Saturday, July 3, 2010

Panoramic shot of National Center for Performing Arts (China)

{you can click on the picture to see a larger version}

August 22, 2009
Beijing, China

This is the National Center for the Performing Arts.

Camera used: Kodak V803 Easyshare point and shoot
Manual stitching on the fly for a panoramic shot, no editing except for the name :-)
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22 comments:

  1. John WellbeloveJuly 3, 2010 at 12:32 AM

    Good shot, looks like a space ship.
    lol.

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  2. Joey AquinoJuly 3, 2010 at 12:33 AM

    Cat, saan ito? Ganda ng compo!

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  3. CatH \(^_^)/July 3, 2010 at 12:34 AM

    hahaha...it reminded me of an egg yolk actually..I wonder why...

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  4. CatH \(^_^)/July 3, 2010 at 12:35 AM

    thank you :-)

    had difficulty lining up the lines...almost gave up coz I got cross-eyed but I'm glad I persisted if so...

    This is the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, China.

    Che, Loo and I were just walking around after our brunch..then we saw this dome from the distance and walked towards it. Voila!

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  5. CatH \(^_^)/July 3, 2010 at 12:40 AM

    wikipedia quote:

    The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) (Chinese: 国家大剧院; pinyin: guó​jiā​ dà​ jù​yuàn​; literally: National Grand Theatre), and colloquially described as The Egg, is an opera house in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The Centre, an ellipsoid dome of titanium and glass surrounded by an artificial lake, seats 5,452 people in three halls and is almost 12,000 m² in size. It was designed by French architect Paul Andreu. Construction started in December 2001 and the inaugural concert was held in December 2007.

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  6. CatH \(^_^)/July 3, 2010 at 12:41 AM

    hey, I was right..I just googled it now..and under wiki its also called The Egg (I knew my foodie instincts were gonna be useful.. LOL)

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  7. Joey AquinoJuly 3, 2010 at 12:44 AM

    Thanks Cat. The one in Singapore is patterned after the Durian Fruit. If you go inside, well..... it smells really nice:-)

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  8. CatH \(^_^)/July 3, 2010 at 12:45 AM

    ooh...I love eau-de-durian...LOL

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  9. CatH \(^_^)/July 3, 2010 at 12:45 AM

    if we have one in Philippines, I hope it can be patterned after something out of this world...

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  10. Joey AquinoJuly 3, 2010 at 12:49 AM

    Di ba meron na. Yung Cultural Center of the Philippines. Naka patterned after a kahon:-)

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  11. dr.philip del carmenJuly 3, 2010 at 1:00 AM

    Panggulo... Dina meron sa Beijing , Birds Nest? Ito Egg? .... Love the pano! (exit)

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  12. CatH \(^_^)/July 3, 2010 at 1:02 AM

    ibig kong sabihin yung medyo creative naman...di yung parang SM na mall ang shape...hehehe...as you said..kahon...

    maski patterned after bangus ok na sa akin...

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  13. CatH \(^_^)/July 3, 2010 at 1:02 AM

    yata they like food...

    maybe a siao long pao next time...

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  14. * marJuly 3, 2010 at 1:34 AM

    Beautiful architecture.
    (Now I know where you'll be this coming August.)

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  15. CatH \(^_^)/July 3, 2010 at 1:42 AM

    hi Mar,

    where will I be this August?
    wala pa rin akong plans or tickets pa even if may 4 days sana akong off dahil sa holidays...I've been running around trying to decide nga eh..Davao ba or Macau/HK...

    since I've been in Beijing already (late na post lang like this picture), e gusto ko sana Shanghai for the Expo...

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  16. * marJuly 3, 2010 at 1:52 AM

    Just teasing you...
    The date you placed is August 2 0 1 0
    which I guess was August 2009.
    +
    Is this part of the Olympic Village, amongst some of those beautiful structures from the Olympic games?

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  17. CatH \(^_^)/July 3, 2010 at 1:59 AM

    hi Mar!

    thanks for alerting me to that :-) automatic naka-2010..you are right, it was in August last year (golly how fast time flies!) with Loo and Che.

    it is not part of the Olympic village...but is immediately to the west of Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People, and near the Forbidden City...

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  18. darryl wayne espirituJuly 3, 2010 at 11:42 PM

    WOW! COOL PANO :)

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  19. CatH \(^_^)/July 4, 2010 at 8:45 AM

    thanks Dwayne....

    go, itlog, go

    :-)

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  20. CatH \(^_^)/July 5, 2010 at 7:12 AM

    btw, I want to ask those who are living abroad and who may be looking at this blog or the earlier ones...are you having trouble opening and viewing it?

    I'm guessing those abroad have good broadband speeds...

    thanks!

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  21. Virtual TedJuly 6, 2010 at 7:00 AM

    That is a way cool building!

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  22. CatH \(^_^)/July 6, 2010 at 7:24 AM

    gotta say, the Chinese do have this way of selecting inspirations from nature which translates into gorgeous architecture...

    *mutters to myself* egg? eggyolk? egg white? egg shell?

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