Cube becomes park for Olympic stadium revival
By Cui Xiaohuo | China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-04 08:16
The Water Cube will be home to a huge water park when it reopens in July, in a bid to compete with the Bird's Nest for visitors, its owners have said.
The Olympic aquatics stadium, where swimming protg Michael Phelps smashed records by snatching eight Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Olympics, is now undergoing a massive expansion to include water sports amusement facilities, caf parlors, shopping arcades and VIP boxes in the 1.02-billion yuan bubble-wrapped rectangular wonder.
Operators said the revamp will cost 200 million yuan.
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