The CAL Park () is located in

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in the

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(Taiwan). The building is located next to

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's terminals. The CAL Park is the flagship building and headquarters for

China Airlines China Airlines (CAL; ) is the state-owned flag carrier of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and one of its two major airlines along with EVA Air. It is headquartered in Taoyuan International Airport and operates over 1,400 flights weekly (inclu ...

. The CAL Park property consists of four buildings, including the head office building, the crew training center, the flight simulator training center, and the

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Taipei hotel. The four buildings are aligned in order from the shortest to the tallest; the company says that the design is meant to evoke progress. The design of CAL Park was intended to evoke the concept of flight, and the colors used in the design include blue, gray, silver, and white. The nine story hotel, which opened in September 2009, was scheduled to have 360 guest rooms. In September 2006 China Airlines established and invested $300,000,000 into the wholly owned Cal Park Co., Ltd. (Chinese Traditional: 華航園區股份有限公司, Simplified: 华航园区股份有限公司, Pinyin: ''Huáháng Yuánqū Gǔfěn Yǒuxiàngōngsī'') with the intention of building a new corporate headquarters. On January 31, 2008, China Airlines began work on CAL Park. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on that day. Over 100 guests, including government officials, officers of the airport authority, vendors, executive representatives of China Airlines, and media personnel, attended the groundbreaking ceremony. The 4.5 billion

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CAL Park was originally scheduled to open at the end of 2009. The complex consists of four towers. The groundbreaking ceremony of CAL Park was on January 31, 2008. The developer of CAL Park was CAL Park Co. Limited. The complex was under a 50-year contract which consists of 3 years of construction and 47 years of operation. On March 26, 2010, China Airlines moved into its new headquarters.Overall map

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The airline held an inauguration ceremony for the facility on that day. CAL Park, with (1.65 hectare) of space, includes all of China Airlines's passenger and cargo executive operations, aircraft operations, ground handling services, maintenance, and simulator training. The building has a net floor area of around 33,000 square metres. It has a total of 180 car park lots. The park is connected to

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Architecture

The design of CAL Park incorporates the concept of flight. The complex was designed with modern architecture in colors of silver, white, gray and blue in order to show the spirit of

. As the flagship building for

, it bears the China Airlines' logo.

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