List of largest spherical buildings explained

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).

NameimageDiameter% of sphereLocationCompletedRemovedHeld record
mft
Sphere15751571%Las Vegas, Nevada29 September 202329 September 2023 - current
Avicii Arena (Globen)110.4m (362.2feet) % Stockholm, Swedendata-sort-value="1989-02-19"19 February 1989data-sort-value="1989-02-19"19 February 1989 – 29 September 2023
Kazakhstan Pavilion and Science Museum (Nur Alem)80m (260feet)~ % Astana, Kazakhstandata-sort-value="2017-06-10"10 June 2017data-sort-value="0000-00-00"never
Montreal Biosphere76249 % <-- 62 m of the sphere -->Montreal, Canadadata-sort-value="1967-04-27"27 April 1967data-sort-value="1976-05-20"20 May 1976 (by fire)data-sort-value="1967-04-27"27 April 1967 – 20 May 1976
data-sort-value="1995-00-00"1995 (renovated)data-sort-value="0000-00-00"never
Perisphere54.9m (180.1feet)~ % Queens, New York City, New York, United Statesdata-sort-value="1938-08-13"13 August 1938[1] data-sort-value="1941-12-00"December 1941data-sort-value="1938-08-13"13 August 1938 – December 1941
Spaceship Earth (Epcot)50.3m (165feet)~ % Orlando, Florida, United Statesdata-sort-value="1982-10-01"1 October 1982data-sort-value="1982-10-01"1 October 1982 – 19 February 1989
Oriental Pearl Tower50m (160feet)~ % Shanghai, Chinadata-sort-value="1994-00-00"1994data-sort-value="0000-00-00"never
La Géode36m (118feet) % Paris, Francedata-sort-value="1985-05-06"6 May 1985data-sort-value="0000-00-00"never
Nagoya City Science Museum35115~ % <-- about 35 m of the sphere -->Sakae, Nagoya, Japan3 November 1962data-sort-value="1976-05-20"20 May 1976 – 1 October 1982
data-sort-value="1962-11-03"3 November 1962 – 27 April 1967
Apple Marina Bay Sands30m (100feet)~ % Marina Bay Sands, Singaporedata-sort-value="2020-09-10"10 September 2020data-sort-value="0000-00-00"never
Sphaera 200020m (70feet)~ % Ketzelsdorf, Austria (originally)
Vienna, Austria (currently)
data-sort-value="1971-00-00"1971data-sort-value="0000-00-00"never

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cope. The Trylon & Perisphere. 1 January 2022.