The National Stadium

A bird’s eye view
Venue: National Stadium;

Location: Olympic Green;

Total land surface: 258,000 sq m;

Seats: 91,000;

Competitions: Athletics, Football;

Post-Games use: The Stadium is to stage sports events at national and international levels, as well as cultural and entertaining activities;

Groundbreaking date: Dec. 2003;

Designer: Herzog & DeMeuron (Swiss) and China Architecture Design Institute;

A night shot

The exterior

Seating bowl

The lobby

View from the plinth

The stadium in the sunset

The shopping center in the stadium

Entrance to the shopping center

The east corner

The green area

A bird’s eye view of the Olympic Green

The National Aquatics Center

The “Water Cube”
Venue: National Aquatics Center;

Location: Olympic Green;

Total land surface: 65,000-80,000 sq m;

Seats: 6,000 permanent and 11,000 temporary;

Competitions: Swimming, Diving, Synchronized Swimming;

Groundbreaking date: Dec. 24, 2003;

The interior

A night shot

The exterior

The center in the rain

A day shot

A night shot

The interior

The “Water Cube” and the “Bird’s Nest”

Fireworks with external lighting

Release of bubble balloons with spot lights

Projections

Projections

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Whoa! These super man-made structures are incredible! Their architecture, their design, their features and not to forget their location! Whew! I really hope that I can visit my home town and watch the coming 2008 Olympics!!huhu…Well…I’ll just be hoping..dreaming..

But I will support you Beijing and goodluck to all other participants!! haha!