World Trade Center Bhubaneswar

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World Skill Center Bhubaneswar
World Trade Center Bhubaneswar
General information
StatusUnder construction
TypeCommercial
Location Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Coordinates 20°18′17″N85°51′15″E / 20.3047°N 85.8541°E / 20.3047; 85.8541
CompletedIn Progress
HeightExpected to be 150m-160m according to number of floors
Technical details
Floor count40
Floor area98,340 m2 (1,058,500 sq ft)
Design and construction
Developer Populous
Website
wtcbhubaneswar.org

World Skill Center Bhubaneswar (also known as WSC Bhubaneswar) is proposed to be a 40-floor-tall building in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. [1] This will be the fifth World Trade Centre to be operationalized in India and the 344th in the world. It is developed by Populous (company). The center will consist of 200 room hotel, 50,000 sq ft of indoor exhibition hall, multipurpose convention hall to accommodate 4,000 delegates, small convertible meeting halls to host 12 to 16 events simultaneously, an open area to accommodate up to 25,000 people and an open amphitheater. [2] Upon completion, the World Trade Center Bhubaneswar will be the tallest building in Odisha. The Convention Center will be connected to all nearby hotels and the World Trade Center through a skywalk. [3] For now, the World Trade Center Bhubaneswar is functioning from IDCO Towers, in Janpath, Bhubaneswar.

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