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The building comprises over 7.1 million square feet of floor space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For 80 years, Pentagon was the world’s largest office building. But that title has now been taken by a building in Gujarat’s Surat that will house a diamond trading centre, according to a CNN<\/em> report. Surat is known as the gem capital of the world where 90 per cent of the world’s diamonds are cut. The newly-constructed Surat Diamond Bourse will be a “one-stop destination” for over 65,000 diamond professionals, including cutters, polishers and traders, the outlet further said.<\/p>\n

The 15-storey building is spread across 35 acres of land and has nine rectangular structures, as per the CNN<\/em> report<\/a>. They are all interconnected via a central spine.<\/p>\n

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According to the company that built the sprawling complex, it comprises over 7.1 million square feet of floor space.<\/p>\n

The building will be officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November this year. It took four years to complete the construction of the building.<\/p>\n

According to SDB website<\/a>, the complex has a recreational zone and parking area spread across 20 lakh square foot.<\/p>\n

It is a not for profit organization promoted by SDB Diamond Bourse, a company registered under section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 and formed for the establishment and promotion of Diamond Bourse in Surat, Gujarat.<\/p>\n

Speaking to CNN<\/em>, project’s CEO Mahesh Gadhavi said the new building complex will save thousands of people from travelling – sometimes daily – to Mumbai by train to do business.<\/p>\n

The building has been designed by Indian architecture firm Morphogenesis following an international design competition.<\/p>\n

“Surpassing the Pentagon was not part of the competition brief. Rather, the project’s size was dictated by demand,” Mr Gadhavi told CNN<\/em>.<\/p>\n

He added that all the offices were purchased by diamond companies before the construction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n