United States
length relates to each arm[ 4]
2.
Klystron gallery above the Stanford Linear Accelerator
Research facility
1962–1966
3,073.72
10,084.4
Menlo Park, California
United States
37°24′53″N 122°13′18″W / 37.41472°N 122.22167°W / 37.41472; -122.22167
[ 10]
3.
McNamara Terminal Concourse A at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Airport terminal
2002
1,600
5,200
Detroit , Michigan
United States
4.
Gurnee Mills
Shopping mall
1991
1,340
4,400
Gurnee, Illinois
United States
Z-shaped building measured along its winding central corridor
5.
Boeing Everett Factory
Airplane factory
1967
1,090
3,580
Everett, Washington
United States
6.
Ronald Reagan Nat'l Airport Main Terminal
Airport building
1941
1,010
3,310
Arlington, Virginia
United States
7.
Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital Building 1
Medical building
1921
632
2,073
Hines, Illinois
United States
8.
US Coast Guard Air Station, Washington
Military building
1952
570
1,870
Arlington, Virginia
United States
Oceania
South America
No.
Building
Type
Year(s) built
Length
City
Country
Coordinates
Notes
m
ft
1.
Central Institute of Sciences (ICC) of the University of Brasília
University
1961
750
2,460
Brasília , Federal District (Brazil)
Brazil
15°45′48″S 47°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
Residential
1970–1974
680
2,230
Antofagasta
Chile
23°40′34″S 70°24′14″W / 23.676206°S 70.403977°W / -23.676206; -70.403977
[ 11]
3.
Edificio Huanchaca (Curvo), Conjunto Habitacional Gran Vía – Huanchaca Building, Gran Vía housing complex
Residential
1967–1969
380
1,250
Antofagasta
Chile
23°40′31″S 70°24′15″W / 23.675306°S 70.404271°W / -23.675306; -70.404271
[ 11]
4.
Minhocão de Guadalupe – Guadalupe's Big Earthworm
Residential
1950
320
1,050
Guadalupe , Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
22°58′47″S 43°13′49″W / 22.979658°S 43.230245°W / -22.979658; -43.230245
5.
Plataforma Gubernamental de Gestión Financiera
Public service
2017
310
1,020
Quito , Metropolitan District of Quito
Ecuador
6.
Conjunto Residencial Alcalde Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho)
Residential
1947
270
890
Rio de Janeiro , São Cristóvão Neighborhood
Brazil
Middle East
See also
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