New Century Global Center In China: Biggest Building In The World
China now holds the record of the biggest building in the world. Introducing the New Century Global Center that opened last month in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu. The massive building has 1.7 million square meters (19 million square feet) of floor space — or about 329 football fields.
The structure is half a kilometer long, 400 meters wide and 100 meters high.
Once fully completed, the centerpiece of the building will be a water park with a 400-meter coast and beaches under a gigantic glass dome. Up to 6,000 visitors at a time will be able to sunbathe, play in a wave pool, sip cocktails or feast on seafood. A 150-meter-by-40-meter LED screen will rise above a section of water with videos of an ocean horizon.
The center will include two five-star hotels as well as high-end boutiques set in a replica of a Mediterranean town under faux blue skies. The shopping section has been open to the public since late June, though the building’s office space has been occupied for some time.
The building also has a 14-screen movie theater and an ice rink.
The building will face the Chengdu Contemporary Arts Centre, designed by award-winning British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid.