A multipanel sliding door comprising: - a set of n adjacent door panels (P={P 0,P 1,..., P n-1}), wherein at least two panels are supported for travel in substantially parallel planes along runners, and - a rack and wheelwork arrangement provided for the movement of the door panels, wherein said rack and wheelwork arrangement is configured for providing a kinematical link whereby the displacement of the k-th panel (P k) is any time k times the displacement of panel P 1; wherein the multipanel sliding door is characterized in that: - in the set of n adjacent door panels (P={P 0, P 1,..., P n-1}), a first door panel (P 0) is stationary and the remaining n-1 door panels (P 1, P 2,..., P n-1) are supported for travel in planes substantially parallel thereto, the n door panels (P 0, P 1,..., P n-1) of the set of door panels having equal width L, and n-2 door panels (P 0, P 1,..., P n-3) of set of door panels having an extension arm (B 0, B 1,..., B n-3) respectively, at their top extending in the direction of travel of the door panels, and in that the rack and wheelwork arrangement comprises: - a first set of n-2 racks (CS={CS 0, CS 1,..., CS n-3}) which are attached to or formed unitarily with extension arms (B 0, B 1,..., B n-3) of n-2 door panels (P 0, P 1,..., P n-3), respectively, of the set of door panel, - a second set of n -2 racks (CD={CD 2, CD 3,..., CD n-1}) which are attached to or formed unitarily with door panels (P 2, P 3,..., P n-1), respectively, of the set of door panels, - a set of n-2 wheelworks (R={R 1, R 2,..., R n-2}) which are rotatably mounted on n-2 door panels (P 1, P 2,..., P n-2), respectively, of the set of door panels and are designed to mesh together with a first set of racks and second set of racks. - a set of n adjacent door panels (P={P 0,P 1,..., P n-1}), wherein at least two panels are supported for travel in substantially parallel planes along runners, and - a rack and wheelwork arrangement provided for the movement of the door panels, wherein said rack and wheelwork arrangement is configured for providing a kinematical link whereby the displacement of the k-th panel (P k) is any time k times the displacement of panel P 1; - in the set of n adjacent door panels (P={P 0, P 1,..., P n-1}), a first door panel (P 0) is stationary and the remaining n-1 door panels (P 1, P 2,..., P n-1) are supported for travel in planes substantially parallel thereto, the n door panels (P 0, P 1,..., P n-1) of the set of door panels having equal width L, and n-2 door panels (P 0, P 1,..., P n-3) of set of door panels having an extension arm (B 0, B 1,..., B n-3) respectively, at their top extending in the direction of travel of the door panels, and in that the rack and wheelwork arrangement comprises: - a first set of n-2 racks (CS={CS 0, CS 1,..., CS n-3}) which are attached to or formed unitarily with extension arms (B 0, B 1,..., B n-3) of n-2 door panels (P 0, P 1,..., P n-3), respectively, of the set of door panel, - a second set of n -2 racks (CD={CD 2, CD 3,..., CD n-1}) which are attached to or formed unitarily with door panels (P 2, P 3,..., P n-1), respectively, of the set of door panels, - a set of n-2 wheelworks (R={R 1, R 2,..., R n-2}) which are rotatably mounted on n-2 door panels (P 1, P 2,..., P n-2), respectively, of the set of door panels and are designed to mesh together with a first set of racks and second set of racks.