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The title of the “world's largest palace” is difficult to ascertain, and controversial, as many different countries use different standards to claim that their palace is the largest in the world. At the center of the controversy are three questions: Which physical measurements should be considered? For which functions must a building be used to qualify as a palace? How long must those functions have been carried out for a building to be regarded as a "palace"? ==Largest by area== The first point of contention about the title of “world’s largest palace” concerns which physical measurement to use in drawing comparisons between them. Some people feel that only the area occupied by the structure itself (the "footprint") should be considered, while others argue that the surrounding grounds should be included, also. The title of “world's largest palace by area enclosed within the palace’s fortified walls” is held by China’s Forbidden City complex, which covers an area of 720,000 square meters (178 acres). The 980 buildings of the Forbidden City have a combined floorspace of and contain roughly 9,000 rooms. The "world's largest palace by floor space" is the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania, which was built by communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1986.〔(Largest administrative building ). Retrieved 29 April 2015〕 It is also the most expensive administrative building and heaviest building.〔 The "world's largest palace by volume" would be the Royal Palace of Caserta, with more than 2 million cubic meters (70 million cubic feet).〔The surface in square meters might be bigger, some sources claim it to be 61000 square meters. See page 6, the box "I numeri della Reggia di Caserta" ()〕 The title of “world’s largest royal domain,” as measured by the total area of the property, goes to the Palace of Versailles. Versailles’s grounds cover , or 2,014 acres, including 230 acres of gardens. The palace itself contains of floorspace.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Erreur 404 )〕 The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, with 1000 rooms on 13 levels, and over 130,000 square meters of floor space, is one of the largest palaces in the world by floor area. It was the winter residence of the Dalai Lama until 1959. (Many sources, e.g. give the area as 360,000 square meters.) In the castle category, Prague Castle claims to be world's largest. However, despite the singular name, Prague Castle is not a single building. Like the Forbidden City, it comprises a number of palaces, temples, and halls (constructed over several centuries) that share a common defensive wall. Altogether, the complex covers 18 acres, leading to the self-appointed title of “Largest coherent castle complex in the world."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Visit to Prague Castle )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World's largest palace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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