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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Beijing, Beijing Shi (municipality), Chinaen_US
dc.coverage.temporal2008-2014 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorChina Architecture Design & Research Groupen_US
dc.date2008-2014en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-14T14:37:30Z
dc.date.available2016-06-14T14:37:30Z
dc.date.issued2008-2014en_US
dc.identifier263833en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 3306en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/179974
dc.descriptionOverall 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)en_US
dc.format.mediumsteel; glassen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectcontemporary (1960 to present)en_US
dc.subjectTwenty-first centuryen_US
dc.titleOlympic Park Observation Toweren_US
dc.title.alternative奥林匹克公园瞭望塔en_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-CH-B-OTOP-A01en_US
vra.culturalContextChineseen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypeobservation toweren_US
dc.contributor.displayChina Architecture Design & Research Group (Chinese architectural firm, established 2000)en_US


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