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<h2 id="definition">Definition</h2> <p><i><a href="/facts/Encarta/CfH3MGCT">Encarta</a></i> defines <i>groundscraper</i> as "a large low or medium-rise building, typically containing offices, that spreads horizontally and occupies a large amount of land".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/5_Broadgate/Mfbfxjdn">5 Broadgate</a>, a groundscaper owned by Swiss bank <a href="/facts/UBS/9PQLzBq3">UBS</a>, was once the largest office building in <a href="/facts/The_City_of_London/Psl9khal">the City of London</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Horizontal_Skyscraper_%E2%80%93_Vanke_Center/D4AWaE8V">Horizontal Skyscraper – Vanke Center</a> in <a href="/facts/Shenzhen/B8rnXRf8">Shenzhen</a> is as large as the <a href="/facts/Empire_State_Building/GgehSMmV">Empire State Building</a>, but is laid out horizontally and five stories above ground level.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> A park occupies the space below.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/The_Pentagon/vkuy1sHT">The Pentagon</a> – the <a href="/facts/List_of_largest_office_buildings/2X9vUIms">world's second largest office building</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Apple_Park/q41UtAvW">Apple Park</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bharat_Mandapam/fMrnwobI">Bharat Mandapam</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/The_Squaire/zErtEJe8">The Squaire</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Prora/Vu0Flzso">Colossus of Prora</a>, originally 4.5 km (2.8 mi) in length.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Estonian_National_Museum/jK7CMmBr">Estonian National Museum</a></li> <li>SAS Frösundavik Office Building<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li>The <a href="/facts/Klystron/xYeQ0nId">klystron</a> gallery at the <a href="/facts/SLAC_National_Accelerator_Laboratory/CzX2afas">SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory</a> is 3 kilometers long and 1 story high.</li> <li>Each arm of the <a href="/facts/LIGO/jX6jyJzM">LIGO</a> gravitational wave detectors is 4 kilometers long and housed in an above-ground concrete structure.</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Earthscraper/N32pmd0P">Earthscraper</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Skyscraper/5nM0naVB">Skyscraper</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_largest_buildings/WTGwbffG">List of largest buildings</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Groundscraper definition". MSN Encarta. Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2011.[better source needed] <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091117091751/http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_701706384/groundscraper.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20091117091751/http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_701706384/groundscraper.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"City 'groundscraper' unveiled". FT.com. May 16, 2006. Retrieved January 17, 2011. <a href="https://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2e1d95e-03ae-11e0-8c3f-00144feabdc0.html" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2e1d95e-03ae-11e0-8c3f-00144feabdc0.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Ouroussoff, Nicolai (2011-06-27). "Turning Design on Its Side". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-29. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/arts/design/steven-holls-design-for-the-vanke-center-in-china-review.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/arts/design/steven-holls-design-for-the-vanke-center-in-china-review.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Cheek, Lawrence W. (January 15, 2011). "Architects Find Their Dream Client, in China". The New York Times. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/business/16build.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/business/16build.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Horizontal Skyscraper - Vanke Center". Steven Holl Architects. Retrieved September 16, 2014. <a href="http://www.stevenholl.com/projects/vanke-center?" target="_blank">http://www.stevenholl.com/projects/vanke-center?</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Cheek, Lawrence W. (January 15, 2011). "Architects Find Their Dream Client, in China". The New York Times. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/business/16build.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/business/16build.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Horizontal Skyscraper - Vanke Center". Steven Holl Architects. Retrieved September 16, 2014. <a href="http://www.stevenholl.com/projects/vanke-center?" target="_blank">http://www.stevenholl.com/projects/vanke-center?</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>van Meel, Jurian. The European Office: Office Design and National Context. 010 Publishers, 2000. 97. Retrieved from Google Books on 12 February 2010. ISBN 90-6450-382-6, ISBN 978-90-6450-382-5. <a href="/w/index.php?title=010_Publishers&action=edit&redlink=1" target="_blank">/w/index.php?title=010_Publishers&action=edit&redlink=1</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>