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China's first science and technology museum with the theme of architecture opened its doors on Aug 19 in the East Lake High Tech Development Zone -- also known as Optics Valley -- located in Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei province, according to local media reports.

The facility, which is called the China Architectural Science and Technology Museum, was built as a national first-class museum. It was also constructed to top 5A level tourist scenic spot standards and with a total of 19,000 square meters building area.

The exhibition area of the museum covers about 6,000 square meters, including permanent exhibition area, thematic exhibition area and temporary exhibition area.

A glorious panoramic view of China's first Architectural Science and Technology Museum in Optics Valley. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The permanent exhibition is divided into four main halls for showing ancient architecture, Jingchu architecture – from the culture of Hubei which dates back over three thousand years – as well as modern architecture and future architecture.