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Originally Posted by HyperPower
Thats incredible, not only this development but the Pentagon which is still at the top. What an amazing symbol of power.
Tokyo Torch is like merging two; 270 Park Aves together to get the girth and still have extra floor space available.
The sky park is amazing, can see Mt. Fugi up there..
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actually this brand new office bldg in india recently surpassed the pentagon as largest office bldg. its the surat diamond bourse for the diamond business. apparantly 90% of diamonds are cut in surat, so they felt they needed this sucker:
The world’s new largest office building is bigger than the Pentagon
By Oscar Holland, CNN
Updated 8:21 AM EDT, Tue July 18, 2023
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The newly-opened Surat Diamond Bourse is billed as a “one-stop destination” for over 65,000 diamond professionals, including cutters, polishers and traders. Featuring a succession of nine rectangular structures spilling out from — and interconnected via — a central “spine,” the sprawling 15-story complex has been built across more than 35 acres of land.
The trading center’s architects say it comprises over 7.1 million square feet of floor space, which would mean it has surpassed the Pentagon as the world’s largest office building.
more:
https://www.cnn.com/style/india-largest-office-building-surat-diamond-bourse/index.html
The structure's spine flares out at each end to funnel breeze through the building.
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