A scene of Beijing Shooting Range Hall is seen in this picture taken on May 16 ,2008. Located in Shijingshan District in Beijing, the hall has a reputation as a respiratory venue because of its eco-respiratory curtain wall system. [Xinhua]

 

An interior scene of Beijing Shooting Range Hall is seen in this picture taken on May 16 ,2008. Located in Shijingshan District in Beijing, the hall has a reputation as a respiratory venue because of its eco-respiratory curtain wall system. [Xinhua]

 

An interior scene of Beijing Shooting Range Hall is seen in this picture taken on May 16 ,2008. Located in Shijingshan District in Beijing, the hall has a reputation as a respiratory venue because of its eco-respiratory curtain wall system. [Xinhua]

 

Location: Shijingshan District, Beijing

Total land surface: 45,645 sq m

Permanent seats: 2,170

Groundbreaking date: July 13, 2004

Completion date: July 28, 2007

Facilities: Qualification competition halls, a final competition hall, a storehouse, a room for armed police, a heating and ventilation equipment room and an electric transformer room.

Design: The Beijing Shooting Range Hall was designed to reflect the shape of a hunting bow. This design takes into consideration the origins of the sport of shooting-hunting in the forest. The Shooting Hall's qualification competition halls and the final competition hall are connected by the venue's main entrance, which contributes to the venue's "bow" shape.

Post-Games use: The venue will host important international and Chinese shooting competitions and will serve as the training base for the Chinese national team, as well as providing youth training grounds.