New Century Global Center

New Century Global Center is a multipurpose building in the Tianfu New Area of Chengdu, China, and is the world's largest building in terms of floor area.SizeThe 100m structure is 500by in size with of floor space, making it the world's largest building measured by floor space. The Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington, in the United States has the largest volume, while the Tesla Factory building in Fremont, California, has the largest footprint.DevelopmentDeveloped by billionaire Deng Hong's Entertainment and Travel Group (ETG), nearly of the building is devoted to shopping. It also houses offices, conference rooms, a university complex, two commercial centres, hotels, an IMAX cinema, a "Mediterranean village", a pirate ship and skating rink. The centrepiece of the building is a water park ("Paradise Island Water Park"), containing a 5000m2 artificial beach, where a giant 150by 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 will feature 1,009 rooms that are spread over 6x8 story blocks around the edge of the complex. The centre is connected to Line 1 of the Chengdu Metro.