List of largest spherical buildings
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 | |||||||
| Sphere at the Venetian Resort (MSG Sphere) | .jpg.webp) |
157 | 516 | 71.3 % | Las Vegas, USA | 29 September, 2023 | - | 29 September 2023 – currently |
| Avicii Arena (Globen) |  |
110.40 | 362.2 | 77.2 % | Stockholm, Sweden | 19 February 1989 | – | 19 February 1989 – 28 September 2023 |
| 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
- Cope. "The Trylon & Perisphere". Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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