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The National Aquatics Centre (simplified Chinese: 国家游泳中心; traditional Chinese: 國家游泳中心; pinyin: guójiā yóuyǒng zhōngxīn), and colloquially known as the Water Cube (Chinese: 水立方) and the Ice Cube (Chinese: 冰立方), is an aquatics center at the Olympic Green in Beijing, China.
The Beijing National Aquatics, also known as Water Cube, was built as the main natatorium (swimming pool venue) for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and became known as one of the Games' iconic structures. Now it was turned into Ice Cube for the curling venue in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
May 27, 2024 · The National Aquatics Center is the only dual-Olympic venue in China capable of offering both ice and water sports services. Covering an area of 8,000 sqm, the "Ice Cube" Ice Sports Center in the venue's south square encompasses an 1,830 sqm standard ice rink and a standard curling rink with four 45m×5m tracks. Contact: 010 - 84378906
Located in the western part of the Olympic Park, at the side of the spectacular National Stadium designed by Herzog & de Meuron. Covering an area of 70 thousand square meters. Concept. Water inside and outside water. That is the concept on which were based creators of the Water Cube.
Jun 2, 2023 · The Beijing National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube, is an aquatics centre built alongside the Beijing National Stadium used for swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Feb 6, 2008 · During the Olympics, the Water Cube will seat 17,000 fans and 42 gold medals will be up for grabs in swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water-polo final during the Games.
