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National Theater unveiled

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A twisted Yin Yang symbol?
China's new National Theater in Beijing designed by French architect Paul Andreu is nearing completion. Yesterday workers removed the blue panelling on the north side of the construction site, revealing the completed exterior of the building and the huge pond surrounding it.

There's more about the Egg on Xinhua here.




 
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Hey didn't the roof tiles on this thing collapse or something. Last time in Beijing my cousin picked me up at the train station and we drove past this thing, and that's what he told me.

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