Ling Long Pagoda

Ling Long Pagoda in 2009.
Not to be confused with the Linglong Pagoda in Baitayu, Liaoning Province

The Ling Long Pagoda or Linglong Tower (Multifunctional Studio Tower[1]) (玲珑塔[2]) houses a part of the International Broadcast Center (IBC). It is located near the Olympic Cauldron, on the northwest side of Beijing National Stadium.[3] "Ling Long" (玲珑) means delicate, and is referred to as the Delicate Tower in Chinese.

Description

The permanent structure is a three-sided tower. The tower contains 6 occupiable pods with open space in between. One of the pods displays the Olympic rings. It is 128m tall, with 7 occupiable floors, each an equilateral triangle.[4] The floors are subdivided into two levels. The glass-walled pods are held up by three supporting ribs at the three corners. The tower is operated by Beijing Olympic Broadcasting.[5][6][7][8] Some international broadcast studios are located in the pods of the tower, offering skyline views as backdrops of Olympic broadcasts. CCTV, BBC,[9] CBC Television for both French and English networks,[10] France Télévisions - France 2 & France 3,[11] Televisa,[12] and TV Azteca share use of the tower's studio facilities. CBC occupies the fourth pod from the bottom.[13] BBC occupies the second pod from the bottom.[14][15] France Television is also on the third floor.[16] NBC's Today Show tapes from the ground floor.[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official Beijing Olympics site, Ji Lin: Nine aspects to be guaranteed during the Games, March 12, 2008
  2. ↑ 新华社, 图文-奥林匹克多功能演播塔 不停变换身姿秀丽绚烂, 年07月30日21:42
  3. ↑ Official Beijing 2008 site, Ma Guoli: High definition signals to enable superb Olympic broadcasting, October 24, 2007
  4. ↑ Beijing Olympics official site, Studio tower to rise from Olympic Green September 29, 2007
  5. ↑ Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co. News Headlines
  6. ↑ SportsBusinessDaily, All Around The World: CBC, BBC Prep Their Olympic Coverage Plans
  7. ↑ BBC Sniffer dogs and security sweeps Jonathan Bramley July 24, 2008
  8. ↑ The Walrus, Live from Ling Long Pagoda Mitch Moxley August 8, 2008
  9. ↑ China Daily, Broadcasters move into Olympic press center, Cui Xiaohuo, 2008-07-09 08:07
  10. ↑ Globe and Mail, Is this the CBC's last hurrah? WILLIAM HOUSTON August 7, 2007.
  11. ↑ Humanité, Pékin : faites vos Jeux !, Fernand Nouvet, le 31 juillet 2008
  12. ↑ Xinhua, Mexican television to send 200 staff members to Beijing 2008, July 10, 2008
  13. ↑ CBC Television, Olympics Morning, 10:00am EST August 11, 2007
  14. ↑ CBC, If only the weather co-operates Bernice Chan August 4, 2008
  15. ↑ BBC Sports, Beijing flyby: BBC Sport's Olympic studios
  16. ↑ Un Web, France Télévisions débourse 70 millions d'euros pour les JO, Vendredi 8 août 2008
  17. ↑ Huffington Post, Reporting for Volunteer Duty at Beijing's Olympic Broadcast Tower Courtney Woo July 30, 2008
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