The National Aquatics Center(Beijing)

The National Aquatics Center

The "Water Cube"

Olympic events: Swimming, Diving, Synchronized Swimming

Seating: 17,000

Paralympic events: Swimming

Olympic dates: August 9-23

Opening hours: Two hours prior to the start of competition

Walking distances:

Located in the south-western part of Olympic Green's Central Zone, the National Aquatic Center can be reached from all four main entries of Olympic Green.

Distances from the main entries to the Center are as follows:

From the Southwest Entry: approximately 200 meters

From the South Entry: approximately 900 meters

From the East Entry: approximately 1,000 meters

From Subway Line 8 "Olympic Green" station: approximately 300 meters

The interior

A night shot

The exterior

The center in the rain

A day shot

A night shot

The interior

The "Water Cube" and the "Bird's Nest"

Fireworks with external lighting

Release of bubble balloons with spot lights

Projections

Projections