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Millions of people around the globe watch the Olympics on television every two years, but few think about what goes on behind the scenes to make the event happen. Meet Digital Beijing, the mega data center built exclusively to power the 2008 Olympic Games in China.
At 1.05 million square feet, the building is designed to look like a giant circuit board from the outside. Its 11 stories bring it to a height of 187 feet.
The facility provided a number of services for the Olympics, including communications transmission and IT services. No longer needed for the games, it is being used by the Beijing government as an emergency response center and a place to backup data.
A complete overview of the building’s design can be seen in this video produced by the architect, Studio Pei-Zhu
Source | Data Center Knowledge
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