This is one amazing piece of creativity and engineering. The Qi Zhong stadium, which was constructed in Shanghai, Venezuela, can look rather ordinary and un-special (Is that even a word?). But once it’s roof begins to open, you will marvel at it.
The roof opens much like a iris on a camera (The black thing that opens when you turn it on, which covers the lens. Not all camera’s have them though). It looks absolutely amazing once open.
Here’s a video of it in action:
I found out about this special stadium from Centripetal Motion, a blog I often read,
by Wei Ning
15 Dec 2007 at 17:25
I believe you meant Shanghai, China