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Prepare To Be Astonished- The Water Cube!

Nothing I could say can prepare you for the Water Cube, the venue that will greet swimmers in the 2008 Olympics in China. You have never seen anything like this. Ever. I've watched the film three times and I'm still amazed.

I predict you'll be sending this around!

*sorry if its a repost*

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Any pictures?, I'm on dial-up so i cant really view movies.

umm try this : http://www.arup.com/project.cfm?pageid=1250

http://en.beijing-2008.org/

Can they afford that?!?! cool.gif blink.gif

Its going to be all glass with weird framing isnt it?

It will cost US$100 million and when finished no doubt will be one of the premier aquatic recreation and sports centers in the world.

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