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Worlds biggest ship, country, city, building, hotel, mall: Record-breaking travel experiences

TIME : 2016/2/27 11:04:35
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST BUILDING. Head to a former Soviet-era hangar 60 kilometres south of Berlin and experience the world's ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST BUILDING. Head to a former Soviet-era hangar 60 kilometres south of Berlin and experience the world's largest indoor space, apart from a few restricted industrial complexes. The hanger houses tropical islands, sheltering palm-shaded beaches, the world's largest indoor rainforest, waterslides, Caribbean-themed lodges and a recreation of Angkor Wat. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST BUILDING. Head to a former Soviet-era hangar 60 kilometres south of Berlin and experience the world's ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST BUILDING. Head to a former Soviet-era hangar 60 kilometres south of Berlin and experience the world's largest indoor space, apart from a few restricted industrial complexes. The hanger houses tropical islands, sheltering palm-shaded beaches, the world's largest indoor rainforest, waterslides, Caribbean-themed lodges and a recreation of Angkor Wat. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST BUILDING. Head to a former Soviet-era hangar 60 kilometres south of Berlin and experience the world's ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST BUILDING. Head to a former Soviet-era hangar 60 kilometres south of Berlin and experience the world's largest indoor space, apart from a few restricted industrial complexes. The hanger houses tropical islands, sheltering palm-shaded beaches, the world's largest indoor rainforest, waterslides, Caribbean-themed lodges and a recreation of Angkor Wat. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST BUILDING. Head to a former Soviet-era hangar 60 kilometres south of Berlin and experience the world's ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST BUILDING. Head to a former Soviet-era hangar 60 kilometres south of Berlin and experience the world's largest indoor space, apart from a few restricted industrial complexes. The hanger houses tropical islands, sheltering palm-shaded beaches, the world's largest indoor rainforest, waterslides, Caribbean-themed lodges and a recreation of Angkor Wat. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST BUILDING. Head to a former Soviet-era hangar 60 kilometres south of Berlin and experience the world's ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST BUILDING. Head to a former Soviet-era hangar 60 kilometres south of Berlin and experience the world's largest indoor space, apart from a few restricted industrial complexes. The hanger houses tropical islands, sheltering palm-shaded beaches, the world's largest indoor rainforest, waterslides, Caribbean-themed lodges and a recreation of Angkor Wat. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST BUILDING. Head to a former Soviet-era hangar 60 kilometres south of Berlin and experience the world's ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST BUILDING. Head to a former Soviet-era hangar 60 kilometres south of Berlin and experience the world's largest indoor space, apart from a few restricted industrial complexes. The hanger houses tropical islands, sheltering palm-shaded beaches, the world's largest indoor rainforest, waterslides, Caribbean-themed lodges and a recreation of Angkor Wat. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP. Allure of the Seas is an unintentional five centimetres longer than Royal Caribbean's ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP. Allure of the Seas is an unintentional five centimetres longer than Royal Caribbean's sister ship Oasis of the Seas and only slightly smaller than a US aircraft carrier. It has 25 dining venues, four pools, 10 whirlpools, a full-service spa, 3D movie theatre, surf simulators, zip lines, mini golf and an ice-skating rink. It carries more than over 8500 passengers and crew. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP. Allure of the Seas is an unintentional five centimetres longer than Royal Caribbean's ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP. Allure of the Seas is an unintentional five centimetres longer than Royal Caribbean's sister ship Oasis of the Seas and only slightly smaller than a US aircraft carrier. It has 25 dining venues, four pools, 10 whirlpools, a full-service spa, 3D movie theatre, surf simulators, zip lines, mini golf and an ice-skating rink. It carries more than over 8500 passengers and crew. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP. Allure of the Seas is an unintentional five centimetres longer than Royal Caribbean's ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP. Allure of the Seas is an unintentional five centimetres longer than Royal Caribbean's sister ship Oasis of the Seas and only slightly smaller than a US aircraft carrier. It has 25 dining venues, four pools, 10 whirlpools, a full-service spa, 3D movie theatre, surf simulators, zip lines, mini golf and an ice-skating rink. It carries more than over 8500 passengers and crew. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP. Allure of the Seas is an unintentional five centimetres longer than Royal Caribbean's ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP. Allure of the Seas is an unintentional five centimetres longer than Royal Caribbean's sister ship Oasis of the Seas and only slightly smaller than a US aircraft carrier. It has 25 dining venues, four pools, 10 whirlpools, a full-service spa, 3D movie theatre, surf simulators, zip lines, mini golf and an ice-skating rink. It carries more than over 8500 passengers and crew. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOPPING MALL. The Dubai Mall claims the record for total area (though not shop space) and is currently ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOPPING MALL. The Dubai Mall claims the record for total area (though not shop space) and is currently expanding. Join 80 million other yearly visitors in plundering its 1200 shops, then enjoy its aquarium, kids' zone, ice rink, indoor theme park and 22-seat cinema. As an added bonus, the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa​, is adjacent.  
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST CITY. By population sprawl, Tokyo-Yokohama remains number one. The heaving metropolis of crowds, crazy ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST CITY. By population sprawl, Tokyo-Yokohama remains number one. The heaving metropolis of crowds, crazy nightlife, winking neon and giant departments stores provides contemporary urban life on steroids, but has surprisingly quiet temples and residential districts, too. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST CITY. By population sprawl, Tokyo-Yokohama remains number one. The heaving metropolis of crowds, crazy ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST CITY. By population sprawl, Tokyo-Yokohama remains number one. The heaving metropolis of crowds, crazy nightlife, winking neon and giant departments stores provides contemporary urban life on steroids, but has surprisingly quiet temples and residential districts, too. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL. The three-star First World Hotel, refreshingly cool and sometimes mist-shrouded in peninsular ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL. The three-star First World Hotel, refreshingly cool and sometimes mist-shrouded in peninsular Malaysia's Genting​ Highlands, has 7351 guestrooms in two massive blocks (plus an annexe) painted in unmissable rainbow hues. Beneath its towers lies a shopping plaza, casino, restaurants, Cineplex and soon-to-open theme park. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL. The three-star First World Hotel, refreshingly cool and sometimes mist-shrouded in peninsular ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL. The three-star First World Hotel, refreshingly cool and sometimes mist-shrouded in peninsular Malaysia's Genting​ Highlands, has 7351 guestrooms in two massive blocks (plus an annexe) painted in unmissable rainbow hues. Beneath its towers lies a shopping plaza, casino, restaurants, Cineplex and soon-to-open theme park. 
  • WORLD'S BIGGEST COUNTRY. Everything is outsized in Russia, from the Siberian steppes that take days to travel by train ...
    WORLD'S BIGGEST COUNTRY. Everything is outsized in Russia, from the Siberian steppes that take days to travel by train to its birch forests, deep-freeze winters, lakes that seem more like seas, Soviet-era apartment blocks and imperial palaces. Unlike many large countries, it also has big history, big culture and – once you get beyond the grumpy facade – big-hearted people. 

WORLD'S BIGGEST COUNTRY 

Everything is outsized in Russia, from the Siberian steppes that take days to travel by train to its birch forests, deep-freeze winters, lakes that seem more like seas, Soviet-era apartment blocks and imperial palaces. Unlike many large countries, it also has big history, big culture and – once you get beyond the grumpy facade – big-hearted people. See russiatourism.ru

WORLD'S BIGGEST CITY 

By population sprawl, Tokyo-Yokohama remains number one. The heaving metropolis of crowds, crazy nightlife, winking neon and giant departments stores provides contemporary urban life on steroids, but has surprisingly quiet temples and residential districts, too. See gotokyo.org

WORLD'S BIGGEST BUILDING

Head to a former Soviet-era hangar 60 kilometres south of Berlin and experience the world's largest indoor space, apart from a few restricted industrial complexes. The hanger houses tropical islands, sheltering palm-shaded beaches, the world's largest indoor rainforest, waterslides, Caribbean-themed lodges and a recreation of Angkor Wat. See tropical-islands.de

WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOPPING MALL 

The Dubai Mall claims the record for total area (though not shop space) and is currently expanding. Join 80 million other yearly visitors in plundering its 1200 shops, then enjoy its aquarium, kids' zone, ice rink, indoor theme park and 22-seat cinema. As an added bonus, the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa​, is adjacent. See thedubaimall.com

WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL 

The three-star First World Hotel, refreshingly cool and sometimes mist-shrouded in peninsular Malaysia's Genting​ Highlands, has 7351 guestrooms in two massive blocks (plus an annexe) painted in unmissable rainbow hues. Beneath its towers lies a shopping plaza, casino, restaurants, Cineplex and soon-to-open theme park. See rwgenting.com

WORLD'S BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP 

Allure of the Seas is an unintentional five centimetres longer than Royal Caribbean's sister ship Oasis of the Seas and only slightly smaller than a US aircraft carrier. It has 25 dining venues, four pools, 10 whirlpools, a full-service spa, 3D movie theatre, surf simulators, zip lines, mini golf and an ice-skating rink. It carries more than 8500 passengers and crew. See royalcaribbean.com​

Take a look at the giants of travel in the gallery above.