The "New Century Global Center" building opens to the public in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province on June 28, 2013. The center, claimed by Chinese officials to be "the world's largest standalone structure", measuring 500 meters in length and 400 meters in width, with 1.7 million square meters of floor space -- big enough to hold 20 Sydney Opera Houses -- is the latest symbol of China's economic boom.
The World's Biggest Building
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The "New Century Global Centre" building opened to the public in Chengdu,southwest China's Sichuan province on June 28, 2013.
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Workers clean the glass roof of the "New Century Global Center" building.
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The builidng houses offices, shopping malls, several hotels, a water park, a 14-screen IMAX cinemas and an ice-skating rink large enough to hold international skating competitions.
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The indoor water park.