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The '''Enterprise Building'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pictures - www.netdragon.com |url=http://www.netdragon.com/about/picture1.shtml |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=www.netdragon.com}}</ref> is the headquarters of the Chinese game developer company, [[NetDragon Websoft]].<ref name=":5" /> It is located in the Chinese coastal city of [[Changle District|Changle]], a suburb of [[Fuzhou]] in [[Fujian|Fujian province]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015-05-25 |title=$100 Million HQ Looks Exactly Like the Starship Enterprise |url=https://time.com/3895655/star-trek-enterprise-building/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Time |language=en}}</ref> |
The '''Enterprise Building'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pictures - www.netdragon.com |url=http://www.netdragon.com/about/picture1.shtml |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=www.netdragon.com}}</ref> is the headquarters of the Chinese game developer company, [[NetDragon Websoft]].<ref name=":5" /> It is located in the Chinese coastal city of [[Changle District|Changle]], a suburb of [[Fuzhou]] in [[Fujian|Fujian province]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015-05-25 |title=$100 Million HQ Looks Exactly Like the Starship Enterprise |url=https://time.com/3895655/star-trek-enterprise-building/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Time |language=en}}</ref> The building resembles ''[[Star Trek]]''{{'s}} [[Starship Enterprise|Starship ''Enterprise'']] — specifically, the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E}}.<ref name=":5" /> |
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==Construction== |
==Construction== |
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It was sponsored by [[NetDragon Websoft]]’s founder [[Liu Dejian]] ({{lang|zh|刘德建}}), a Chinese millionaire and a fan of the ''Star Trek'' show.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-27 |title=This Chinese executive may be the biggest “Star Trek” fan on the planet |url=https://qz.com/412964/this-chinese-executive-may-be-the-biggest-star-trek-fan-on-the-planet |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Quartz |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-05-26 |title=Chinese Star Trek fan builds company headquarters in the shape of show's spaceship |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/chinese-star-trek-fan-builds-company-headquarters-in-the-shape-of-shows-spaceship |access-date=2023-10-14 |issn=0585-3923}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Rooney |first=Ben |date=2015-05-26 |title='Star Trek' fan builds company headquarters in shape of USS Enterprise |url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/05/26/news/star-trek-enterprise-headquarters/index.html |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=CNNMoney}}</ref> It was constructed with permission from the show copyright holders and is described as "the only licensed ''Star Trek'' building in the world".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=A Chinese tycoon spent US$100 million on a Star Trek-inspired office |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3191685/chinese-tycoon-spent-us100-million-star-trek-hq-netdragon |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> The construction begun in October 2010 and concluded in May 2014.<ref name="2015-05-25 WSJ" /> |
It was sponsored by [[NetDragon Websoft]]’s founder [[Liu Dejian]] ({{lang|zh|刘德建}}), a Chinese millionaire and a fan of the ''Star Trek'' show.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-27 |title=This Chinese executive may be the biggest “Star Trek” fan on the planet |url=https://qz.com/412964/this-chinese-executive-may-be-the-biggest-star-trek-fan-on-the-planet |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Quartz |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-05-26 |title=Chinese Star Trek fan builds company headquarters in the shape of show's spaceship |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/chinese-star-trek-fan-builds-company-headquarters-in-the-shape-of-shows-spaceship |access-date=2023-10-14 |issn=0585-3923}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Rooney |first=Ben |date=2015-05-26 |title='Star Trek' fan builds company headquarters in shape of USS Enterprise |url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/05/26/news/star-trek-enterprise-headquarters/index.html |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=CNNMoney}}</ref> It was constructed with permission from the show copyright holders and is described as "the only licensed ''Star Trek'' building in the world".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=A Chinese tycoon spent US$100 million on a Star Trek-inspired office |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3191685/chinese-tycoon-spent-us100-million-star-trek-hq-netdragon |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> The construction begun in October 2010 and concluded in May 2014.<ref name="2015-05-25 WSJ">{{cite news |last1=Yang |first1=Jie |date=2015-05-25 |title=Chinese Firm's Headquarters Shaped Like 'Star Trek's' Enterprise |language=en |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-CJB-26916 |url-status=live |access-date=2023-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601185846/https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-CJB-26916 |archive-date=2023-06-01 |issn=1042-9840 |oclc=781541372}}</ref> |
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==Features== |
==Features== |
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Revision as of 23:55, 14 October 2023
The Enterprise Building[1] 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 USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E).[2]
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 inspirted by the Hui Style architecture.[2]
The building also hosts a life-size replica of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton modelled after the "Stan".[7]
References
- ^ "Pictures - www.netdragon.com". www.netdragon.com. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "A Chinese tycoon spent US$100 million on a Star Trek-inspired office". South China Morning Post. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "$100 Million HQ Looks Exactly Like the Starship Enterprise". Time. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "This Chinese executive may be the biggest "Star Trek" fan on the planet". Quartz. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Chinese Star Trek fan builds company headquarters in the shape of show's spaceship". The Straits Times. 26 May 2015. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Rooney, Ben (26 May 2015). "'Star Trek' fan builds company headquarters in shape of USS Enterprise". CNNMoney. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ a b Yang, Jie (25 May 2015). "Chinese Firm's Headquarters Shaped Like 'Star Trek's' Enterprise". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 1042-9840. OCLC 781541372. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "$100 Million HQ Looks Exactly Like the Starship Enterprise". Time. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Beau Peregoy (31 May 2015). "Calling All Trekkies! A Life-Size Replica of the Enterprise Has Been Built in China". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Bowerman, Mary. "This building in China looks like the USS Enterprise". USA TODAY. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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