Enterprise Building (China) Explained

The Enterprise Building[1] is the headquarters of the Chinese game developer company, NetDragon Websoft. It is located in the Chinese coastal city of Changle, a suburb of Fuzhou in Fujian province.[2] The building resembles Star Trek Starship Enterprise - specifically, the Enterprise-E featured in several Star Trek films.

Construction

It was sponsored by NetDragon Websoft’s founder Liu Dejian (Chinese: 刘德建), a Chinese millionaire and a fan of the Star Trek show.[3] [4] [5] It was constructed with permission from the show copyright holders and is described as "the only licensed Star Trek building in the world".[6] The construction begun in October 2010 and concluded in May 2014.[7]

Features

The building is long, 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. It also has Star Trek-style sliding doors, as well as parts inspired by the Hui Style architecture.

The building also hosts a life-size replica of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton modelled after the "Stan".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pictures - www.netdragon.com . 2023-10-14 . www.netdragon.com.
  2. Web site: 2015-05-25 . $100 Million HQ Looks Exactly Like the Starship Enterprise . 2023-10-14 . Time . en.
  3. Web site: 2015-05-27 . This Chinese executive may be the biggest “Star Trek” fan on the planet . 2023-10-14 . Quartz . en.
  4. News: 2015-05-26 . Chinese Star Trek fan builds company headquarters in the shape of show's spaceship . en . The Straits Times . 2023-10-14 . 0585-3923.
  5. Web site: Rooney . Ben . 2015-05-26 . 'Star Trek' fan builds company headquarters in shape of USS Enterprise . 2023-10-14 . CNNMoney.
  6. Web site: 2022-09-08 . A Chinese tycoon spent US$100 million on a Star Trek-inspired office . 2023-10-14 . South China Morning Post . en.
  7. News: Yang . Jie . 2015-05-25 . Chinese Firm's Headquarters Shaped Like 'Star Trek's' Enterprise . en . . live . 2023-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230601185846/https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-CJB-26916 . 2023-06-01 . 1042-9840 . 781541372.
  8. Web site: 2015-05-25 . $100 Million HQ Looks Exactly Like the Starship Enterprise . 2023-10-14 . Time . en.
  9. Web site: Beau Peregoy. 2015-05-31 . Calling All Trekkies! A Life-Size Replica of the Enterprise Has Been Built in China . 2023-10-14 . Architectural Digest . en-US.
  10. Web site: Bowerman . Mary . This building in China looks like the USS Enterprise . 2023-10-14 . USA TODAY . en-US.

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