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In Beijing, the new National Stadium, or "bird's nest," has been getting a lion's share of attention. (To see why, check out the photos of the stadium in our accompanying slide show.)

Here are five more new landmarks worth checking out.

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1. China Central Television's (CCTV's) headquarters, which has been redesigned as a twisted steel archway. See a photo of it, right.

2. National Aquatics Center, a luminescent, ice cube-like building that's covered in bubbles. (See an image of it in our slide show.)

3. Legation Quarter, a new cultural complex in the old embassy district. (See its website.)

4. National Grand Theater, which looks like a titanium Easter egg. (See images of it in our slide show.)

5. Linked Hybrid, eight residential towers linked by hovering pedestrian bridges. The complex will house cafés, bars, and a pool.