The National Aquatics Center, or simply the "Water Cube," a blue palatial structure with an area of 80,000 sq m, was completed January 28, 2008. It is situated to the east of Beichen West Bridge on the North Fourth Ring Road and to the west of National Stadium. Underneath a pure and simple facade, this translucent building embodies a complex and unrestricted framework as well as environmentally advanced technology. It is a class piece of Olympic architecture that has become a landmark structure.

Water Cube logo

Membrane structure of the ceiling

Bubble-design wall at the entrance

Seating with bubble designs

Athlete waiting area

(BOCOG February 3, 2008)