A groundscraper is a large building that has relatively few stories but which greatly extends horizontally.

Definition [ edit ]

Encarta defines groundscraper as "a large low or medium-rise building, typically containing offices, that spreads horizontally and occupies a large amount of land". ^[1]

Examples [ edit ]

• 5 Broadgate , a groundscaper owned by Swiss bank UBS , was once the largest office building in the City of London . ^[2]
• Horizontal Skyscraper ? Vanke Center in Shenzhen is as large as the Empire State Building , but is laid out horizontally and five stories above ground level. ^{[3] [4] [5]} A park occupies the space below. ^{[4] [5]}
• The Pentagon  – the world's second largest office building
• Apple Park
• Bharat Mandapam
• The Squaire
• Colossus of Prora , originally 4.5 km (2.8 mi) in length.
• Estonian National Museum
• SAS Frosundavik Office Building ^[6]
• The klystron gallery at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is 3 kilometers long and 1 story high.
• Each arm of the LIGO gravitational wave detectors is 4 kilometers long and housed in an above-ground concrete structure.

See also [ edit ]

• Earthscraper
• Skyscraper
• List of largest buildings

References [ edit ]