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CHINA-the Egg, The Water Cube, and the Bird's Nest


In this April 18, 2008 file photo, two Olympic venues, the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube, left, and the National Olympic Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, at right, are seen in Beijing.
(AP Photo/Greg Baker, file)


Cleaners stand in water as they scrub the outside of the National Grand Theatre which has been nicknamed the "egg", in Beijing July 11, 2008.
REUTERS/David Gray/Files



Fireworks are set off during a rehearsal of the opening ceremony at the Bird Nest National Stadium in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Full dress rehearsals are held under a cloak of secrecy ahead of one of the most anticipated summer Olympic Games.


Workers labor near a balloon structure setup on top of the iconic Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing, Friday, July 18, 2008. Organizers have imposed complete secrecy over the ongoing full dress rehearsals for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games.
(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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