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Bells around St. Petersburg
When I saw you
I hope I get what you deserve
And this is where I find

Smoke surrounds your perfect face
And I’m falling
Pushing a broom out into a space
And this where I find a way

(Chorus)
The stadium arcadium
A mirror to the moon
Well I’m forming and I’m warming
State of the art
Until the clouds come crashing

Stranger things have happened
Both before and after noon
Well I’m forming and I’m warming
Pushin’ myself
And no I don’t mind asking
Now

Alone inside my forest room
And it’s storming
I never thought I’d be in bloom
But this is where I start

Derelict days and the stereo plays
For the all night crowd
That it cannot phase
And I’m calling

Tedious weeds that the media breeds
But the animal gets what the animal needs
And I’m sorry

(Chorus)
The stadium arcadium
A mirror to the moon
Well I’m forming and I’m warming
State of the art
Until the clouds come crashing

Stranger things have happened
Both before and after noon
Well I’m forming and I’m warming
Pushin’ myself
And no I don’t mind asking
Now

And this is where I find…

Rays of dust that wrap around
Your citizen
Kind enough to disavow
And this is where I stand

(Chorus)
The stadium arcadium
A mirror to the moon
Well I’m forming and I’m warming
State of the art
Until the clouds come crashing

Stranger things have happened
Both before and after noon
Well I’m forming and I’m warming
Pushin’ myself
And no I don’t mind asking

The stadium arcadium
A mirror to the moon
Well I’m forming and I’m warming
State of the art
Until the clouds come crashing

Stranger things have happened
Both before and after noon
Well I’m forming and I’m warming
To you…

Actually, I very much indeed love this song because the rhythem is very patriotic. I like he par he menion ‘state of the art until the clouds come crashing’. Talk about the state of the art, now China is looking fwd in hosting the next Olympic in 2008. Therefore, the venue this time will be Beijing. In beijing currently they experiencing a rapid growth where many futuristic and modern-looking monument are taking shape. I would like to highlight the main venue of the Beijing 2008 which is the Beijing Olympic Stadium or commonly called the Bird’s Nest due to it’s design tht looks like a nest.

According to worldstadia.com, the stadium, once it’s finished, it can occupy up to 91 000 spectators. The stadium, which is 330 meters long by 220 wide and 70 meters tall, estimated cost over USD 500 000 000. Once u landed on the Beijing National Airport, the stadium could be seen due to it’s massive size. The architect in charge is Jaques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron which based in Switzserland.

For the design of the stadium, many architect has submit original of thier own from around the world. From thousands of the blue print, only 13 are slected to become finalist. And as u can see at the bottom, these are the final 5 out of 13. The choosen design is at the top. That is the Bird’s Nest. Once it’s completed, it was believe to the largest enclosed space stadium in the world.

For further reading:
Article 1: Beijing Olympic Stadium
Article 2: About Beijing Olympic Stadium on worldstadia.com
Article 3:The finalist of the 13 stadium designs
Article 4: Stadium’s current construction in Google Maps