The world's largest building has opened in China capable of fitting 20
Sydney Opera Houses - or three Pentagons - inside. The New Century
Global Center in Chengdu, Sichuan province, is a staggering 19million
sq.ft. and contains shopping centres, a Mediterranean village, a water
park, an ice-skating rink, and multiple hotels. However, visitors to the
glass panelled building need not worry about the weather as the giant
complex will have its own artificial sun.Wow, this place is worth
visiting. Continue to read more
The building is 500 metres long, 400 metres wide and 100 metres high, reports said. According to Chinese officials, the New Century Global Center is the largest freestanding building in the world, and took three years to complete. ‘This is an ocean city built by man,’ Chinese guide Liu Xun told AFP.
He added that the artificial sun built inside the building will provide light and heat 24 hours a day for shoppers exploring the around 400,000 sq. metres of boutiques and stores. The building sits directly opposite the Chengdu Contemporary Arts Centre, designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, at the heart of a booming area of Chengdu.
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Clambering down the centre's roof, workers give a sense of the building's immense scale.
A replica Mediterranean village is to open in the building, as is a water park with artificial beach.
Home to 14 million people, rapidly developing
Chengdu is making numerous ambitious changes to its cityscape. Its
transport network is being improved significantly and there are plans
to develop a 'Silicon Valley' in the greater urban area.
You can read more about New Century Global Center and Chengdu's plans for the future here.
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