http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/zergcerebrates/beijingdome.jpg

Nice. but what actually it is? Any info, more pictures? :)

it's the China National Grand Theater.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/zergcerebrates/beijingdome.jpg
Wonder picture, new and old. Kind of like this one I took in Shanghai :)

http://homepage.mac.com/weverusa/.Pictures/shanghai/P6090082.JPG

It's huge..........

in-fuckin-credible! Just HUGE!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/zergcerebrates/beijingdome.jpg
I like this picture of archtectures in contrast.

WOW, IT'S REALLY A NICE ONE
MAKE A REAL SYNPHONISE WITH THAT CHINESE STYLE BUILDING^^
LOVE IT~~

Saw it last summer, it looks magnificent. Is it open now?

Anybody have updated picture of the Beijing Dome?

recent picture of Beijing Dome, still under construction

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/hiddendragon99/Beijing/bjdome1.jpg

woooo... thanx hidden dragon

OK... so when will it be completed? This was designed by Paul Andreau right?

OK... so when will it be completed? This was designed by Paul Andreau right?
Yes it was, the same who designed the TGV train stations in France, and this building that collapsed at the Paris CDG airport.
I found some infomation in French on it.
It should open this year, and will host one of the world's greatest opera (2500 seats), a 2000 seats concert hall and a 1400 seats theater.
There are pics some down the following page (it is a test for engineers in a French university, so you can see the clculations!). The reflection in the lake make it look great.
here is the link (http://www.limsi.fr/Individu/jacquemi/IG-TD/TD9.html)

I love that futuristic dome and eveything, but why does it have to be in Beijing? I like Beijing as a historical city and I wish the Chinese government do not build any more skyscrapers in Beijing...Just my opinion here guys so dont get mad at me:)

I love that futuristic dome and eveything, but why does it have to be in Beijing? I like Beijing as a historical city and I wish the Chinese government do not build any more skyscrapers in Beijing...Just my opinion here guys so dont get mad at me:)
I agree. At least leave the "old town" Beijing intact and build the more modern buildings outside of it like how it's done in Paris.

tino8 has been reported. Please do not fall for his flame bait...

I love that futuristic dome and eveything, but why does it have to be in Beijing? I like Beijing as a historical city and I wish the Chinese government do not build any more skyscrapers in Beijing...Just my opinion here guys so dont get mad at me:)

Totally agree. Though I love well-designed skyscrapers and modern structures, I don't want to see the classical beauty of some historical cities is destroyed by them.

Is there any other link in skrscrappercity about Beijing Grand Theatre??
I'm sure I saw it before in skyscrappercity but I can't find it now, can you please tell me??

Wow!! that´s beautiful!!

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OK... so when will it be completed? This was designed by Paul Andreau right?

This construction will be finished on the end of this year.Yeah,it's really designed by Paul Andreau.
http://image2.sina.com.cn/dy/c/2004-05-28/1085734730_lBaaDS.jpg

Pretty nice Dome only great and big nations!

love the entrance..........

very intresting design.

i like the lake around it.

Very nice design. Yes the entrance is definitely interesting, part of it is under the lake :)

A really nice concept and design!
can anyone pics some construction pix n interior pics of this place!

This construction will be finished on the end of this year.
Okay, it's "next year" now! :) Who's going to go walk inside and give us all a look? :D

Discovery Channel have a program for this building and few others in Beijing - Extreme Engineering Beijing Makeover (http://dsc.discovery.com/tvlistings/episode.jsp?episode=2&cpi=68437&gid=9688&channel=DSC)

China will host the 2008 Olympics. Now the race is on to transform the capital, Beijing, into a showplace for the "new China." China is spending billions, summoning the world's greatest architects, an army of engineers and work force of thousand....
Try find the file to download.

When i was in Beijing in 2004 it was like half built, so its good to see in complete! :)

Almost finished

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/hiddendragon99/Beijing/BigDome1.jpg

my god its massive

can somebone upload more information about Dome Beijing?
whr it is located?

It's either east or west of the Tiananmen square. Facing Changanjie.

dead center Beijing.

nice dome but looks simple.

Does anyone have any pictures of the inside?

anybody have images of the other proposals that lost out to this one?

Posted on skyscrapers.cn by ccoo

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wow, now I start to like it.

Nice update y3miii !

Any estimated date for completion?

Wow!
seems out of this world... Can't wait to see it finished, with the reflection on the water.

Just imagine what will the dome look like after a sandstorm...

Just imagine what will the dome look like after a sandstorm...

A crashed alien ufo? :shocked:

A crashed alien ufo? :shocked:
That's it...
http://abbs.cn/pic/2006/04/21/1145589841.jpg

lol, yeah

It is a really amazing building though. I saw it in the flesh when I went to Beijing two months ago and it's huge. Even though it is ultra modern and contrasts hugely with the older architecture in the city I don't think it clashes with it. It's kind of fitting for Beijing, a city that has always built things on a very grand scale, why should the 21st century be any different? It sits very nicely next to the very impressive government buildings on Tiananmen Square.

I don't know for the date, but you can go on this website (in french, sorry), to see some nice pictures. :)
Just follow this link (http://www.linternaute.com/savoir/grands-chantiers/06/diaporama/opera-pekin-paul-andreu/diaporama-chantier/1.shtml) and enjoy!

PS: It shoud be ready for 2008, for sure!

^^I heard next year it will be done.

2008. I saw it in some show in the discovery channel. andthe colour suppose to be red and gold...not sure, I kind of like it this way.

2008. I saw it in some show in the discovery channel. andthe colour suppose to be red and gold...not sure, I kind of like it this way.
Looking at the rendering (link on my the previous post)... it should be white/metallic.

2008. I saw it in some show in the discovery channel. andthe colour suppose to be red and gold...not sure, I kind of like it this way.
Isn't that just the lighting? All the day time renders I saw it was silver and transparent glass.

any updates?

I could only find this :
cool pics of the construction:

http://www.fotorama.pl/foto/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1806&Itemid=234

http://www.fotopolis.pl/index.php?g=258
and one more pic, but maybe it's old...

http://www.pbase.com/mr2c280/china_beijing

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/45/116774549_406f33b1e2_o.jpg

http://bbsimages.military.china.com/1011/2007/5/14/1036.jpg

http://bbsimages.military.china.com/1011/2007/5/14/1038.jpg

http://bbsimages.military.china.com/1011/2007/5/14/1037.jpg

http://bbsimages.military.china.com/1011/2007/5/14/1039.jpg

http://bbsimages.military.china.com/1011/2007/5/14/847.jpg

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http://bbsimages.military.china.com/1011/2007/5/14/851.jpg

http://bbsimages.military.china.com/1011/2007/5/14/852.jpg

WOW, f**king huge!

Could any Beijingren (or tourist in Beijing) provide with some update, please? ;)

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2007-7/20077141422845245.jpg

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2007-6/20076160143778.jpg

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http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2007-6/200761601647111.jpg

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2007-6/2007620211951598.jpg
photo by cobble

thank you VVVV.
If the building is functionnal, it will be a great success! (I am a little worried about the water problems for the bypass at the entrance)

It looks really cool. :)
Only hope it won't be seen as a UFO but more a cool landmark...

http://www.nationalgrandtheater.com/english/index.htm

many people in Beijing don't really give much attention of this new naiontal threatre, but reason is simple, it's not practical. we have two music concert halls in the same area around Tian Anmen Square, and now another more "high-end" one in the same area, how much they are gonna charge for the tickets, how many performances they'll put on the stage there. Compared with Shanghai, bands and symphonies orchestras prefer to go to Shanghai more than Beijing, 'cause Shanghai people like to be "Xiao Zi", while very few Beijing Ren have the interest to go for concerts. So how the government is gonna organize it in the future will be the key for its future, and also the changes of hobbies among youngsters...

超级无敌大玻璃包! :eek: men.. i like that sunset pics!

Click the link below, you can see high quality interior photos of the completed National Theater.

http://forum.xinhuanet.com/detail.jsp?id=47450589

^^ thanks. The dome was officially opened yesterday (Sep 25 2007). here re-posting some nterior pics:

Outside
http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/2189/02d409ddfy5.jpg

Entrance, with artificial lake overhead
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Some of my older UC photos from March :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/asiaglobe/beijing/IMG_4927.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/asiaglobe/beijing/IMG_4926.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/asiaglobe/beijing/IMG_4920.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/asiaglobe/beijing/IMG_4914.jpg

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20070924/00096bb163c30861b3f20c.jpg

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20070924/00096bb163c30861ba290d.jpg

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20070924/00096bb163c30861bae30e.jpg

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20070924/00096bb163c30861bb510f.jpg

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20070924/00096bb163c30861bbc610.jpg

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20070924/00096bb163c30861bc2311.jpg

Masterwork, I like the inside

The interior looks absolutely fabulous! Very, very nice!

Thanks for the photos!
One cool feature for Beijing.
You can see it from google earth /uc:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=beijing&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&client=firefox-a&ll=39.903383,116.384611&spn=0.017152,0.038452&t=k&z=15&om=1

woooo Cool

such a nice design l like the way it looks, l would love be there for the next games,wow its just amazing.

Superb

Better photos inside this link:

http://forum.xinhuanet.com/detail.jsp?id=47668612

^ I'll do the honor of posting it :lol:

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Great posting! This one is unreal!!!

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/02D75E86.002C

One opinion: they should have English on the sign.

great lookin interior! :cool:

One opinion: they should have English on the sign.


Why?

to big-dog: when they putting Chinese sign at the new NYC Freedom Tower, then I go to agree with you.

Why?

For convenience only since Beijing is becoming an international city.

to big-dog: when they putting Chinese sign at the new NYC Freedom Tower, then I go to agree with you.

English doesn't belong to U.S., it's just an international language. When Chinese is as popular as English, your statement will be valid.

^^ for your information, it is more people using Chinese that English.

My point is, it is Chinese building using Chinese money on Chinese land for the Chinese. Yes it will be better they put some English sign up for non-Chinese who can't read Chinese, but when you take a second look of that piture, it is the front door of the building, I think they want more of a Chinese feel to it and don't want English sign there, I sure they will put English sign up inside the building.

For convenience only since Beijing is becoming an international city.


In that case, I would recommend to put besides English also Japanese, French, Arabic, one of the major Indian languages and Russian on the board as well. that would trully reflect Beijings as an international city. Not only that, it will also educate the Chinese mass that outside of China, not everyone is speaking English and writing with "English letters".

enjoy the fun of bickering. :D

Hi everyone,
Personaly I am fond of this architecture, it is just as good as the olympic swimming pool or some other modern masterpiece in China.
Howether it is almost unheard of in France, and I wonder it the Beijingren are proud of it and consider it a landmark, or if this is no major icone for the city...?

They shouldn't put english post, even if China wants to be a big touristic country, even if beijing is the capital, even if beijing is hosting the olympics, even if all the tourists will wonder how to get to National great Theatre...

No, they shouldnt put any english

Better put CHINGLISH as usual, its much better!! Why spend money in transaltion ?? It's funny and preverse the proudness of China: its not english or american at all, its genuilly chinese!

Don't worry. China will have every language in the world integrated into a GPS navigating device. Really how can any foreigner find any address without navigating through the streets first. China is vying to play the global game. It may not or should not have to accommodate every language in posting signs, but it should work to make it easier for international visitors whether it be business or tourism. Technology will handle it. Soon more Chinese will speak some level of comprehensible English than there are Americans in the US. Europeans may speak more than one language but mostly only European languages. China should learn and accommodate other languages simply because its in her own best interest to. China will be ahead in the game.

Here is a pic from two weeks ago taken from the other side of Chang'an Avenue outside the Forbidden City...

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/4964/im000006nq0.jpg

You may be able to make out the security guards on the roof - the main political assembly was seated for the annual deliberations that day :)

this is the worst building in Beijing, it was built in the wrong wrong place!!
fuking shit!!!

everybuddy,what the fuk is the way that u judge the beauty?
lets c how ugly this dome is,but u guys even say its nice!!!
i wonder!