List of largest spherical buildings

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This article is a list of the largest spherical buildings in the world. In order to qualify for inclusion, the spherical construction for each entry must be the building itself (not spherical extension on the exterior of the building).

Name image Diameter % of sphere Location Completed Removed Held record
m ft
Avicii Arena (Globen) 110.40 362.2 77.2 % Stockholm, Sweden 19 February 1989 19 February 1989 – currently
Kazakhstan Pavilion and Science Museum (Nur Alem) 80 262 ~100 % Astana, Kazakhstan 10 June 2017 never
Montreal Biosphere 76 249 81.6 % Montreal, Canada 27 April 1967 20 May 1976 (by fire) 27 April 1967 – 20 May 1976
1995 (renovated) never
Perisphere 54.9 180 ~100 % Queens, New York City, New York, United States 13 August 1938[1] December 1941 13 August 1938 – December 1941
Spaceship Earth (Epcot) 50.3 165 ~100 % Orlando, Florida, United States 1 October 1982 1 October 1982 – 19 February 1989
Oriental Pearl Tower 50 164 ~100 % Shanghai, China 1994 never
La Géode 36 118 86.1 % Paris, France 6 May 1985 never
Nagoya City Science Museum 35 115 ~100 % Sakae, Nagoya, Japan 3 November 1962 20 May 1976 – 1 October 1982
3 November 1962 – 27 April 1967
Apple Marina Bay Sands

30 98 ~56.7 % Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 10 September 2020 never
Sphaera 2000 20 66 ~100 % Ketzelsdorf, Austria (originally)
Vienna, Austria (currently)
1971 never


References[edit]

  1. ^ Cope. "The Trylon & Perisphere". Retrieved 1 January 2022.