Surat Diamond Bourse gets ready
Replaces US Pentagon as world’s largest office complex; PM to inaugurate it in Nov
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Surat Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared videos of the world’s largest office building, Surat Diamond Bourse, coming up here. The event marked a significant milestone for the diamond industry, as Surat is renowned for crafting 90 per cent of the world’s diamonds.
Surat Diamond Bourse is bigger than Pentagon, which remained as the largest office in the world for 80 years, but no more. Gujarat’s diamond capital Surat now has the biggest office in the world in the form of Surat Diamond Bourse. The new building can accommodate 65,000 diamond professionals at a time.
In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi acknowledged the dynamism and growth of Surat’s diamond industry, praising the Surat Diamond Bourse as a testament to India’s entrepreneurial spirit.
He emphasized that the bourse would serve as a hub for trade, innovation, and collaboration, further bolstering the country’s economy and creating employment opportunities.
The Surat Diamond Bourse is a comprehensive center for over 65,000 diamond professionals, including cutters, polishers, and traders. With a sprawling floor space of over 7.1 million square feet, it is reported to surpass the Pentagon as the world’s largest office building.
The bourse’s impressive 15-storey complex, covering an area of 35 acres, features a unique design of nine interconnected rectangular structures emanating from a central ‘spine’.
After four years of construction work, which faced some delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Surat Diamond Bourse is set to welcome its first occupants in November.
The Surat Diamond Bourse boasts more than 4,700 office spaces, which can also serve as small diamond-cutting and polishing workshops. The building includes 131 elevators and provides dining, retail, wellness, and conference facilities for the workers.
