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Olympic venue
construction
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Water Cube logo (Photo credit: Cheng
Gong) Membrane structure of the ceiling
(Photo credit: Cheng Gong)The National Aquatics
Center, or simply the Water Cube, a blue palatial
structure with an area of 80,000 sq m, was
completed January 28, 2008. It is situated to the
east of Beichen West Bridge | 
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Seats await the spectators. (Photo credit: Zhang
Zheng/China Foto Press)(BEIJING, Jan. 29) --
The 80,000 seats of the National Stadium -- the
architectural centerpiece of the Olympic Games and
also known as the Birds Nest for its distinct
appearance -- have been installed on the stands as
of Ja |
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Construction workers labor in front of the
National Stadium nicknamed the Birds Nest under
construction for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in
Beijing, China, in this Jan. 12, 2007 file photo.
(Xinhua Photo) BEIJING,
Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The construction of the venues
for the 20 |
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The interior look of the Water Cube (BEIJING,
January 28) -- How long can the Water Cube
survive? Zheng Fang, the chief designer for the
Water Cube, gave the following answer -- 100
years. Can any architectural structure survive one
hundred years, subject to bad weather and other
outside forces |
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The Water Cube and the Birds Nest (BEIJING,
January 28) -- Sporting a sky-blue overcoat and
basking in the sunshine, the completed National
Aquatics Center was delivered Monday morning.The
venue, also dubbed the Water Cube, is situated to
the east of Beichen West Bridge on the North
Fourth Ring |
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