Leena's Photoblog
Modern Beijing
Posted by Leena (Joensuu, Finland) on 23 May 2009 in Architecture and Portfolio.
This photo is taken through a window of a moving bus.
CCTV Headquarters was completed 2008 - Quite a special looking building, isn`t it !!
"The CCTV Headquarters is a skyscraper in the Beijing Central Business District. The building is the headquarters of China Central Television
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture won the contract from the Beijing International Tendering Co. to construct the CCTV Headquarters and the Television Cultural Center by its side on December 20, 2002. It is among the first of 300 new towers in the new Beijing CBD. Administration, news, broadcasting, and program production offices and studios are all contained inside.", a source is Wikipedia
Thank you very much for your visits and comments !
Babzy from France
Very impressive piece of architecture !! Is it my imagination , i can guess a face in the reflection ?
23 May 2009 6:16am
@Babzy: Thank you for your visit! And perhaps there is some reflections from the window :)
Hidalgo from Herunen, Finland
I like colors and reflections in Your photo. Nice shot and from moving bus, that is great.
23 May 2009 9:09am
Trotter from Portugal
Hi Leena! Sorry for the absence, but I’ve been busy with my parents’ health; almost 180 years to care... ;)
Lovely shot of Beijing; you are lucky to get there after the Games... much improvement!!
Blogtrotter is paying homage to Vilnius as European Capital of Culture 2009 and waits for your comments. ;) Hope you enjoy and have a great weekend!
23 May 2009 10:41am
Abraham Lincoln from Brookville, Ohio, United States
Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog. This is a lovely and modern structure. I hope you managed to take a lot of photos. Congratulations on your upcoming 45th Wedding Anniversary next month. Patty and I will be married for 54 years in July.
23 May 2009 11:01am
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
A great shot from a moving bus, Leena ... and such a dramatic contrast from the old Chinese architecture.
23 May 2009 11:24am
shammy from Canada
What a modern building! I would love to go up to the top! Architecture is getting more and more interesting.
Thank you for your commentts on my blog. Yes, Little Callum is growing up fast. So you are going to have a new grandbaby in your family.... very exciting! My new grandbaby should have arrived 3 days ago, but no sign yet.... perhaps tomorrow? The parents-to-be want to meet their new baby!
23 May 2009 1:42pm
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Wonderfully caught from inside a bus!!! Wonder if this lovely architecture was due to the Beijing Olympics??
23 May 2009 2:54pm
Leena from Joensuu, Finland
Thank you all for your comments!
I think, a plenty of "lifting" have done for Olympics, and as Gil said, we were lucky to be there after that!
It has happened in other cities as well.
On Monday we will go to Xian.
23 May 2009 3:24pm
MrsAmber from London, United Kingdom
This is an excellent shot - especially taken through a bus window! I love this sort of shot of architecture like this...very very good!
23 May 2009 7:13pm
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
great shot Leena like the reflections that you have managed to pick up on the side of the building
24 May 2009 8:33am
Ruth from United States
Extraordinary design!
Nice photo! Not an easy one to photograph, I think.
24 May 2009 12:09pm
NANNE from Netherlands
It is..., Leena.
I know the building, I like modern architecture.
NANNE from FRIESLAND
24 May 2009 5:57pm
