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Map of Anatolian Plate and TurkeyIstanbul's brand new Sabiha Gökçen International Airport airport terminal opened on October 31st of this year and is now the world's largest earthquake-proof building. Named after the world's first woman combat pilot, the new 2 million square-foot structure is capable of not only withstanding a <b>magnitude 8.0 earthquake</b> - it's also designed to remain completely operational afterwards. This is all due to new seismic building technology and advanced computer simulations that are able to predict how a building will react in order to keep it safe.1
Sabiha Gökçen Airport - During ConstructionIstanbul's brand new Sabiha Gökçen International Airport airport terminal opened on October 31st of this year and is now the world's largest earthquake-proof building. Named after the world's first woman combat pilot, the new 2 million square-foot structure is capable of not only withstanding a <b>magnitude 8.0 earthquake</b> - it's also designed to remain completely operational afterwards. This is all due to new seismic building technology and advanced computer simulations that are able to predict how a building will react in order to keep it safe.2
Sabiha Gökçen AirportIstanbul's brand new Sabiha Gökçen International Airport airport terminal opened on October 31st of this year and is now the world's largest earthquake-proof building. Named after the world's first woman combat pilot, the new 2 million square-foot structure is capable of not only withstanding a <b>magnitude 8.0 earthquake</b> - it's also designed to remain completely operational afterwards. This is all due to new seismic building technology and advanced computer simulations that are able to predict how a building will react in order to keep it safe.3
Sabiha Gökçen AirportIstanbul's brand new Sabiha Gökçen International Airport airport terminal opened on October 31st of this year and is now the world's largest earthquake-proof building. Named after the world's first woman combat pilot, the new 2 million square-foot structure is capable of not only withstanding a <b>magnitude 8.0 earthquake</b> - it's also designed to remain completely operational afterwards. This is all due to new seismic building technology and advanced computer simulations that are able to predict how a building will react in order to keep it safe.4
Sabiha Gökçen Airport - Seismic Isolation DeviceIstanbul's brand new Sabiha Gökçen International Airport airport terminal opened on October 31st of this year and is now the world's largest earthquake-proof building. Named after the world's first woman combat pilot, the new 2 million square-foot structure is capable of not only withstanding a <b>magnitude 8.0 earthquake</b> - it's also designed to remain completely operational afterwards. This is all due to new seismic building technology and advanced computer simulations that are able to predict how a building will react in order to keep it safe.5
Sabiha Gökçen Airport - Seismic Isolation DeviceIstanbul's brand new Sabiha Gökçen International Airport airport terminal opened on October 31st of this year and is now the world's largest earthquake-proof building. Named after the world's first woman combat pilot, the new 2 million square-foot structure is capable of not only withstanding a <b>magnitude 8.0 earthquake</b> - it's also designed to remain completely operational afterwards. This is all due to new seismic building technology and advanced computer simulations that are able to predict how a building will react in order to keep it safe.6
