It is 100 meters high, 500 meters long and 400 meters wide, with a floor space of 1.7 million square meters, making it the
world's biggest standalone building.
About 400,000 sqm of the building will be devoted to shopping. It will also house 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 will be a 5000 square metre artificial beach, a giant screen 150 metres long and 40 metres
high will form the horizon and offer sunrises and sunsets. The building will face the Chengdu Contemporary Arts Centre,
designed by award-winning British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid.
This New Century Global Centre contains an artificial sun built inside the building will provide light and heat 24 hours a day for shoppers exploring the around 400,000 sq. metres of boutiques and stores.
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