Toilet in the 'Water Cube'

(BEIJING, Jan. 28) -- Inside the National Aquatics Center, known as the "Water Cube," drinking fountains decorated with colorful lighting tubes are quite eye catching. These drinking fountains will directly supply drinking water for visitors. In the Water Cube, there are many public facilities like this.

The Water Cube contains nine drinking fountains, and each one of them is decorated with color lighting tubes, which enables visitors to locate them easily.

The Water Cube has twice the number of the public facilities as other venues. Take the toilets for example. The Water Cube has 67 restrooms in total, with 95 Western-style toilets and 97 are squat-style toilets. The women's restrooms at this venue contain 10-15% more toilets than at other venues.

There is a complete set of barrier-free facilities in the Water Cube. The elevators for people with a disability are much slower to ensure safety. Each section of the spectator stands contains an area for wheelchairs.

On January 28, the Water Cube was successfully delivered. During the Olympics, the audience will have a chance to enjoy the excellent services and people-friendly facilities of the National Aquatics Center.