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The 'dragon' unveiled: Beijing's T3 starts operations

On March 28, 2004, the sounds of construction could be heard around Beijing's Capital Airport. Three years, nine months, and 27 billion yuan later, terminal 3 (T3) was born. Standing at 986,000 square meters, T3 is Asia's largest free standing construction and the world's largest airport terminal complex. On Friday, it officially opens its doors for operation.  [Full story]

The exterior of T3

Dragon-shaped T3 building gears up for the Olympics Dragon-shaped T3 building gears up for the OlympicsThe gigantic building, which has a dragon-shaped design from a birds-eye view, embodies a strong oriental flair and was created by leading British architect Lord Foster.[Full story]

A close look of T3

Internal design of T3 building reflects long history of China Internal design of T3 building reflects long history of ChinaThe "Armillary Sphere," "Suzhou Gardens," "Kowloon." These and other treasures created by the ancient Chinese will attract ... [Full story]

Motor vehicles get access to T3 Motor vehicles get access to T3Motor vehicles on the expressway can directly access the terminal through Exit No. 6 at Wenyu Bridge, the Beijing Evening News quoted the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission as saying. [Full story]

Beijing airport reserves place for Olympic charters Beijing airport reserves place for Olympic chartersBeijing Capital Airport is designating about 100,000 square meters of tarmac for Olympic Games and Paralympics charter flights to tackle the unprecedented travel rush. [Full story]

World's largest single navigating building T3: World's largest single navigating buildingCovering a total area of 986,000 square meters, the building, which is dragon-shaped from a birds-eye view, is the maximum size of a single airport ground structure in the world. [Full story]