Beijing National Stadium

The Beijing National Stadium began its construction in
September of 2007, and opened to the public on June 28, 2008.
The stadium was built for the use for 2008 Olympics and
Paralympics, and it was designed by
Herzog & de Meuron, ArupSport, and
China Architectural Design & Research Group.

The stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, costed 2.9 billion
Chinese Yuan (US $428 million) to 

build, and has a capacity to hold up to 91,000 people.

 

In order to improve the sight lines, the eastern and western stands of
the Bird's Nest are higher than the northern and southern stands.
The stadium will be used for the opening and

closing ceremonies of 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Havre de Grace

I had a chance to visit one of the beautiful places in Maryland, Havre-de-Grace back in 2013, and
have been back ever since.

Below are some of the photographs that I took:

Early history

During the Revolutionary War, the small hamlet known as

Harmer's Town was visited several times by 
General Lafayette, considered a hero of the war.

He commented that the area reminded him of the
French seaport of Le Havre, which had originally been named Le Havre-de-Grâce.

Inspired by Lafayette's comments, the residents incorporated

 the town as Havre de Grace in 1785.

Read more: Havre-de-grace

Mayor Wayne Dougherty and members of Council making
remarks during the June 7, 2014's
ribbon cutting ceremony of the new addition to

Concord Point Park located in Havre de Grace Maryland.

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Coronado Island in California

A unique looking Dragon Tree is over a hundred years old, and it is

located at the Hotel del Corodano in Coronado Island in California.

 This beautifl tree is an eye-catching object which you won't miss when walking pass it.

A view of the Coronado Island from San Diego Bay.

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Hotel del Coronado was built in 1987, and opened its door to

the public in February of the following year. This hotel has a 

Victorian architecture with a capacity of 399 rooms. Read more: Wikipedia

Attractions:

December lights in Coronado

An American Christmas held in the hotel's Ballroom each December

Hotel del Coronado Walking tour

Before leaving this beautiful island, we took this picture of the beach, it

turned out pretty good with silvery color shade.

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The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest 
coral reef system composed of over 2,900
individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for
over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area
of approximately 344,400 square kilometres
(133,000 sq mi).

The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the 
coast of Queensland, Australia. It can be seen from
outer space and is the world's biggest 
single structure made by living organisms. 

This reef structure is composed of and built by

billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps.

It supports a wide diversity of life and was 

selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981.

CNN labeled it one of the
seven natural wonders of the world.

The Queensland National Trust named it a

state icon of Queensland. In November 2014,

Google launched Google Underwater Street View in

3D of the Great Barrier Reef. 

Little known fact about Coral Reefs Procreate

Since the number of reefs has been cut in half in
the last 30 years thanks to climate change,
pollution, and predatory species, coral reefs are
procreating like there's no tomorrow. Unfortunately,

for many reefs, there might not be a tomorrow,

which is why, in an effort to save the foundation of
the ocean’s ecosystem, scientists are 
crashing the breeding party. 

Read the article below: 

"Scientists Hope Coral Reef Breeding Will Save Great Barrier Reef"

Final UNESCO ruling on Great Barrier Reef looms

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