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Venue 1: charlotte
====One very important venue is the Beijing National Stadium, located on the Olympic Green. This stadium will feature the opening ceremonies and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It will also hold the competition for Athletics and Football.====

The Stadium is also known as the Bird’s Nest for its architecture. It began construction in 2003 and was completed in 2007. At the least The National Stadium holds 80,000 people.


Venue 2: alex anne The National Aquatics Center, located on the Olympic Green in Beijing China, is a very important venue. The competitions for Swimming, Diving, and Synchronized Swimming will be held in this building.

This building was nicknamed “The Water Cube,” after its solid blue color, and cube like shape. The center is also environment friendly. It was built in accordance with a water saving plan.

This huge building seats atleast 6,000 people, and it's total land surface is 79, 532 sq. miles.

Venue 3: charlotte The Shunyi Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Park is where a lot of the action for the 2008 Beijing Olympics will take place. This park is located in Beijing’s Shunyi District. The Rowing, Canoeing, Kayaking, and Slalom events will take place here.

This park was especially built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and it was delievered on July 28, 2007. This is a very new venue and it will seat atleast 25, 800 people.



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