It could fit 20 Sydney Opera Houses inside it and has its own artificial sun.
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Posted 07.11.2013 at 12:00 pm
The New Century Global Center, a behemoth Chinese officials are
calling the world's largest standalone building, has finally opened in
Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province. The colossal
structure has
5.5 million square feet of floor space and is large enough to fit 20 Sydney Opera Houses inside it.
It's got offices, southwest China's largest shopping mall, and not one, but
two
five-star hotels inside. Then there's the 14-screen IMAX theater, the
Olympic-sized ice skating rink, and, of course, the indoor water park
complete with artificial beach and the world's largest LED screen
projecting views of sunrises and sunsets over the horizon.
In keeping with the oceanic paradise theme, the structure's curvy
design was inspired by "sailing seagulls and undulating waves," a
promotional video explains.
With all that, why would anyone ever leave? The building even provides sunshine. Back in December, a guide told the
Sydney Morning Herald
there would be an artificial sun "that will shine 24 hours a a day and
allow for a comfortable temperature," even when the world outside is
engulfed in grey
smog.
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