Many unusual and interesting buildings created by human hands. Some of them stand out for their grace and beauty, some for their size, and some for their purpose.
Each state has buildings - "record holders", which are the largest castle houses, residential and private houses with large areas, skyscrapers of incredible height.
The article presents the largest houses in the world: photos, characteristics, location, features.
Some information from history
Before we find out which is the largest house in the world, let's take a short digression into the history of the construction of the most unique buildings in size.
With intense speed, high-rise buildings began to be built in America at the end of the 19th century. This was due to the desire to use plots of expensive land to the maximum. The height of brick buildings at that time had rather strict restrictions (no more than 33meters).
The creator of the first skyscrapers is William Le Baron Jenney (American urban engineer, architect). Thanks to him, it was in the USA that the largest houses in the world began to be built. The construction of the tallest buildings since the 1880s has been carried out using the latest technology created by an American architect. The basis of the building is a supporting frame made of steel, which was the main weight of the structure. Thanks to the developments of the famous American engineer, it became possible in the future to erect skyscrapers of unimaginable height.
The first ten-story house using this technology was built in 1885 in Chicago. Its height was 42 meters. It was the first skyscraper (The Home Insurance Building) by William Jenny. Six years later, two more floors appeared on the same high-rise, thanks to which its height reached 55 meters. The building existed until 1931.
However, it should be noted that the so-called "father of skyscrapers" was still considered James Bogardas, who back in 1848 began to use iron and cast-iron beams and columns in the construction of buildings. According to his project, a 5-story Cast Iron building was built in New York. It is, of course, far from skyscrapers.
The biggest houses in the world
It is very difficult to decide which houses in the world are the largest. Today, there are many world ratings of houses: the highest, the largest in area, the largest in length, etc. Among the large houses, there are the most beautiful and extravagant, and there are also ridiculous ones. There are among the hugebuildings and private houses, as well as luxurious palaces and villas, causing surprise and admiration.
Let's start with the most pleasant - from the largest and most beautiful houses in the world.
Windsor Castle
The building is not only large, but also one of the most exquisite and beautiful. There are several estates in the possessions of the Elizabeth II family. Among them, the largest is Windsor Castle in Berkshire. The current Queen of England has owned it for over 60 years.
It was built in the 11th century by William the Conqueror, and was a defensive structure, although it was in a place that had never been threatened by the conquerors. Its area is forty-six thousand square meters. There are over 1,000 rooms in total.
During its existence, it has undergone many changes and reconstructions. Windsor Castle after the accession of Elizabeth II to the throne became the main royal house
The largest building by area
What does the biggest house in the world look like? Answering this question, we can talk about a huge building located in the Chinese province of Sichuan. In this building, whose area is 1760 sq. meters, located Century Global Center (shopping center).
It comfortably houses not only shops, but also cinemas, stadiums, an ice rink and a water park. It should be noted that it was built by Chinese builders in just 3 years.
Largest private houses
1. Talking about the biggest houses inworld, it should be noted a private house located in Mumbai - "Antilia". Construction began in 2002 for the family of an Indian billionaire.
A house with 27 floors, corresponding to sixty ordinary standard floors, is able to withstand an earthquake of up to 8 magnitudes. There are 9 elevators in total. Six floors are occupied by a parking lot, where the collection of cars of the owner of the house is located, and on the seventh there is a private car service. One of the floors is occupied by a small theater. There are swimming pools, ballrooms and gardens in the house. 4 floors are intended for family living, and on three - the entire staff (600 people in total) is located.
The main thing in this project is a mixture of architectural styles and elements connected in series and not repeating. There are no repetitions in finishing materials.
This building is also the most expensive private house in the world. Together with the land, its estimated value is about $2 billion. The owner is Mukesh Ambani, whose name ranks fifth in the world in terms of capital.
2. The world's largest private house is the Palace of the Light of Faith (Istan Nurul Iman), owned by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. It is located in Brunei.
The area of the palace is 187,000 sq. meters, cost -1.4 billion dollars. In total, it has 1788 rooms, 257 bathrooms and 5 pools. There is a garage with a huge capacity (110 cars), a mosque (capacity for 1500 people) and a banquet hall, as well as air-conditioned stables for 200 polo ponies.
The longest urbanresidential buildings
- Among the largest houses in the world in terms of length, one can note the house built in the Russian city of Volgograd. Its length is 1140 meters. The nine-story building was built during the Soviet era, in the second half of the 1970s. It is possible to estimate its full dimensions only from the height of the flight of birds. It resembles the shape of the letter "E". In total, this house has 1,400 apartments and a huge number of administrative institutions. Local residents of the city, who are proud of their landmark and "record holder", call it "gut".
- Another contender for the title of the largest building in the world, designed for human life, is a house in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk. Its shape resembles a honeycomb, and its location is Cathedral Avenue and st. Youth. The townspeople call it the "Great Wall of China". The length of the house is 1750 meters (together with all the "sprouts" - 2770 meters). The construction of the house was carried out from 1969 to 1980. This building combines 40 houses of various heights. There are 120 entrances in total.
Skyscrapers
There are a lot of the largest houses in the world in terms of height. Undoubtedly, Dubai holds the record for the number of tallest skyscrapers, and residential.
- The height of the Burj Khalifa building in Dubai, which is the tallest building of its kind ever existing in the world, is 828 m. It has 154 floors in total. It should be noted that the hundredth floor is wholly owned by Indian billionaire B. R. Shetty (3 apartments, each of which has an area of about 500 square meters).
- Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world (632 meters) and the tallest in Shanghai (China). It is located in the Pudong area. The building, striking in its grandeur and grace, covers an area of 380 thousand square meters. meters.
- Located in Saudi Arabia (in Mecca), the skyscraper Abraj Al-Beit with the largest clock, has a height of more than 550 meters (including the clock tower and spire - 601 meters). In addition, this structure is the heaviest on the entire planet. Its main purpose is a hotel for numerous pilgrims. An impressive parking lot and a huge shopping center are located here.
- 432 Park Avenue is America's most modern skyscraper, with a height of 425.5 meters (96 floors). Today it is the tallest residential building in the world.
- Princess Tower, built in Dubai in 2012, has 101 floors and is almost 415 meters high.
In conclusion
Houses can be small, large and very large, and therefore cheap, expensive and very expensive. But all this can be attributed to the simplest, not very expressive and unremarkable buildings, which cannot be compared with the buildings presented in this article. However, there are an incredible number of such structures in the world.
