Wednesday, July 3, 2013

World's largest building opens in Chengdu

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"The latest super-sized project to spring up in the nation is the largest free standing building in the world – the New Century Global Center. The new super-building is 100 meters high, 500 meters long and 400 meters wide, with a floor space of 1.7 million square meters. That’s big enough to house 20 Sydney Opera Houses, or three times larger than The Pentagon."

Read more: The World's Largest Building Opens in China, Complete With Fake Mediterranean Village | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 


It encloses an artificial beach and a giant screen to display an artificial horizon, including sunrises and sunsets.

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