Enterprise Building (China)
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The Enterprise Building[1] (simplified Chinese: 企业号; traditional Chinese: 企業號; pinyin: Qǐyè Hào; lit. 'The Enterprise') is the headquarters of the Chinese game developer company NetDragon Websoft.[2] It is located in the Chinese coastal city of Changle, a suburb of Fuzhou in Fujian province.[3] The building resembles Star Trek's Starship Enterprise — specifically, the Enterprise-E featured in several Star Trek films.[2]
| Enterprise Building | |
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| General information | |
| Address | Changle, China |
| Coordinates | 25.9630°N 119.6958°E |
| Construction started | 2010 |
| Completed | 2014 |
| Cost | 600 million yuan (about $97 million c. 2015) |
| Owner | NetDragon Websoft |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
Construction
It was sponsored by NetDragon Websoft’s founder Liu Dejian (刘德建), a Chinese millionaire and a fan of the Star Trek show.[3][4][5][6] It was constructed with permission from the show copyright holders and is described as "the only licensed Star Trek building in the world".[3][2] The construction begun in October 2010 and concluded in May 2014.[7]
Features
The building is 853 feet (260 m) long, 328 feet (100 m) wide, and cost 600 million yuan (about $97 million c. 2015) to build.[8][9] It has six floors.[10] The complex also features a football field, four tennis courts, a swimming pool, horseback riding area, VR experience center and a railway.[2] It also has Star Trek-style sliding doors, as well as parts inspired by the Hui Style architecture.[2]
The building also hosts a life-size replica of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton modelled after "Stan".[7]
References
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