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 * [[image:463714393_51b4bddbc4_m.jpg]] || The National Aquatic Center is a very nice facility in heart of Beijing that wil be the home of swimming, diving, and sychronized swimming in this summer's olympics. It is called the "Water Cube" because of its amazing structure. It will seat 17,000 for the olympics. Construction on the Aquatic center began in 2003. It was just completed in January of 2008. It has become an official city landmark of Beijing. It is the only olympic venue to ever be funded by donations from compatriots instead of the government of the host country and Olympic Committee. It will become a multi-functional facility for sports, recreation, and culture. ||
 * [[image:2303179387_453df31bea_m.jpg]] || . The National Stadium is going to be the host of the 29th Olympic Game's opening and closing ceremonies. This where all of the competing countries come together and celebrate the Olympics. It covers 258,000 square meters and is located on the Olympic Green. Track, field and soccer games will take place there, also. It will seat 91,000 people during the games, but afterward 80,000 seats will stay. That means that 11,000 seats will be taken away after the Olympics!! The stadium was completed at the end of 2007. The designers are Herzog & de Meuron Architekten AG, Arup, and China Architectural Design and Research Group. It is described to be a "nest." ||
 * [[image:velodrome.jpg]] || The Laoshan Velendrome holds the event of cycling. It covers 32,920 meters. The three story building has a new track 250 meters for races. It has 6000 seats and 3,000 temporary seats. It took four hours and 700 workers to put the skeleton of the building in place. ||