Beijing's Water Cube is making a big splash with tourists. Built for last year's Olympics, and site of Michael Phelps' golden performance, the year-old Cube rocketed past dozens of historical attractions to grab the No 2 spot on the city's must-see... ...full story at People's Daily
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Beijing Olympic Water Cube »
YouTube video The National Aquatics Centre, known as 'The Water Cube', will be one of the most dramatic and exciting venues to feature sporting events for the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
To bring the design to life, the individual bubbles are incorporated into a plastic... |
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The Water Cube, Bubble-Clad Olympic Wonder » TreeHugger It looks blue, but it's green, and it's here. As big, eye-catching Olympics architecture goes, nothing may be as sustainable as the Beijing National Aquatics Center, or Water Cube, the latest cutting-edge building to open on the enormous construction site... |
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Swimming club to be built in the Water Cube » People's Daily A high-class swimming club will be opened in the Water Cube, Wang Chun, executive deputy director of the Olympic Green management committee, revealed on January 8, 2008. Wang said that, according to plans, the Water Cube will be divided into four... |
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Beijing Olympics: Opening Of The Water Cube » Zhonghuarising The $150-200 million "Water Cube," perhaps more of an iconic structure of a futuristic Olympics than a swimming venue, was unveiled early this week in Beijing. The National Aquatics Center, where 42 Olympic swimming events will take place in... |
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Phelps takes second gold — record still on » Countdown to Beijing It was a mighty close thing, but Michael Phelps is still on for a record-breaking haul at the Beijing Olympics. In the words of my colleague Julian Linden, Phelps dodged a bullet at the Water Cube early on Monday, as he had his American team mates Garret... |
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Swim like a champ at the Water Cube » People's Daily Curious how swimming sensation Michael Phelps was able to grab eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games? The National Aquatic Center has opened one of its swimming pools to let the public swim like an Olympian. Since Saturday, hundreds of water... |
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