#3 World’s Largest Hotel
MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – 6,276 rooms
The MGM Grand Las Vegas opened in 1993. It is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, as a Hollywood themed resort. The MGM Grand Hotel embodies the spirit of Vegas, complete with posh accommodations, inspiring live shows and nightlife. It is owned and operated by the MGM Mirage company, the 30-floor main building is 293 feet (89 m) high and features five outdoor pools, rivers, and waterfalls that cover 6.6 acres, a 380,000 square foot (35,000 m²) convention center, the MGM Grand Arena, CBS Television City, and the Grand Spa. It also houses numerous shops and night clubs, 16 restaurants, two food courts, and the largest casino in Las Vegas, which occupies 171,500 square feet (16,000 m²). The hotel rooms are located in several buildings including: The world’s largest hotel building, with 5,044 rooms (4,293 rooms and 751 suites).
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#2 World’s Largest Mosques Shah Feisal mosque, Islamabad, Pakistan
35,000 Inside Hall Capacity – 150,000 Outside Overflow Capacity
Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the biggest mosque in south east and southern Asia and the fourth largest mosque in the world. The mosque was completed in 1986. The mosque is located in the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad, situated at the north end of Faisal Avenue, putting it at the northernmost end of the city and at the foot of Margalla Hills, the westernmost foothills of the Himalayas. It was designed by the Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay who won the Aga Khan Architectural Award with this project. It is spread over 1, 89,705-sq. meters with 88 meter high minarets and 40 meter high main prayer hall. It comprises four 88m (288ft) minarets and a desert tent-like structure, which is the main prayer chamber. It has a covered area of 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft). It can accommodate 10,000 worshipers in its main prayer hall, 24,000 in its adjoining grounds.
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#1 World’s Largest Shopping Mall
Gross Leasable Area: 7.1 Million Square Feet
With wind mills, theme parks, and a replica of the Arc de Triomph
South China Mall, world’s largest shopping mall located in Dongguan, China, has a floor area of 430,000 square meters and a building area of 890,000 square meters. It is the largest Shopping mall in the world based on Gross leasable area of 7.1 million square feet with wind mills, theme parks and is a replica of the Arc de Triomph (one of the most famous monuments in Paris). South China Mall has a commercial area of 600,000 square meters, 8,000 parking lots and total investment of RMB 2.5 billion yuan. It was commenced on October 2002. Since its commencement it has been actively responded by a large number of international traders and all walks of life.
