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The Bank of China Tower

The Bank of China Tower is one of the most recognisable buildings in Admiralty , Hong Kong . The tetris-esque skyscraper is the fourth tallest in Hong Kong at 1,033.5 ft or 1205.4 ft including its masts . The structure also appears in the TV series Star Trek Voyager as the exterior of Starfleet Communications Research Centre .

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The Beijing National Stadium

This stadium was the focal building for the Beijing 2008 Olympics and Paralympics . With its dark , winding beams it understandably earned the nickname , ‘ Bird ’ s Nest ’. Styling the steel in this way was intended to hide the mechanics of the retractable roof , however , the roof was taken out of the design and so the nest remained .