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Few tech companies are more widely known than Google, the search engine and information giant that revolutionized the internet and helped to make it an essential part of our everyday lives. The company has offices around the world, but the most "Googlers" (as employees are affectionately known) are based at the "Googleplex," the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.
The Google office is a popular Silicon Valley and San Francisco sightseeing destination and is close to other popular attractions including The Computer History Museum in Downtown Mountain View and the Shoreline Amphitheater (outdoor concert venue).
However, there is no Googleplex tour or Google campus tour in Mountain View. The only way a member of the public can tour the inside of campus buildings is if they are escorted by an employee—so if you happen to have a friend who works there, ask them to show you around. However, you can walk around 12 acres of the campus unescorted.
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Google Visitor Center
1911 Landings DrFew tech companies are more widely known than Google, the search engine and information giant that revolutionized the internet and helped to make it an essential part of our everyday lives. The company has offices around the world, but the most "Googlers" (as employees are affectionately known) are based at the "Googleplex," the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.
The Google office is a popular Silicon Valley and San Francisco sightseeing destination and is close to other popular attractions including The Computer History Museum in Downtown Mountain View and the Shoreline Amphitheater (outdoor concert venue).
However, there is no Googleplex tour or Google campus tour in Mountain View. The only way a member of the public can tour the inside of campus buildings is if they are escorted by an employee—so if you happen to have a friend who works there, ask them to show you around. However, you can walk around 12 acres of the campus unescorted.
This is where one of the most famous corporate headquarters: Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc. is at. It is located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway in Mountain View, California, United States.
The original complex, with 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m2) of office space, is the company's second largest square footage assemblage of Google buildings, after Google's 111 Eighth Avenue building in New York City, which the company bought in 2010.
"Googleplex" is a portmanteau of Google and complex (meaning a complex of buildings) and a reference to googolplex, the name given to the large number 10(10100), or 10googol.
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Googleplex
1600 Amphitheatre PkwyThis is where one of the most famous corporate headquarters: Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc. is at. It is located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway in Mountain View, California, United States.
The original complex, with 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m2) of office space, is the company's second largest square footage assemblage of Google buildings, after Google's 111 Eighth Avenue building in New York City, which the company bought in 2010.
"Googleplex" is a portmanteau of Google and complex (meaning a complex of buildings) and a reference to googolplex, the name given to the large number 10(10100), or 10googol.
The Computer History Museum (CHM) is a museum established in 1996 in Mountain View, California, US. The museum is dedicated to preserving and presenting the stories and artifacts of the information age, and exploring the computing revolution and its impact on society.
The Computer History Museum claims to house the largest and most significant collection of computing artifacts in the world (the Heinz Nixdorf Museum, Paderborn, Germany, has more items on display but a far smaller total collection[1][4]). This includes many rare or one-of-a-kind objects such as a Cray-1 supercomputer as well as a Cray-2, Cray-3, the Utah teapot, the 1969 Neiman Marcus Kitchen Computer, an Apple I, and an example of the first generation of Google's racks of custom-designed web servers.[5] The collection comprises nearly 90,000 objects, photographs and films, as well as 4,000 feet (1,200 m) of cataloged documentation and several hundred gigabytes of software. The CHM oral history program conducts video interviews around the history of computing and networking, with over 700 as of 2016.
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Computer History Museum
1401 N Shoreline BlvdThe Computer History Museum (CHM) is a museum established in 1996 in Mountain View, California, US. The museum is dedicated to preserving and presenting the stories and artifacts of the information age, and exploring the computing revolution and its impact on society.
The Computer History Museum claims to house the largest and most significant collection of computing artifacts in the world (the Heinz Nixdorf Museum, Paderborn, Germany, has more items on display but a far smaller total collection[1][4]). This includes many rare or one-of-a-kind objects such as a Cray-1 supercomputer as well as a Cray-2, Cray-3, the Utah teapot, the 1969 Neiman Marcus Kitchen Computer, an Apple I, and an example of the first generation of Google's racks of custom-designed web servers.[5] The collection comprises nearly 90,000 objects, photographs and films, as well as 4,000 feet (1,200 m) of cataloged documentation and several hundred gigabytes of software. The CHM oral history program conducts video interviews around the history of computing and networking, with over 700 as of 2016.
Famed architect Frank Gehry designed the Facebook headquarter office space of this campus that measures 430,000 square feet. He also sought the help of fifteen local artists to design and paint interior spaces. The headquarters has the largest open floor office plan in the world, a trend with technology companies to foster collaboration among employees. A complete tour of the facility takes up to two hours with a stopover for a meal or refreshments. Facebook went for elegant furnishings at the office complex that includes futuristic furniture, Adirondack chairs, transparent meeting rooms, artwork, and stairwells.
There is also a rooftop park (green roof) measuring nine acres. The rooftop park has a garden, 400 trees, over 100,000 native plants, a giant swinging teepee, maps to help people know their location, and a half a mile walking and jogging loop among other things. There are also enough spaces for group exercises on this LEED-certified building and Facebook hopes local birds will find a haven on the roof. This roof also acts as a heat insulator, therefore, lowering Facebook’s cooling and heating costs. Facebook employees are some of the most privileged in terms of workspace freedom. All staff have access to a version of a vending machine that, instead of serving snacks, it serves electronics like cables, adapters, earphones, and batteries with just a swipe of staff ID card. There is also free food for staff and a gaming room open to employees and visitors alike. Finally, employees have bicycles to move around the expansive facility.
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Meta Headquarters
1 Hacker WayFamed architect Frank Gehry designed the Facebook headquarter office space of this campus that measures 430,000 square feet. He also sought the help of fifteen local artists to design and paint interior spaces. The headquarters has the largest open floor office plan in the world, a trend with technology companies to foster collaboration among employees. A complete tour of the facility takes up to two hours with a stopover for a meal or refreshments. Facebook went for elegant furnishings at the office complex that includes futuristic furniture, Adirondack chairs, transparent meeting rooms, artwork, and stairwells.
There is also a rooftop park (green roof) measuring nine acres. The rooftop park has a garden, 400 trees, over 100,000 native plants, a giant swinging teepee, maps to help people know their location, and a half a mile walking and jogging loop among other things. There are also enough spaces for group exercises on this LEED-certified building and Facebook hopes local birds will find a haven on the roof. This roof also acts as a heat insulator, therefore, lowering Facebook’s cooling and heating costs. Facebook employees are some of the most privileged in terms of workspace freedom. All staff have access to a version of a vending machine that, instead of serving snacks, it serves electronics like cables, adapters, earphones, and batteries with just a swipe of staff ID card. There is also free food for staff and a gaming room open to employees and visitors alike. Finally, employees have bicycles to move around the expansive facility.
The Apple Campus is located on the southeast corner of Interstate 280 and De Anza Boulevard, and occupies 32 acres (130,000 m2)[4] in six buildings spread over four floors. Each building is numbered with one digit on the private U-shaped street Infinite Loop, so named because of the programming concept of an infinite loop. The street, in conjunction with Mariani Avenue, actually does form a circuit (or cycle) that can circulate indefinitely. The main building has the address 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California. Employees refer to these buildings as IL1 to IL6 for Infinite Loop 1-6. Besides the buildings on Infinite Loop, the whole Apple Campus occupies an additional thirty buildings scattered throughout the city to accommodate its employees. Some of these buildings are leased (with an average rental cost of $2.50 per square foot),[5] while others are of recent acquisition; the land that the new buildings occupy will be used for future construction of a second campus in the city with the aim of centralizing the activities of the company. In total, including nine newly acquired buildings on Pruneridge Avenue, the company controls more than 3,300,000 square feet (310,000 m2) for its activities in the city of Cupertino. This represents almost 40% of the 8,800,000 square feet (820,000 m2) of office space and facilities for research and development available in the city. At 1 Infinite Loop is an Apple Store selling Apple equipment and souvenirs. It is the only part of the campus open to the public.
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Apple Park Visitor Center
10600 N Tantau AveThe Apple Campus is located on the southeast corner of Interstate 280 and De Anza Boulevard, and occupies 32 acres (130,000 m2)[4] in six buildings spread over four floors. Each building is numbered with one digit on the private U-shaped street Infinite Loop, so named because of the programming concept of an infinite loop. The street, in conjunction with Mariani Avenue, actually does form a circuit (or cycle) that can circulate indefinitely. The main building has the address 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California. Employees refer to these buildings as IL1 to IL6 for Infinite Loop 1-6. Besides the buildings on Infinite Loop, the whole Apple Campus occupies an additional thirty buildings scattered throughout the city to accommodate its employees. Some of these buildings are leased (with an average rental cost of $2.50 per square foot),[5] while others are of recent acquisition; the land that the new buildings occupy will be used for future construction of a second campus in the city with the aim of centralizing the activities of the company. In total, including nine newly acquired buildings on Pruneridge Avenue, the company controls more than 3,300,000 square feet (310,000 m2) for its activities in the city of Cupertino. This represents almost 40% of the 8,800,000 square feet (820,000 m2) of office space and facilities for research and development available in the city. At 1 Infinite Loop is an Apple Store selling Apple equipment and souvenirs. It is the only part of the campus open to the public.