List of longest buildings

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

World
No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
mft
1.Great Wall of ChinaFortificationFrom Spring and Autumn period to Ming dynasty21,196,000 69,541,000—China40.67693°N 117.23193°E / 40.67693; 117.23193
2.Walls of BeninFortification1450–150016,015,000 52,543,000Benin CityNigeria6.33333°N 5.62222°E / 6.33333; 5.62222
3.Great Wall of GorganFortification224 to 651 AD195,000 640,000—Iran[1]
4.KumbhalgarhFortification15th century36,000 118,000—India[2]
5.Ranikot FortFortification17th century26,000 85,000—Pakistan[3]
6.Diyarbakır WallFortification3376,000 20,000DiyarbakırTurkey
7.Walls of StonFortification14615,500 18,000StonCroatia
8.ProraHotel1936–19394,500 14,800BinzGermany54°26′12″N 13°34′37″EThree buildings, not connected; the longest is 750m
9.LIGO-LivingstonObservatory1994–19994,000 13,000LouisianaUnited StatesLength of each arm.[4]
10.Government Complex, SejongGovernment building2008–20143,500 11,500Sejong CitySouth Korea36°30′15″N 127°15′50″ESix buildings interrupted by roads; none longer than 300m [5]
11.Klystron gallery above the Stanford Linear AcceleratorResearch facility1962–19663,073.72 10,084.4Menlo Park, CaliforniaUnited States37.41472°N 122.22167°W / 37.41472; -122.22167[6]
12.Fenestrelle FortFortification1728–18503,000+ 9,800FenestrelleItaly45°01′47″N 7°03′38″E
13.Three Gorges DamDam1994–20082,335 7,661China[7]
14.Modlin FortressBarracks1832–18622,250 7,380Poland52°26′14″N 20°40′52″ETwo buildings, the longest 1330m
15.Moscow Kremlin WallFortification1485–14952,235 7,333MoscowRussia55.751667°N 37.617778°E / 55.751667; 37.617778
16.Dubai International Airport Cargo GatewayAirport terminal20081,774 5,820DubaiUnited Arab Emirates25.24991°N 55.35893°E / 25.24991; 55.35893[8]
17.Apartment house on Sobornosti av. and Molodi st.Apartment house1970-s1,750 5,740LutskUkraine50.761219°N 25.368719°E / 50.761219; 25.368719A single, connected building 1750m long
18.Kansai International AirportAirport terminal1991–19941,700 5,600OsakaJapan
19.Red Dog Mine Conveyer Enclosure.Zinc mine conveyer enclosure19911,700 5,600AlaskaUnited States[9]
20.McNamara Terminal Concourse A
at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport		Airport terminal20021,600 5,200Detroit, MichiganUnited States

Africa
No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinates
mft
1.Walls of BeninFortification1450–150016,015,000 52,543,000Benin CityNigeria6.33333°N 5.62222°E / 6.33333; 5.62222

Asia
No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinates
mft
1.Great Wall of ChinaFortificationFrom Spring and Autumn period to Ming dynasty8,851,800 29,041,300—China
2.KumbhalgarhFortification15th century36,000 118,000—India
3.Ranikot FortFortification17th century26,000 85,000Pakistan
4.Kansai International AirportAirport terminal1991–19941,700 5,600OsakaJapan

Europe
No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
mft
1.Walls of StonFortification14615,500 18,000StonCroatia
2.ProraHotel1936–19394,500 14,800BinzGermany54°26′12″N 13°34′37″EThree buildings, not connected; the longest is 750m
3.Venetian Walls of CandiaFortification1462–15604,300 14,100HeraklionGreece35.331987°N 25.130427°E / 35.331987; 25.130427
4.Fenestrelle FortFortification1728–18503,000+ 9,800FenestrelleItaly45°01′47″N 7°03′38″E
5.Modlin FortressBarracks1832–18622,250 7,380Nowy Dwór MazowieckiPoland52°26′14″N 20°40′52″ETwo buildings, the longest 1330m
6.Moscow Kremlin WallFortification1485–14952,235 7,333MoscowRussia55.751667°N 37.617778°E / 55.751667; 37.617778
7.Apartment house on Sobornosti av. and Molodi st.Apartment house1970-s1,750 5,740LutskUkraine50.761219°N 25.368719°E / 50.761219; 25.368719A single, connected building 1750m long
8.Saint Kevin's Lunatic AsylumLunatic asylum18521,600 5,200CorkIreland51.896753°N 8.507266°E / 51.896753; 8.507266
9.Apartment house on Kolsky av. and Beringa st.Apartment house1970-s1,488 4,882MurmanskRussia68.918002°N 33.094526°E / 68.918002; 33.09452615 buildings, not connected; none longer than 360m [10]
10.Bymuren 1-175Residential building1972–19741,475 4,839Denmark
11.Apartment house on Akademika Zabolotnogo st.Apartment house1969–19801,240 4,070KyivUkraine50.364066°N 30.463371°E / 50.364066; 30.463371
12.Terminal 4
at the Madrid-Barajas Airport		Airport terminal20061,175 3,855MadridSpain
13.Karl Marx-HofResidential building1927–19301,100 3,600ViennaAustria48°15′10″N 16°21′54″E
14."Le Lignon"Residential building1963–19711,060 3,480GenevaSwitzerland46.20317°N 6.09792°E / 46.20317; 6.09792
15."Lange Jammer"
Longest skyscraper in the world
60 m high and 1,000 m long		1968–20101,000 3,300Märkisches ViertelGermany
16."Corviale" is the longest with a unique body, and parallelepiped building shapeResidential building1972–19821,000 3,300RomeItaly41.850959°N 12.411654°E / 41.850959; 12.411654
17.Potroom
of the Rio Tinto Alcan Aluminium Factory		Potroom1,000 3,300StraumsvíkIceland54.142391°N 13.660035°E / 54.142391; 13.660035
18.Blok 21 apartment complex – (official name B-7)Apartment house972.5 3,191BelgradeSerbia44.814444°N 20.429444°E / 44.814444; 20.429444
19.Turbine hall
of the Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant		Turbine hall955 3,133LubminGermany54.142391°N 13.660035°E / 54.142391; 13.660035
20.FalowiecResidential building1970–1973860 2,820GdańskPoland(satellite photo)
21."Chinese wall" (Great Wall of China)
Residential building1971–1974830 2,720DniproUkraine48.417367°N 35.061021°E / 48.417367; 35.061021
22."Kilometergebäude"
at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base		820 2,690FürstenfeldbruckGermany48.197118°N 11.275449°E / 48.197118; 11.275449
23.Turbine hall
of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant		Turbine hall803 2,635ChernobylUkraine51.388749°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 building1955–1956700 2,300PantinFrance48.912643°N 2.410716°E / 48.912643; 2.410716
25.Karlsborg FortressFortification1819–1870678 2,224Sweden

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-LivingstonObservatory1994–19994,000 13,000LouisianaUnited Stateslength relates to each arm[4]
2.Klystron gallery
above the Stanford Linear Accelerator		Research facility1962–19663,073.72 10,084.4Menlo Park, CaliforniaUnited States37.41472°N 122.22167°W / 37.41472; -122.22167[11]
3.McNamara Terminal Concourse A
at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport		Airport terminal20021,600 5,200Detroit, MichiganUnited States
4.Boeing Everett FactoryAirplane factory19671,090 3,580Everett, WashingtonUnited States
5.Ronald Reagan Nat'l Airport Main TerminalAirport building19411,010 3,310Arlington, VirginiaUnited States
6.Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital Building 1Medical building1921632 2,073Hines, IllinoisUnited States
7.US Coast Guard Air Station, WashingtonMilitary building1952570 1,870 Arlington, VirginiaUnited States

Oceania
No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
mft
1.Willsmere – Kew AsylumResidential1871950 3,120Kew, VictoriaAustralia
2.Melbourne Convention and Exhibition CentreExhibition centre1996450 1,480Melbourne, VictoriaAustralia
3.The Great Southern Stand
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground		Stadium1996400 1,300Melbourne, VictoriaAustralia
4.Sydney Convention and Exhibition CentreExhibition centre1988310 1,020Sydney, New South WalesAustralia
5.Flinders Street stationRailway station1910280 920Melbourne, VictoriaAustralia

South America
No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
mft
1.Central Institute of Sciences (ICC) of the University of BrasíliaUniversity1961750 2,460Brasília, Federal District (Brazil)Brazil

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

2.Edificio Caliche, Conjunto Habitacional Gran Vía – Caliche Building, Gran Vía housing complexResidential1970–1974680 2,230AntofagastaChile23.676206°S 70.403977°W / -23.676206; -70.403977[12]
3.Edificio Huanchaca (Curvo), Conjunto Habitacional Gran Vía – Huanchaca Building, Gran Vía housing complexResidential1967–1969380 1,250AntofagastaChile23.675306°S 70.404271°W / -23.675306; -70.404271[12]
4.Minhocão de Guadalupe – Guadalupe's Big EarthwormResidential1950320 1,050Guadalupe, Rio de JaneiroBrazil22.979658°S 43.230245°W / -22.979658; -43.230245
5.Plataforma Gubernamental de Gestión FinancieraPublic service2017310 1,020Quito, Metropolitan District of QuitoEcuador
6.Conjunto Residencial Alcalde Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho)Residential1947270 890Rio de Janeiro, São Cristóvão NeighborhoodBrazil

Middle East
No.BuildingTypeYear(s) builtLengthCityCountryCoordinatesNotes
mft
1.Great Wall of GorganFortification224-651 AD195,000 640,000–Iran
2.Terminal 3, Concourse B at the Dubai International AirportAirport terminal2008924 3,031DubaiUnited Arab Emirates

See also

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