Beijing on Sunday started construction on the Digital Beijing Building, one of the facilities of the 2008 Olympic Games.

The building, located in the Olympic Green in north part of the Chinese capital city, covers 96,000 square meters. It will serve as the the technical supporting center and the communications center during the 2008 Games.

The Digital Beijing Building is scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2007.

According to the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), a total of 36 competition venues will be used for the 2008 Olympics, 14 of which will be built from scratch. Construction on 10 has already started and the rest will begin this year.

Source: Xinhua