Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadiums

I’ve posted some pictures from my visit to the China National Stadium, known as the Bird’s Nest, and the Water Cube, where Michael Phelps won all his gold medals. I was able to go inside the Water Cube but not the Bird’s Nest. One of my classmates is an architecture student in Denmark and he had studied both buildings so he served as our tour guide for most of the trip. One of our teachers also walked around with us and we asked her about how the Chinese liked the stadiums. It sounds like for the most part they like the Bird’s Nest but are not crazy about the color, too gray and not enough colorful. Our teacher also expressed apprehension that both buildings had been built and designed by foreigners. The Water Cube has more color than the Bird’s Night, especially at night, so more Chinese may like it, but both stadiums are really amazing and now have lots of history.