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Olympic Park Observation Tower

China Architecture Design & Research Group
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Alternative Title
奥林匹克公园瞭望塔
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/179974
Date
2008-2014
Description
Overall view; 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. Construction began in 2008, to coincide with that year's Summer Olympics; it was completed and opened in 2014. It is used strictly for observation, although a revolving restaurant is planned. Design was by Cui Kai and Li Cundong of the Chinese Architecture Design and Research Group (CARDEG). Zhao Wenbin, another architect at the firm, designed the landscaping at the towers' base. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 8/29/2015)
Type of Work
observation tower
Subject
architecture, contemporary (1960 to present), Twenty-first century
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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