What are the landmark buildings in Beijing?

Beijing’s landmark buildings include: Great Hall of the People, National Grand Theater, Bird’s Nest, Water Cube and CCTV Headquarters Building, etc.:

1. Great Hall of the People

< p>The Great Hall of the People, the Central Government of the People's Republic of China, is located on the west side of Tiananmen Square and the south side of West Chang'an Street in Beijing, China. The Great Hall of the People is the meeting place of the National People's Congress and the office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. It is an important place for the party, the state and various people's organizations to hold political activities.

2. National Center for the Performing Arts

The Chinese Theater is located near Wanshou Temple in the western suburbs of the capital Beijing. It is China’s first modern large-scale song and dance theater. It is to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the National Day and perform large-scale performances. It was built for the music and dance epic "Song of the Chinese Revolution". This three-story frame structure building is 22.9 meters high above the ground. It is shaped like an "I" when viewed from above and is completely white.

3. Bird's Nest

The National Stadium (Bird's Nest) is located in the south of the central area of ??Beijing Olympic Park and is the main stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The project covers a total area of ??21 hectares and has approximately 91,000 audience seats. The opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, track and field competitions and football finals were held. After the Olympic Games, it became a professional place for citizens to participate in sports activities, and became a landmark sports building and Olympic heritage.

4. 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 in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. One of the iconic buildings. It and the National Stadium (commonly known as the Bird's Nest) are located on both sides of the northern end of the central axis of Beijing, forming a relatively complete image of Beijing as a historical and cultural city.

5. CCTV Headquarters Building

The CCTV Headquarters Building is located in the central business district of Beijing. It contains the CCTV Headquarters Building, Television Cultural Center, Service Building, and Celebration Square. It was designed by the Metropolitan Architecture Office led by Dutchman Rem Koolhaas and German Ole Scheeren. The CCTV headquarters building has an avant-garde architectural appearance and was selected as one of the top ten architectural wonders in the world in 2007 by Time magazine.

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