New Century Global Center
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Size
The 100 metres (330 feet) tall structure has a 500 by 400 metres (1,640 by 1,312 feet) base with 1,700,000 m (18,298,648 sq ft) of floor space, making it the world's second largest building measured by floor area.
Development
Developed by billionaire Deng Hong's Entertainment and Travel Group (ETG), nearly 400,000 m (4,305,564 sq ft) of the building is devoted to shopping. It also houses offices, conference rooms, a university complex, two commercial centers, hotels, an IMAX cinema, a "Mediterranean village", a pirate ship and an Olympic-size skating rink. The centerpiece of the building is a water park ("Paradise Island Water Park"), containing a 5,000 m (53,820 sq ft) artificial beach, where a large 150 by 40 m (492 by 131 ft) screen forms the horizon to offer sunrises and sunsets. At night, a stage extends out over the pool for concerts. A stand has been built overlooking the pool with a food court and entrance underneath at the floor level. The new InterContinental Hotel will feature 1,009 rooms that are spread over 6 by 8 story blocks around the edge of the complex. The center is connected to Line 1 of the Chengdu Metro.
The building will eventually face the Chengdu Contemporary Arts Center, designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid.
Controversy
Although parts of the shopping area opened in early 2013, the center was supposed to have formally opened in March 2013 when it hosted the Global Fortune 500 conference. However, the businessman behind the project, Deng Hong, was arrested on corruption charges, and "given the potential for political humiliation," the conference was moved to the Shangri-La Hotel in Chengdu.
The opening was delayed until 22 August 2013, but was then scaled back after the arrest of more than 50 local government officials being detained in a series of overlapping investigations.
See also
References
- ^ Rob Williams (1 July 2013). "World's largest building: The New Century Global Center officially opens in China". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "China eyes April opening of world's largest building". CNN. 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Roberto A. Ferdman (3 July 2013). "The world's new largest building is four times the size of Vatican City". Quartz. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Stately pleasure dome New Century Global Center rises in China's Chengdu". The Straits Times. 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ "World's largest building nears completion". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Malcolm Moore (September 13, 2013). "Corruption and the world's biggest building". The Telegraph.
External links
- Paradise Island Water Park
- Global Center — To see the world and to attract the world (archived 1 October 2017)