Beijing National Aquatics Center
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The Beijing National Aquatics Center, nicknamed the "Water Cube," is an iconic bubble-walled swimming and diving complex in Beijing renowned for its innovative architecture and role in major international aquatic competitions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Water Cube | 3 |
| 国家游泳中心 | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Olympic venue
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aquatics center ⓘ indoor arena ⓘ landmark ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architect |
China Construction Design International
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China State Construction Engineering Corporation ⓘ PTW Architects ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
British high-tech architecture
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surface form:
High-tech architecture
Modern architecture ⓘ |
| builtForEvent | 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| completionDate | January 2008 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | December 2003 ⓘ |
| contains |
Olympic-size swimming pool
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diving pool ⓘ ice sports facilities ⓘ indoor water park ⓘ training pools ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 39.991 latitude, 116.390 longitude ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 80,000 square metres ⓘ |
| hasFacade | bubble-like ETFE cladding ⓘ |
| height | approximately 30 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | major landmark of the 2008 Beijing Olympics ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
2010 FINA Swimming World Cup (Beijing leg)
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various FINA Diving World Series events ⓘ |
| inception | 2003 ⓘ |
| lightingFeature | LED illumination for night-time color effects ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Beijing ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Chaoyang District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInComplex | Olympic Green ⓘ |
| mainUse |
diving competitions
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swimming competitions ⓘ synchronized swimming competitions ⓘ water polo competitions ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Beijing National Aquatics Center
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国家游泳中心
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| nativeNameLanguage | zh ⓘ |
| nearby |
Beijing National Stadium
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Olympic Green Tennis Center ⓘ |
| nickname |
Beijing National Aquatics Center
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Water Cube
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| OlympicEventHosted |
diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ water polo preliminaries at the 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| openingDate | 28 January 2008 ⓘ |
| owner | Beijing State-owned Assets Management Co., Ltd. ⓘ |
| ParalympicEventHosted | swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics ⓘ |
| projectDesigner |
China State Construction Engineering Corporation
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surface form:
CSCEC International Design
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| renovation |
converted to multi-purpose venue with water park after 2008 Olympics
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partly converted to curling venue for 2022 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| roofShape | flat roof ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
17000 during 2008 Olympics
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approximately 6000 in legacy mode ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer |
Ove Arup & Partners
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surface form:
Arup
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| sustainabilityFeature |
ETFE cladding improves thermal insulation
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rainwater collection and reuse system ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
ETFE
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concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| WinterOlympicEventHosted |
2022 Winter Olympics
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surface form:
curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics
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| WinterParalympicEventHosted | wheelchair curling at the 2022 Winter Paralympics ⓘ |
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