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The Pre-Olympic report
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Copyright: Serghei Pakhomoff (serp2000)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 371 W: 0 N: 276]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (3769) |
| Genre: People |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-11-18 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Exposure: f/20.0, 1/30 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-05-02 5:11 |
| Viewed: 556 |
| Points: 10 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The Beijing National Stadium , also known as the National Stadium, or the "Bird's Nest" for its architecture, is a stadium has finished for the Olympic Green in Beijing, China that is scheduled for completion in March, 2008. The stadium will host the main track and field competitions for the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. It is located right next to the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.
Model of the Bird's NestIn 2002, Government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition. Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron collaborated with ArupSport and China Architecture Design & Research Group to win the competition. Contemporary Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei, is the Artistic Consultant for design. The ground was broken on Christmas Eve December 2003, and construction started in March 2004, but was halted by the high construction cost in August 2004 and continued again. In January 2008, concerns about construction working conditions arose when it was revealed that at least 10 workers had died during the stadium's construction.
The stadium can seat as many as 91,000 spectators during the Olympics. The capacity will then be reduced to 80,000 after the Games. It has replaced the original intended venue of the Guangdong Olympic Stadium[citation needed]. The stadium is 330 metres long by 220 metres wide, and is 69.2 metres tall. The stadium uses 258,000 square metres of space and has a usable area of 204,000 square metres. It was built with 36 km of unwrapped steel, with a combined weight of 45,000 tonnes. The stadium has some 11,000 square metres of underground rooms with waterproof walls. The stadium will cost up to 3.5 billion yuan (≈423 million USD).
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- THY
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 97 W: 64 N: 99]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(1592) - [2008-05-02 8:14]
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Dear Friend,
Welcome to Olympic.
Thanks for visiting my album.
Descriptionof your this photois in great details.
Thank you very much.
Were you in Beijing in 2007? Will you be there for Olympic?
Looking forward to see more photos from you.
THY
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- wolf38
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Hello serghei. A photo of the olympic area in China. Perhaps one cannot photograph there now any longer spontaneously. The photo has value, because the topic Olympiad has world-wide meaning. A good shot. Best regards, Wolfgang.
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- edal
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- [2008-05-04 1:25]
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Пpивeт, дopoгoй Cepeжa!
Дaвнeнкo мы c тoбoй нe нaвeaли дpyг дpyгa - вeдь ты кaбyдтo нacoвceм зaтepялcя в eтoй Чaйнe. Чecтнo гoвopя, мнe нaдoeлa вcя этa пpoпaгaндa вoкpyг cпopтa, нo кoгдa cвeдeния из пepвыx pyк, дa и тo дpyжecкиx - кaк в дaннoм cлyчae, тo интepecнo, вce тaки...
Счастливо и много успехов!
Антон
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- Dyerco
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1246 W: 13 N: 1269]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-s-g.gif)
(5366) - [2008-05-04 18:00]
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Hi Serghei
A different presentation that has an interesting photo journalistic aspect to it.
Well done.
Phil
А интересно, они бабла в Олимпиаду столько же вбухали, сколько наши собираются в Сочи, или все же меньше?
