Beijing on Fire.. Literally
Submitted by mark fatlace on February 10, 2009 – 1:38 amOne Comment
A fierce fire engulfed a major new building in Beijing that houses a luxury hotel and cultural center Monday, the last day of celebrations for the lunar new year when the city was alight with fireworks.
The building was designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and is part of China Central Television’s new headquarters, an angular wonder of modernist architecture that was built to coincide with the Beijing Olympics last year.
We were there last year and were amazed at the site of these awesome buildings. I’m wondering if it’ll ever get rebuilt.
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