New safety test and assessment for national grand theatre
A worker walks past the national grand theatre in the center of Beijing in this July 29, 2004 file photo. The theatre, designed by French architect Paul Andreu who also designed the Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris, will likely have to undergo another safety test and assessment, following the conclusion that the collapse of the airport's terminal roof was caused by design fault. The theatre will have a floor space of 200,000 square meters and is estimated to cost 2.688 billion yuan. (Xinhua)
A model of the dome-shaped national grand theatre. Following the conclusion that the roof collapse of the Charles de Gaulle International Airport was caused by design fault, the theatre, also designed by French architect Paul Andreu, will likely have to undergo another safety test and assessment. (newsphoto)
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