A fost inaugurat bazinul de înot de la JO 2008

Organizatorii Jocurilor Olimpice 2008 au inaugurat astăzi bazinul de înot. "Watercube" este cea mai cool clădire de la olimpiadă.

Organizers unveiled the "Watercube" swimming venue on Monday, one of the more stunning structures built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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The massive new swimming center is covered with a translucent outer skin.

Known officially as the National Aquatics Center, the Watercube has been dubbed the "cool" building of the Games.

The building's design and its translucent, blue-toned outside skin make it look like a cube of bubbles -- like "bubble wrap."

"There are many different buildings in the world and I believe this could be one of the most significant sports venues," said Zheng Fang, an architect and chief of the design team for China Construction Design International.

Forty-two gold medals will be handed out at the Watercube during the Olympics, which start Aug. 8.

After a little more than three years of construction, the facility was officially handed over to the Beijing organizing committee, with President Liu Qi on hand.