Tokyo unveils classy, amazing stadium - seven months before Olympics


The National Stadium, the main venue for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, features use of lumber and other Japanese architectural tradition. - AFP

TOKYO: Tokyo formally unveiled its 60,000-seater main Olympic Stadium on Sunday (Dec 15), more than seven months before the 2020 Opening Ceremony -- with a host of special features to beat the feared heat.

Built on the site of the former national stadium used for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, it has five floors above ground and two below, with greenery planted on the decks to provide shade from the scorching summer sun.

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