The Largest Building in the World and Its Artificial Sun: This Story Will Fascinate You

The world’s largest building was recently opened in China and not Dubai as many who might want to hazard a guess may think. Yes, China has the largest building in the world. The building, named the New Century Global Center is the world's largest freestanding building and it is capable of fitting 20 Sydney Opera Houses inside or three pentagons. And do you know what? This building, which is located in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, has its own sun – an artificial sun. The following are some other details about this building that makes it tick:

Ø This gigantic building occupies 1.7 million square meters of floor space (enough to contain about 329 football fields).

Ø The structure is half a kilometer long, 400 meters wide and 100 meters high.

Ø The center will include two five-star hotels

Ø The massive structure has inside it shopping centres, hotels – including two five-star hotels, a water park, a Mediterranean village,

Ø It has a 100-metre high glass ceiling that comes with its own artificial sun which will keep visitors warm 24 hours a day and an ice-skating rink.

Shopping, swimming, skating, sunbathing and sleeping are all activities on offer to visitors.

I am fascinated by this building and I have decided to write about it because it again demonstrates the saying that whatsoever the mind can conceive, it can achieve. I would not want you to lose sight of the fact that this is one building. It is not a compound. It is one building. So think about. How massive will a building with all these features be? It even has a village inside it!!! It has a water park. It has many hotels inside it and it is just one building!!!

It may not be out of place to assume that when the idea to build such a gargantuan structure first dropped into the mind of the person who conceived, his/her first reaction was to discard but that God (s)he did not discard it. And today what was a dream is now a reality. It is also possible that this person who conceived the idea was discouraged by many people including experts in architecture, engineering, building technology, etc. but this person and his colleagues were not deterred.

So next time you are tempted to discard that ‘preposterous’ idea. Wait a minute and think it over. When you are absolutely sure that it is impossible to achieve the idea, you can then discard. I have come to learn that experts can be wrong too. So don’t let people talk you out of your dream.

Have a great week.