Beijing Water Cube

The National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube, is located in the Beijing Olympic Park. It is the main swimming pool built by Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics and one of the landmark buildings of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Its design is the "Water Cube" ([H2O]3) program produced by the global design competition. Construction began on December 24, 2003 and was completed on January 28, 2008. It is separated from the National Stadium (commonly known as the Bird's Nest) on both sides of the northern end of the Beijing city's central axis to form a relatively complete image of Beijing's historical and cultural city.