Have you ever walked into a building and thought, “Wow, I’m glad I’m not responsible for maintaining this…” In that same time-honored tradition of feeling better about your own job by looking at how much worse things could be, we’re going to take a quick look at some of the world’s biggest, baddest, and most over-the-top facilities.

We’ll also endeavor to unscientifically estimate yearly costs for facilities management based on IFMA benchmarks. For sake of simplicity, we’ll estimate costs as if they all were located within the US. (Sorry, I’m not going to kill time trying to find benchmarks for Kuala Lumpur). Basically an estimated cost of what it might cost to keep the lights, keep it safe, clean, and operating normal.

1. Dubai International Airport

In terms of sheer floor space, it doesn’t get any bigger than Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 3, which just opened in October of 2008. Dubai International is only the world’s 20th busiest airport, but that didn’t stop this oil rich country from constructing a new terminal with an unbelievable 16.1 million square feet of floor space—more than any other building on earth. The important lesson here is that if you ever have to catch a connecting flight in Dubai, don’t forget to bring plenty of extra water and your best walking shoes. Or a Segway with a couple of extra batteries. Or maybe a jetpack.

Estimated Annual Facilities Management Budget: $126 million +

Dubai International Airport

2. Rungrado May Day Stadium

Huge sports stadiums definitely fall into the “big and bad” category, and the clear winner here is the Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. This massive structure seats 150,000 people—with more than 2.2 million square feet of floor space. May Day stadium hosts a few sporting events each year, but in true communist dictatorship fashion, it’s mainly used to stage huge “look how awesome we are” performances celebrating the North Korean nation. It has also been the site of a few decidedly unsavory activities—like the grisly public execution of a group of rebellious North Korean generals in the late ‘90s. Of course, that’s nothing compared to what you might witness at Oakland Coliseum during a typical Raiders game, but it’s still pretty bad.

Estimated Annual Facilities Management Budget: $13 million +

Rungrado May Day Stadium

3. Pentagon

If you’re looking for the world’s biggest and baddest traditional office building, look no further than the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia—with its impressive 6.6 million square feet of office space. This iconic building, which was completed way back in 1943, houses about 23,000 defense department employees and includes more than 17 miles of corridors. The next time you start feeling depressed about the state of your own facilities, imagine taking care of 6.6 million square feet of space that was built when facilities managers were still dealing with “knob and tube” wiring and asbestos was considered state-of-the-art.

Estimated Annual Facilities Management Budget: $36 million +

The Pentagon in Arlington Virginia

4. Tropical Islands Resort

So what do Germans do when they have a “hankering” for a tropical getaway, but can’t hop a flight to the islands? Tropical Islands Resort! In terms of facility greatness, this one has it all. This Resort is the world’s largest structure without supporting pillars. Inside the structure you’ll find the world’s largest indoor water park, overnight camping areas, and a large artificial rainforest. Originally built as a hangar, Tropical Islands Resort is over 753,000 square feet and accommodates 8,000 visitors a day.

Estimated Annual Facilities Management Budget: $5 million +

Tropical Islands Resort

5. First World Hotel

If your first thought was “who let Curious George paint this hotel?”, we’re thinking on the same wavelength. Looking beyond the color wheel explosion, this is the world’s largest hotel in terms of room count. With 6,118 rooms and over 3 million square feet, First World Hotel is officially a facilities management handful. This resort includes an indoor ski resort, enclosed theme park, bowling alleys, a museum, and parking garage with nearly 3500 parking spaces. So, if you’re up for a shoebox-sized room and searching for your car in a never-ending parking garage with your ski gear in tow, First World Hotel is the place for you.

Estimated Annual Facilities Management Budget: $20 million +

First World Hotel

6. Boeing Plant

In terms of sheer volume, the Boeing plant in Everett, Washington is the largest building in the world. The building covers 4.3 million square feet and is nearly 472 million cubic feet in volume. So, if you’re shopping for a jetliner, the Boeing plant in Everett is a one stop shop where you’ll find 747s, 767s, 777s, and for you over-achieving facilities management types, the 787 Dreamliner.

Estimated Annual Facilities Management Budget: $32 million +

Boeing Plant

7. Berjaya Times Square

Last, but not least is the Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. What makes this building so special? Its 7.5 million square feet were built in “one phase.” It is a mega-scale multi purpose complex consisting of shopping outlets, a cinema, an indoor theme park, a hotel, residences, offices, etc. As if that wasn’t enough, the “claim to fame” for this complex is that the TV show “The Amazing Race” once passed through and filmed on location. For that reason alone, you should put it on your list of places to visit before you die.

Estimated Annual Facilities Management Budget: $48 million +

Berjaya Times Square

So what buildings are on your “biggest and baddest” list? What’s your pick for the biggest and baddest high rise, resort hotel or manufacturing facility? Let us know, and we’ll add it to the official list, which is carefully maintained on the back of a TGI Friday’s napkin.