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The World’s Largest Car

Dealership NB. the Autopia Europia is actually larger than it appears in these pho-
tos. Each of the complex’s five stories are nearly three times the height
of a typical building floor. And two of those stories are underground.
Chances are that you have never visited an auto deal-
ership purely for an afternoon of fun. That may change
once construction is complete on a new car showroom
megaplex.

Said new car showroom megaplex is not located in the
United States, China or Germany, as you might expect.
Instead, the Autopia Europia is being built in a suburb of
Istanbul, Turkey. The massive building will be the world’s
largest car dealership. Though we’d argue it will be
much more than that.
The Autopia Europia will feature over 100 shops, 40
insurance agencies and 20 banks. There will be more
than 50 restaurants and pubs (alcohol and automobiles
being such a good combo). To support the expected 6
million yearly visitors the complex will have parking for
900 cars and a dozen on-site petrol stations. Segway
scooters will be available for rent to speed visitors
around the whole thing.
All told the Autopia Europia will have nearly 65,000
square meters of indoor space. How large is that? It’s
over 700,000 square feet and more than 16 acres. It’s
over 5 times the size of the car dealership that currently
holds the record for the world’s largest (Longo Toyota in
El Monte, California) and over 43 times the footprint of
London’s Wembley Stadium.
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