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- NATIONAL STADIUM- BIRD'S NEST Beijing an old city long known for its architectural splendor of past with palaces and temples is ready to express itself as the metropolis of future that could be plucked from a science fiction when it will have its Olympic moment this August.
- WATER CUBE THE NATIONAL AQUATIC CENTRE BEIJING The National Aquatic centre at Beijing also called the Water Cube is a picturesque structure, crafted to give a synchronized appearance of natural water bubbles.
- NATIONAL INDOOR STADIUM Olympic Green has a series of landmarks notable for their futuristic design. An Olympic stadium that has a shape of birds nest, a swimming venue literally built on bubbles and National Indoor Stadium located in the southern part of Olympic village resembles the unfurled traditional Chinese folding fan.
- BEIJING SHOOTING RANGE HALL Each architecture at Olympic Green reflects ancient Chinese culture and tradition. Beijing shooting Range Hall has the design of hunting bow, a symbol strongly related to the history of sports which shares a close relation with mandarin traditions.
- PEKING UNIVERSITY GYMNASIUM Located in the north of China’s Silicon Valley, Peking University Gymnasium is just 8 km away from the Olympic Village and will be the home for table tennis championship for Beijing Olympics 2008.
- SHUNYI OLYMPIC ROWING-CANOEING PARK With a building area of 31, 850 sq m, Shuni Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Shunyi district has the largest surface area of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games venues.
- BEIJING OLYMPIC BASKETBALL GYMNASIUM The Wukesong Indoor Stadium the local name for Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium will be hosting qualifying and finals of Beijing Olympics this August. The court has the standards that could be matched with NBA.
- BEIJING OLYMPIC GREEN TENNIS COURT As of now China is not big on tennis map of the world, but the sports has a huge recognition in mainland and officials have spend quite a money in past to build the facilities. The new tennis stadium in Olympic Green with a shape of bloomed lotus just recommends the same.
- BEIJING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GYMNASIUM The University of Science and Technology Gymnasium comprises of a central gymnasium (50m X 25 m), swimming pool and has a total building area of 24,662m. Gymnasium has a capacity of accommodating 8,012 spectators for events of Judo and Taekwondo for summer Olympics and Wheelchair Rugby, Wheelchair Basketball for Paralympic Games.
- BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY GYMNASIUM It is a five story building which covers 66,124 meters and has the capacity to hold 7, 508 spectators out of which 1,741 are temporary seats. Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium will host Badminton and rhythmic gymnastics.
- CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY GYMNASIUM Is one of the first venues that saw completion for Beijing 2008 Olympics. China Agricultural University Gymnasium is located in eastern campus and is built on 24,000 square meters to hold a capacity of 8,500 people.
- LAOSHAN VELODROME One more artistic design in the Olympic Green, Laoshan Velodrome is a classic racing track with a tomb that has the shape of spoked front wheel of a racing bicycle. The central spokes lead to an outside supportive translucent membrane cover. A perfect design for Velodrome.