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New Century Global Center () is a multipurpose building in the 
Paradise Island Water Park
Buildings and structures in Chengdu Commercial buildings completed in 2013 Corruption in China 2013 establishments in China
Tianfu New Area
Tianfu New Area () was officially launched in December 2011. The establishment of Chengdu Tianfu New Area aims at reconstructing a modern international urban area suitable for residence, industry and commerce. It focuses on modern manufacturing ind ...
of Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
, Sichuan
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, China and is the world's largest building in terms of floor area. It is served by Line 1 of the Chengdu Metro.
Size
The 100 meter (328 feet) tall structure is 500 by 400 m (1,640 by 1,312 ft) in size with 1,700,000 square meters (nearly 18,300,000 square feet) of floor space, making it the world's largest building measured by floor space.Development
Developed by billionaire Deng Hong's Entertainment and Travel Group (ETG), nearly 400,000 square meters (over 4,300,000 square feet) of the building is devoted to shopping. It also houses offices, conference rooms, a university complex, two commercial centers, hotels, anIMAX
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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 square meter (nearly 54,000 square foot) artificial beach, where a giant 150 by 40 meter (492 by 131 feet) 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
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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 Chengdu Metro is the rapid transit system of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, China. With the opening of Line 1 on 27 September 2010, the system consists of 12 subway lines and 1 light rail line. It has subsequently undergone rapid expansion. ...
.
The building will eventually face the Chengdu Contemporary Arts Center, designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid
Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid ( ar, زها حديد ''Zahā Ḥadīd''; 31 October 1950 – 31 March 2016) was an Iraqi-British architect, artist and designer, recognised as a major figure in architecture of the late 20th and early 21st centu ...
.
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 oncorruption
Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption m ...
charges, and "given the potential for political humiliation," the conference was moved to the Shangri-La Hotel
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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
*List of largest buildings
Buildings around the world listed by usable space (volume), footprint (area), and floor space (area) comprise single structures that are suitable for continuous human occupancy. There are, however, some exceptions, including factories and wareho ...
* New Century Global Center (Hong Kong)
References
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Buildings and structures in Chengdu Commercial buildings completed in 2013 Corruption in China 2013 establishments in China