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Terminals of the Silk Road - Beijing - Contemporary Architecture
(decoration of a temple roof)

View from Jingshan Hill
View from Jingshan Hill

Overall view of the Olympic Green
Overall view of the Olympic Green

National Stadium
National Stadium (Bird's Nest)

Olympic Torch Building
Olympic Torch Building

National Aquatics Centre
National Aquatics Centre (Water Cube)

Buildings along one of the many ring roads of Beijing
Buildings along one of the many ring roads of Beijing (1)

Buildings along one of the many ring roads of Beijing
Buildings along one of the many ring roads of Beijing (2)

China Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters Building
China Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters Building

Early Morning
Early morning in Jianguomenwai

Buildings near Jianguomenwai
Buildings near Jianguomenwai

Modern relief
Relief celebrating contemporary Beijing (and its traffic)

Relief
Detail of a relief celebrating the progress of mankind; guess who is the portrayed scientist (click here for the answer)

Pages of this section:
Introductory page
Xian
Beijing - The Forbidden City
Beijing - The Temple of Heaven and other monuments south of Tiananmen
Beijing - Tomb of Emperor Yongle
Beijing - The Lama Temple
Beijing - The Summer Palace
Beijing - Scenes of ordinary life



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