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 * 2008 Olympic Venues by Laura Carr and Mikayla Farr**


 * Top New Venues in Beijing**

National Aquatics Center National Stadium(Birds Nest) National Indoor stadium Beijing Shooting Range Hall Beijing Olympic Basketball gym Laoshan Velodrome Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park China Agricultural University Gym Peking University Gym Beijing Science and Technology University Gym Beijing University of Technology gym Beiging Olympic Green Tennis Court

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 * Six of the twelve new venues built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics**


 * The Bird's Nest**

National Stadium(Birds Nest) was designed by Herzog and DeMeuron and China Agricultural Design Institute Competitions to be held in this center- football and other athletics After the Olympics, the Stadium will hold sports events at national and international levels and entertainment activities. The National Stadium, also known as the Birds Nest, seats 91,000. It is constructed of 42,000 tons of steel. 7,000 workers were helped build this phenomenal stadium. Several workers were injured, and two may have died buildng this stadium. This stadium is located on the Olympic Green.

So far, the ground work has been finished for the Bird's Nest.



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 * The National Aquaitics Center**

The National Aquaitics Center ( Water Cube) will be the cite for the swiming, diving, and scncronized swimming. This center has 6,000 permanent seats and 11,000 temporary seats.



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The water cube is now finished, and open, after four years of construction. It is located on the western part of the olympic green. This Builing has solar energy panels that controls the temperature of the pool.


 * National Indoor Stadium**

The National indoor Stadium will be holding the handball, artistic gmnastics, and trampoline events for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This stadium is located on the Olympic Green aswell. After the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this stadium will be used for entertaining, sports, and it will act as a exercise center for local residents.

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This building has been built and is ready for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The Beijing Shooting Range Hall

This building will host the shooting events for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It will also host the Paralympic games shooting events. Qualifications and finals of 11 shooting events will take place in this building. The events include 10-meter, 25-meter, and 50-meter range shooting events.



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 * Beijing Olympic Basketball Gym**

This Olympic Gym will hold the 2008 Olympic basketball games. It is part of an even bigger stadium that encludes the Wukesong baseball fields, commecial facilities, and other sports facilities. After the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the stadium will be able to meet the needs of residents in Western Beijing.

Laoshan Velodrome

This building will be the site for the 2008 Olympic track competitions. It has 6,000 seats and is located in Laoshan Beijing.



Photo by ** __St. Stev__ **


 * Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park**

This park will hold the 2008 Beijing Olympic canoing, rowing, kayaking, and Marathon Swimming events. It will also hold the 2008 paralymic rowing events.



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