Worlds Largest Building Opens in china

Boasting its own artificial sun and a floor
area three times that of the Pentagon, the
"world's largest building" has opened in
southwest China to mixed reviews from its
first visitors.

The towering 100-metre (330-foot) high
New Century Global Centre, which is said to
be big enough to hold 20 Sydney Opera
Houses, recently opened its doors Chengdu.

The complex, which Chinese officials say is
the world's largest standalone structure, is
500 metres long by 400 metres wide,
offering 1.7 million square metres of floor
space.

But the first wave of visitors were divided
over the attractions of the structure, which
houses 400,000 square metres of
shopping space, offices, conference rooms,
a university complex, two commercial
centres, two five star hotels, and an IMAX
cinema.

"It lacks creativity," said one visitor on Sina
Weibo, China's version of Twitter.
Another visitor poked fun at its name.
"Why is everything in Chengdu called
'global'," the poster said.
However, some Internet users were
impressed with the complex, which
opened on June 28.

"It will become the new landmark of
Chengdu," said one poster.
The Global Centre has a marine theme, with
fountains, a huge water park and an
artificial beach, accented by the undulating
roof, meant to resemble a wave.

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