The Olympic Park Observation Tower
Beijing's Olympic Park 11/3/2014
Beijing, China
3 November 2014
When China lobbied to host the Summer Olympics Games in 2008, it spent US $42 billion in hopes to put the country on world stage, giving birth to some of today’s modern architectural marvels:
1. The National Aquatic Center (a.k.a Water Cube)
Located in what is now referred to as the Olympic Green, the National Aquatic Center was constructed as the main in-door swimming pool for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The unique structure design got its inspiration from soap bubbles that come together to form a 12 or 14-sided cell structure.
Stretching for 177 meters square and 30 meters high, it holds a capacity of 17,000 seats which served as the main venue for several water sport events: swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo.
Today, the Water Cube is used to hold multi-functional center for sports, recreation and fitness. It has also drawn local and foreign tourists alike to watch the light shows at night when its outer structure changes color in all seven different hues.
It will also serve as one of the venue for the 22nd APEC Summit in Beijing.
2. National Stadium (a.k.a Bird’s Nest)
It boasts as China’s new icon at the opening of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. With its striking design which says to utilize advance geometry, it draws its inspiration after the Chinese-style “crazed pottery”.
Covering a gross floor area of 254,600 square meter, with seating capacity for 91,000 including 11,000 temporary seats, it offers the audience a clear sight lines which brings them closer to action.
3. Olympic Forest Park Observation Tower
This is Beijing’s latest addition in China’s Olympic Forest Park which was recently completed in March 2014.
Reaching 243 meters tall, the tower overlooks several tourist spots: Beijing’s Forbidden City, Tienenmen Square, Mao Tse-Tung’s mausoleum, the Qianmen Gate, Drum Tower and Bell Tower. It was also installed with a full 360-dgree range of vision that makes viewing events from long distance possible.
Since its completion, it has become Beijing’s largest structure to date.
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Beijing names Olympic Tower
China has officially renamed the Tree of Life Tower in Beijing's Olympic park as the Olympic Tower. The International Olympic Committee had approved the idea last year. An 18-meter high statue of the Olympic rings sits on top of the tower, and is visible from miles away. The Olympic Tower will serve both as a tourist destination and a base for collecting environmental data. It will open to the public at the end of this month.
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China renames the Olympic Tower in Beijing's Olymic Park
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China Officially Names Olympic Tower
China on Sunday officially named the Olympic Tower in the Olympic Park in Beijing.
With the approval of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), an 18-meter high statue of the Olympic rings is placed at the top of the tower. Each ring is five meters in diameter and visible from about 600 meters away.
The tower symbols the tree of life and wish for the prosperity and growth of the Olympics.
The tower, with a constructed area of 18,687 square meters, will be a landmark building that serves both as a tourist destination and a monitor base for environmental data.
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EXPERIENCE BEIJING FROM THE TOP OF THE OBSERVATION TOWER | Bethan Stilgoe
Coming at you, my first Vlog from my year living in China!! This is our visit to the observation tower (unfortunately the very top platform was closed because this is when they were adding the Olympic rings).
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On route to the Olympic Park, Beijing, China
This road heads north from the city center to the 4th ring road just ahead. This was a weekday mid-morning. The LingLong pagoda that was the broadcasting tower during the Olympics in 2008 can be seen in the distance.
The other side of the dual-carriageway can just about be seen through the trees.
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The Olympic Park Observation Tower (simplified Chinese: 奥林匹克公园瞭望塔; traditional Chinese: 奧林匹克公園瞭望塔; pinyin: Àolínpǐkè gōngyuán liàowàng tǎ) is located on Kehui Road South, part of the Olympic Green in the Chaoyang District of Beijing, China. At 258 metres (846 ft) in height it is the second tallest tower in the city after the Central Radio & TV Tower, and the fourth-tallest structure in the city. Its design, with four smaller circular floors at different heights and positions below a larger top floor, is meant to echo the Olympic rings. The overall design was inspired by blades of grass; however it has also been likened to huge nails.
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Olympics & Peking Duck Dinner | This is China (Day 3)
We went past the Olympic Park Observation Tower and the Bird's Nest (Beijing National Stadium), before heading off for our Peking Duck Dinner. Roast Duck prepared in the authentic Beijing style, with Hoisin sauce and pancakes. Also a bit of illuminations at night after we left the restaurant.
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Sven & Torty's Journey to Beijing - Episode 6: Feels Like Summer
Hi there, welcome back for another episode of our journey to Beijing.
What a great weather we had on that day, we decided to go to one most the most beautiful places in Beijing to have a walk. That's right, the Summer Palace. I've visited this place myself before. But it is always great to walk around here.
Afterwards, we went on and got the top of Olympic Park Observation Tower to see the city at night.
Places that have been shown in this episode:
- Gong Tea
- Starry Street
- Summer Palace
(East Palace Gate, Kunming Lake, Long Corridor, Zhichun Pavilion, Dragon King's Temple, 17-Arch Bridge, Zunhuiyuyu Archway, Light Pole of Shuimuziqin Pier, Hall of Benevolence and Longevity
Yulan Hall, Yiyun Hall, Kuoru Pavillon, Blue Iris Stone/Qingzhi Xiu, Longevity Hill, Hall of Dispelling Clouds, Hall of Moral Glory, Tower of Buddhist Incense, Sea of Wisdom, Four Great Regions, North Palace Gate)
- Olympic Green Station
- Yonghe King
- Xin'ao Shopping Centre
- Olympic Park Observation Tower/Beijing Olympic Tower
- Beijing National Stadium/Bird's Nest
- Beijing National Aquatics Center/Water Cube
- Beijing 2022 Licensed Product Official Store
- Eastern Dumplings King/Orient King of Dumplings
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Summer in Beijing
As the temperature warms up in the capital city, China Daily multimedia reporter D J Clark went out to capture some scenes of the old and new. Starting at 4 AM as dawn broke on top of his apartment building DJ took his bike and made his way from the Olympic park, through the old city to Tiananmen square and onto the central business district, finishing in a tall building overlooking the CCTV tower and Guamao.
By D J Clark
Edited by Xu Jiye
Music by Alexander Polishchuk
BEIJING OLYMPIC PARK ????
The Olympic Green (Simplified: 北京奥林匹克公园, Traditional: 北京奧林匹克公園, Pinyin: Běijīng Àolínpǐkè Gōngyuán) is an Olympic Park in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Since then, the streets around the park have been used for an exhibition street race of the FIA GT1 World Championship in 2011, after a race at Goldenport Park Circuit in the vicinity. It will again serve as an Olympic Park when Beijing hosts the 2022 Winter Olympics.