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A general view of the APEC
House, 'Nurimaru', in Pusan, about 420 km southeast of Seoul,
October 25, 2005 file photo. (REUTERS) |
Costing nearly 10 million dollars for each
hour APEC leaders will meet there, South Korea's newest convention hall is
said to be capable of withstanding bombs, earthquakes and even a tsunami.
Named Nurimaru meaning "top of the world", the
iconic dome aiming to be a haven of tranquility for visiting dignitaries
rests on 12 pillars and is
nestled on the tip of a rocky islet off the coast of Busan port.
Companies in South Korea designed and built the 19 million dollar glass
and steel structure in a year to house the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) leaders, although they only meet there for two hours on
Friday.
Secrecy has surrounded the preparations for Nurimaru, with Busan city
officials saying even they are not allowed to approach the house without
special identification.
"Even people working for APEC cannot go there easily," said one
official.
APEC leaders, including US President George W. Bush, Chinese President
Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, will spend five
hours in total at Nurimaru.
They will be able to contemplate traditional
Korean interior motifs in complete safety, organisers of the project say.
The circular roof, modeled on a traditional Korean pavilion
, is covered with titanium-coated steel,
built to withstand the heaviest of storms.
A web of security cameras, metal detectors, beam sensors and
bullet-proof screens will reinforce security in the three-storey, 3,000
square-metre building.
"It is prepared for any earthquake or bombs or even tsunamis," a Busan
city official in charge of Nurimaru, said.
The building houses a conference hall, a dining room and reception, as
well as a media centre.
Once APEC is over, Nurimaru house, funded from Busan's coffers, will be
open to the public for two days after the summit, and serve as a memorial
hall to the event until March.
It will then be available for conferences, but nobody
has made bookings yet, Busan city officials have
said.
(Agencies) |
韓國為即將舉行的亞太經合組織領導人峰會新建了一座會議中心，據說這里不僅可以抵擋炸彈、地震，即使遇到海嘯也固若金湯，而每小時將近1000萬美元的代價也著實不菲。
這個地方名叫“世峰樓”，意思是“世界之顛”，座落于釜山海岸邊一個多巖石的小島上。由12根大柱子支撐起的整個圓頂具有韓式傳統風格，為來訪的各位政要提供了一個安靜的會議場所。
為了迎接前來參加第21屆亞太經合組織領導人峰會的各國和地區領導，韓國公司在一年內花費1900萬美元設計并修建了這座鋼筋結構的玻璃建筑，盡管領導人們本周五只會在那里待上兩個小時。
整個“世峰樓”的籌建工作都是秘密進行的，釜山的政府官員說如果沒有特殊的身份證件，連他們都無法接近這座樓。
“即使是APEC的工作人員去那里也不是那么容易，”一位官員說。
亞太經合組織各成員國和地區領導人包括美國總統布什、中國國家主席胡錦濤、日本首相小泉純一郎，他們在“世峰樓”會談的時間加起來總共5小時。
領導人們將在絕對安全的情況下商議如何解決歷史上遺留下來的朝韓問題，APEC會議的組織者們說。韓國傳統閣樓式的園形屋頂上覆蓋了一層鍍鈦鋼板，這樣的設計能夠抵擋最劇烈的暴風雨。
在這座三層樓高、3000多平米的建筑中，監視系統、金屬探測器、光束傳感器和防彈屏構成了一個網絡，加強安全保衛。
“無論遇到什么災難，地震、炸彈襲擊，甚至海嘯，這里都做好了準備，”負責“世峰樓”的一位釜山市官員說。
“世峰樓”中有會議廳、餐廳和接待處，還有一個媒體中心。
APEC會議一結束，由釜山市出資建造的“世峰樓”將對公眾開放兩天，直到明年3月這里都將作為此次會議的紀念館。
釜山市的官員介紹說，這里以后將成為召開會議的場所，不過至今還沒有收到任何預約。
(中國日報網站薛曉文編譯) |
Updated: 2005-11-17 09:17
