The Enterprise Building () is the headquarters of the Chinese game developer company,

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. It is located in the Chinese coastal city of

Changle (, Foochow Romanized: Diòng-lŏ̤h) is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, China. It occupies a land area of and a sea area of . Changle was established in the sixth year of Em ...

, a suburb of

Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute t ...

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. The building resembles ''

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'' Starship ''Enterprise'' — specifically, the ''Enterprise''-E featured in several ''Star Trek'' films.

Construction

It was sponsored by

’s founder Liu Dejian (), a Chinese millionaire and a fan of the ''Star Trek'' show. It was constructed with permission from the show copyright holders and is described as "the only licensed ''Star Trek'' building in the world". The construction begun in October 2010 and concluded in May 2014.

Features

The building is long, wide, and cost 600 million yuan (about $97 million c. 2015) to build. It has six floors. The complex also features a football field, four tennis courts, a swimming pool, horseback riding area, VR experience center and a railway. It also has ''Star Trek''-style

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, as well as parts inspired by the Hui Style architecture. The building also hosts a life-size replica of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton modelled after the " Stan".

References

Buildings and structures completed in 2015 Buildings and structures in Fuzhou Works based on Star Trek {{StarTrek-stub