The Enterprise Building () is the headquarters of the Chinese game developer company

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. It is located in the Chinese coastal city of

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, a suburb of

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. The building resembles ''

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'' Starship ''Enterprise'' — specifically, the ''Enterprise''-E featured in several ''Star Trek'' films.

Construction

It was sponsored by

’s founder Liu Dejian (), a Chinese millionaire and a fan of the ''Star Trek'' show. It was constructed with permission from the show copyright holders and is described as "the only licensed ''Star Trek'' building in the world". The construction begun in October 2010 and concluded in May 2014.

Features

The building is long, wide, and cost 600 million yuan (about $97 million c. 2015) to build. It has six floors. 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

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, as well as parts inspired by the Hui Style architecture. The building also hosts a life-size replica of a ''

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'' skeleton modelled after " Stan".

References

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