List of longest buildings

This is a list of the longest single-segment buildings (excluding those not intended for human occupancy) in the world, and broken down by continent (which are not included in the world section).World

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinates
1.Great Wall of ChinaFortificationFrom Spring and Autumn period to Ming dynasty8,851,800 mChina40.67693°N 117.23193°E / 40.67693; 117.23193
2.Great Wall of GorganFortification224 to 651 AD195,000 m[1]Iran
3.KumbhalgarhFortification15th century36,000 m[2]India
4.Ranikot FortFortification17th century26,000 m[3]Pakistan
5.Diyarbakir WallFortification3376,000 mDiyarbakirTurkey
6.Walls of StonFortification14615,500 mStonCroatia
7.ProraHotel1936-19394,500 mBinzGermany54°26′2″N 13°34′30″E
8.LIGO-LivingstonObservatory19941999each arm 4,000 m[4]Livingston, LouisianaUnited States
9.Government Complex, SejongGovernment building2008-20143,500 m[5]Sejong CitySouth Korea36°30′15″N 127°15′50″E
10.Klystron gallery above the Stanford Linear AcceleratorResearch facility196219663,073.72 m[6]Menlo Park, CaliforniaUnited States37.41472°N 122.22167°W / 37.41472; -122.22167
11.Fenestrelle FortFortification1728-18503,000+FenestrelleItaly45°01′47″N 7°03′38″E
12.Three Gorges DamDam1994-20082,335 m[7]China
13.Modlin FortressBarracks183218622,250 mPoland
14.Moscow Kremlin WallFortification148514952,235 mMoscowRussia55.751667°N 37.617778°E / 55.751667; 37.617778
15.Karl Marx-HofResidential building192719302,200 mViennaAustria
16.Dubai International Airport Cargo GatewayAirport terminal20081,774 m[8]DubaiUnited Arab Emirates25.24991°N 55.35893°E / 25.24991; 55.35893
17.Apartment house on Sobornosti av. and Molodi st.Apartment house1970-s1,750 mLutskUkraine50.761219°N 25.368719°E / 50.761219; 25.368719
18.Kansai International AirportAirport terminal199119941,700 mOsakaJapan
19.Red Dog Mine Conveyer Enclosure.[9]Zinc mine conveyer enclosure19911,700 mUnited States
20.McNamara Terminal Concourse A
at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Airport terminal20021,600 mDetroit, MichiganUnited States
20.Saint Kevin's Lunatic AsylumLunatic Asylum18521,600 mCorkIreland51.896753°N 8.507266°W / 51.896753; -8.507266

Africa

Asia

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinates
1.Great Wall of ChinaFortificationFrom Spring and Autumn period to Ming dynasty8,851.8 kmChina
2.KumbhalgarhFortification15th century36 kmIndia
3.Ranikot FortFortification17th century8.6 kmPakistan
4.Kansai International AirportAirport terminal199119941,700 mOsakaJapan

Europe

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinates
1.Walls of StonFortification14615,500 mStonCroatia
2.ProraHotel1936-19394,500 mBinzGermany54°26′2″N 13°34′30″E
3.Venetian Walls of CandiaFortification146215604,300 mHeraklionGreece35.331987°N 25.130427°E / 35.331987; 25.130427
4.Fenestrelle FortFortification1728-18503,000+ mFenestrelleItaly45°01′47″N 7°03′38″E
5.Modlin FortressBarracks183218622,250 mPoland
6.Moscow Kremlin WallFortification148514952,235 mMoscowRussia55.751667°N 37.617778°E / 55.751667; 37.617778
7.Karl Marx-HofResidential building192719302,200 mViennaAustria
8.Apartment house on Sobornosti av. and Molodi st.Apartment house1970-s1,750 mLutskUkraine50.761219°N 25.368719°E / 50.761219; 25.368719
9.Saint Kevin's Lunatic AsylumLunatic Asylum18521,600 mCorkIreland51.896753°N 8.507266°W / 51.896753; -8.507266
10.Apartment house on Kolsky av. and Beringa st.Apartment house1970-s1,488 m[10]MurmanskRussia68.918002°N 33.094526°E / 68.918002; 33.094526
11.Bymuren 1-175Residential building197219741,475 mHvidovreDenmark55.6272°N 12.4462°E / 55.6272; 12.4462
12.Apartment house on Akademika Zabolotnogo st.Apartment house196919801,240 mKievUkraine50.364066°N 30.463371°E / 50.364066; 30.463371
13.Terminal 4, Madrid-Barajas AirportAirport terminal20061,175 mMadridSpain
14.Potroom of the Hydro Husnes Aluminium FactoryPotroom~1065 mHusnesNorway59.8653°N 5.7672°E / 59.8653; 5.7672
15.Le LignonResidential building196319711,060 mGenevaSwitzerland46.20317°N 6.09792°E / 46.20317; 6.09792
16.PennygångenApartment house19591,000 mGothenburgSweden57.67411°N 11.91469°E / 57.67411; 11.91469
17."Lange Jammer"
Longest skyscraper in the world
60 m high and 1,000 m long
196820101,000 mMärkisches ViertelGermany52.5957°N 13.3553°E / 52.5957; 13.3553
18."Corviale" is the longest with a unique body, and parallelepiped building shapeResidential building197219821,000 mRomeItaly41.850959°N 12.411654°E / 41.850959; 12.411654
19.Potroom of the Rio Tinto Alcan Aluminium FactoryPotroom~1000 mStraumsvíkIceland64.0457°N 22.0275°W / 64.0457; -22.0275
20.Blok 21 apartment complex - (official name B-7)Apartment house972.5 mBelgradeSerbia44.8144°N 20.4272°E / 44.8144; 20.4272
21.Turbine hall, Greifswald Nuclear Power PlantTurbine hall955 mLubminGermany54.142391°N 13.660035°E / 54.142391; 13.660035
22.FalowiecResidential building19701973860 mGdańskPoland(satellite photo)
23."Chinese wall" (Great Wall of China)
Residential building19711974~830 mDniproUkraine48.417367°N 35.061021°E / 48.417367; 35.061021
24."Kilometergebäude"
at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base
820 mFürstenfeldbruckGermany48.197118°N 11.275449°E / 48.197118; 11.275449
25.Turbine hall, Chernobyl Nuclear Power PlantTurbine hall803 mChernobylUkraine51.388749°N 30.106326°E / 51.388749; 30.106326
26.Serpentin (longest of buildings forming the) at Les Courtillières. Whole structure is over 1.1 km long in 3 buildings. Architect: Émile Aillaud.Residential building19551956~700 mPantinFrance48.912643°N 2.410716°E / 48.912643; 2.410716

Note. The Kraft durch Freude seaside resort Prora consists of eight separate buildings, each measuring ~486 m .

Thermal power stations in Russia and other parts of former Soviet Union often have also long buildings. According to Wikimapia the building of Ekibastus GRES-1 is 537 metres that of Luganskaya GRES north of Schastia, Ukraine 672 metres long.

Russian fortification line of 1560th (Zhizdra - Pereyaslavl-Ryazanskiy) have length ~600 km. Full length of all Russian fortification lines - ~4,000 km.

North America

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinates
1.LIGO-LivingstonObservatory19941999each arm 4,000 m[4]Livingston, LouisianaUnited States
2.Klystron gallery
above the Stanford Linear Accelerator
Research facility196219663,073.72 m[11]Menlo Park, CaliforniaUnited States

37.41472°N 122.22167°W / 37.41472; -122.22167

3.Red Dog Mine Conveyer Enclosure.[12]Zinc mine conveyer enclosure19911,700 mUnited States
4.McNamara Terminal Concourse A
at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Airport terminal20021,600 mDetroit, MichiganUnited States

Oceania

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinates
1.Willsmere - Kew AsylumResidential1871950 mKew, VictoriaAustralia
2.Melbourne Convention and Exhibition CentreExhibition centre1996450 mMelbourne, VictoriaAustralia
3.The Great Southern Stand
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Stadium1996400 mMelbourne, VictoriaAustralia
4.Sydney Convention and Exhibition CentreExhibition centre1988310 mSydney, New South WalesAustralia
5.Flinders Street stationRailway station1910280 mMelbourne, VictoriaAustralia

South America

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinates
1.Central Institute of Sciences (ICC) of the University of BrasíliaUniversity1961750 mBrasília, Federal DistrictBrazil

15.763369°S 47.869451°W / -15.763369; -47.869451

2.Edificio Caliche, Conjunto Habitacional Gran Vía - Caliche Building, Gran Vía housing complex [13]Residential1970-1974680 mAntofagastaChile

23.676206°S 70.403977°W / -23.676206; -70.403977

3.Edificio Huanchaca (Curvo), Conjunto Habitacional Gran Vía - Huanchaca Building, Gran Vía housing complex[13]Residential1967-1969380 mAntofagastaChile

23.675306°S 70.404271°W / -23.675306; -70.404271

4.Minhocão de Guadalupe - Guadalupe's Big EarthwormResidential1950320 mRio de JaneiroBrazil

22.979658°S 43.230245°W / -22.979658; -43.230245

5.Plataforma Gubernamental de Gestión FinancieraPublic service2017310 mQuitoEcuador0.1732°S 78.4841°W / -0.1732; -78.4841
6.Conjunto Residencial Alcalde Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho)Residential1947270 mRio de JaneiroBrazil22.8924°S 43.2332°W / -22.8924; -43.2332

Middle East

No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinates
1.Great Wall of GorganFortification224-651 AD195,000mIran
2.Terminal 3, Concourse B at the Dubai International AirportAirport terminal2008924mDubaiUnited Arab Emirates

See also

References

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  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.
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  10. Какой должна была бы главная площадь города, если б все мечты архитекторов сбылись // ТВ-21
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