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Pictures of Stadium and Swimming Center on the Site of the Beijing Olympics.
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Photographs below, from the Beijing Olympic Site, presented by Dennis Cai,
Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XX1X Olympiad, all rights reserved.
Telephone: [ 00 86] 10 66699325
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Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium, Beijing
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Bird's Nest Stadium reflection on water
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Aeroplane flies past Bird's Nest Stadium |
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Phoned instructions to Bird's Nest workers. |
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Olympic National Swimming Center
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Bird's Nest Stadium
The Beijing National Stadium, also known as the National Stadium, or the "Bird's nest" for its architecture, is a stadium that is being built on the Olympic Green in Beijing, China for March 2008 completion. It will host the main track and field competitions for the 2008 Summer Olympics and as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. It is located right next to the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.
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Water Cube:Bubble Building; National Swimming Center.
The Water Cube was initially designed by PTW Architects , CSCEC International Design and Arup with structural Engineers Arup conceiving the structure. The structure was built by CSCEC (China State Construction Engineering Corporation). Comprising a steel spaceframe, it is the largest ETFE clad structure in the world with over 100,000 mē of ETFE pillows that are only eight one-thousandths of an inch in total thickness. ETFE cladding allows more light and heat penetration than traditional glass, resulting in a 30% decrease in energy costs.
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