World's Biggest Building opens in China
The New Century Global Centre, which is fairly Chinese, as building names go, is now, officials claim, the world’s largest standalone structure. Another claim to fame? An “indoor seaside” pleasantly free of smog.
The “New Century Global Centre” building is seen behind an artificial lake in Chengdu, in southwest China’s Sichuan province on June 6, 2013. (AFP PHOTO)
Chinese officials claim the center as “the world’s largest standalone structure”. (AFP Photo)
The 100m high “New Century Global Centre” is a symbol of the spread of China’s boom:. (AFP PHOTO)
It is 500m long and 400m wide, with 1.7 million square metres of floor space – big enough to hold 20 Sydney Opera Houses, according to local authorities. (AFP PHOTO)
This picture taken on May 26, 2013 shows the “New Century Global Centre” building behind an artificial lake in Chengdu, in southwest China’s Sichuan province. AFP PHOTO
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The “New Century Global Centre” building is seen behind an artificial lake in Chengdu, in southwest China’s Sichuan province on June 6, 2013. (AFP PHOTO)
Chinese officials claim the center as “the world’s largest standalone structure”. (AFP Photo)
The 100m high “New Century Global Centre” is a symbol of the spread of China’s boom:. (AFP PHOTO)
It is 500m long and 400m wide, with 1.7 million square metres of floor space – big enough to hold 20 Sydney Opera Houses, according to local authorities. (AFP PHOTO)
This picture taken on May 26, 2013 shows the “New Century Global Centre” building behind an artificial lake in Chengdu, in southwest China’s Sichuan province. AFP PHOTO
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