During the 2008 Olympic Games, the National Aquatics Center will undertake swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and other competitions, and can accommodate17,000 spectators, including 6,000 permanent spectators. During the Olympic Games,1/0,000 temporary seats will be added (to be removed after the games). After the competition, it will become an international advanced center integrating swimming, sports, fitness and leisure.
Similar to the Bird's Nest, the Water Cube also adopts traditional lightning protection technology. The underground and foundation parts of the Water Cube are reinforced concrete structures, and the above-ground parts are steel grid structures. The steel bars in steel structure and reinforced concrete structure are connected together by welding to form a cubic reinforcement cage.
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The water cube becomes ice.
The National Aquatics Center, affectionately called the Water Cube by the audience, has started the transformation project of transforming it into ice cubes.
After reconstruction, ice cube will add a curling venue in the competition hall and an underground ice sports center in the South Square. The reporter learned from Beijing State-owned Company, the competent department of Water Cube, that the Water Cube venue plans to have the function of hosting ice events before the end of the year, and complete the test of ice functions through the "first show" of international curling events;
The main structure of the underground ice sports center of South Plaza was completed in September, 20 19, and reached the use conditions in February, 2020, which can receive more than 654.38+million ice sports enthusiasts every year.
Xinhuanet-"Water Cube" turned into "ice cube" at the end of the year.
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