The biggest event this year has to be the Olympic games to be held in Beijing, China. With the slogan One World, One Dream, the Games of the XXIX Olympiad will draw thousands of athletes from around the world to compete in 302 events in 28 sports.I am looking forward to seeing the two new structures that are sure to become architectural icons, the new Beijing National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest" because of its architecture, and the Beijing National Aquatic Center which i will write about in a future post.
The National Stadium is the main stadium of the 29th Olympic Games, It has a floor space of 258,000 sq meters with 91,000 seats, and cost over 420 million USD. This stadium will host the main track and field competitions as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.
Construction was supposed to be complete in march this year, but in January this year there were concerns about construction working conditions and it had been revealed that 10 construction workers died during the stadium's construction.
Actually, what I can not await more is their preparation for the torch lighting cerremony. It must be unique again.
ReplyDeleteIt will be like another Great wall of China :)
ReplyDeletemany people die just to build great structure
The stadium looks so cool, but I hope that the recent riots are not affecting the olympics
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