Well, according to World Atlas, Aalsmeer Flower Auction is now ‘only’ the world’s 5th largest building by square footage, with the largest one being New Century Global Center in Chengdu, China, which has a whopping 18.9 million square feet! As for the Vatican, it is so small it has 2.27 popes per square kilometer.
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