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Structures
Expo Axis
The Expo Axis is the world’s largest membrane roof, which spans the entrance and boulevard building of the World Exposition 2010 in Shanghai. The combination of the membrane structure, which has a surface of 65,000 m2 in total with a span of 100 m, and the six steelglass funnels of 45 m height, formed... »
Urban Planet Pavilion
The Urban Planet pavilion is located in the Theme Pavilion central exhibition building on the Expo Axis. The concept and design were contributed by the German communication agency Triad Berlin Projektgesellschaft. The company, which had already designed a pavilion for the Expo 2000 in Hanover, won an international bidding contest against more than 150... »
Grand Lisboa
Grand Lisboa owned by Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau and designed by Hong Kong architects Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Man, is a 58-floor 261 metres (856 ft) tall hotel in Macau. The casino and restaurants within Grand Lisboa were opened on February 11, 2007, while the hotel was opened in December... »
One Island East
One Island East, is a supertall skyscraper that is located in TaiKoo Place on Island East, Hong Kong. The skyscraper is a commercial office building that rises 308 m (1,011 ft) and has 59 stories of habitable office space and two basement levels. The building has 70 total floors. There is a sky lobby... »
Beihang University Gymnasium
Beihang University Gymnasium (simplified Chinese: 北京航空航天大学体育馆; traditional Chinese: 北京航空航天大學體育館; pinyin: Běijīng Hángkōng Hángtiān Dàxué Tǐyùguǎn) is a 5,400-seat indoor arena located on the campus of Beihang University in Beijing, China. It hosted weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics and power lifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. »
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium (simplified Chinese: 北京理工大学体育馆; traditional Chinese: 北京理工大學體育館; pinyin: Běijīng Lǐgōng Dàxué Tǐyùguǎn) is a 5,000-seat indoor arena located on the campus of Beijing Institute of Technology in Beijing, China. It hosted volleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the goalball competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. »
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
The Beijing National Indoor Stadium, also known as the National Indoor Stadium (simplified Chinese: 国家体育馆; traditional Chinese: 國家體育館; pinyin: Guójiā Tǐyùguǎn), is an indoor arena that is located in the Olympic Green in Beijing, China. The stadium was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is nicknamed the Fan (扇子, shānzi) due to its... »
Beijing National Aquatics Center
The Beijing National Aquatics Center (simplified Chinese: 北京国家游泳中心; traditional Chinese: 北京國家游泳中心), also known as the National Aquatics Center (国家游泳中心), better known as the Water Cube (水立方), is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Despite its nickname, the... »
Beijing National Stadium
Beijing National Stadium (simplified Chinese: 北京国家体育场; traditional Chinese: 北京國家體育場; pinyin: Běijīng Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng), also known as the National Stadium (国家体育场), or colloquially as the Bird’s Nest (鸟巢), is a stadium in Beijing, China. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Located in the Olympic Green, the $423 million... »
Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field
The Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field (simplified Chinese: 北京射击场飞碟靶场; traditional Chinese: 北京射擊場飛碟靶場; pinyin: Běijīng Shèjīchǎng Fēidié Bǎchǎng) is a shooting range in the Shijingshan District of Beijing, China. It was under renovation and was completed in August 2007 for the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics, the shooting range hosted men’s and... »