NEW BEIJING ,GREAT OLYMPICS!

Buildings Beijing Sympolizing Digital Olympics :

                        Bird”s Nest and Water Cube

National Stadium(Bird’s Nest):

Venue: National Stadium

Location: Olympic Green

Total land surface (10,000 sq. m.): 25.8

Seats: 91,000

Sports: Athletics, Football

Groundbreaking date: Dec. 2003

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

NationalAquaticsCenter(Water Cube):

Venue: NationalAquaticsCenter

Location: Olympic Green

Total land surface (sq. m.): 65,000-80,000

Seats: 6,000 permanent and 11,000 temporary

Sports: Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, and Synchronized Swimming

Groundbreaking date: Dec. 24, 2003

Designer: John Pauline(Australian) and Zhao Xiaojun(China),Mao Hongwei(China).