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  2. Beijing National Stadium - Wikipedia

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    The National Stadium [3] (国家体育场), a.k.a. the Bird's Nest (鸟巢), [4] is a stadium at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The National Stadium, covering an area of 204,000 square meters with 91,000 capacity, broke ground in December 2003, officially started construction in March 2004, and was completed in June 2008.

  3. List of football stadiums in China - Wikipedia

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    Stadium Capacity City Province Tenants Images Guangdong Olympic Stadium: 80,012: Guangzhou: Guangdong: 2001 National Games of China, 2009 Asian Athletics Championships, 2010 Asian Games: Beijing National Stadium: 80,000 [1] Beijing: Beijing: 2008 Summer Olympics, 2015 World Championships in Athletics, 2022 Winter Olympics: Hangzhou Sports Park ...

  4. List of stadiums in China - Wikipedia

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    Beijing National Stadium: 80,000 [1] Beijing: Beijing: 2008 Summer Olympics, 2015 World Championships in Athletics, 2022 Winter Olympics: 3: Hangzhou Sports Park:

  5. Olympic Green - Wikipedia

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    Beijing National Stadium The Olympic Green in 2017. The Beijing National Stadium (国家体育场) or "Bird's Nest" (鸟巢) is the centerpiece of this project. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies, athletics, and football finals of the Games. The stadium has room for 91,000 spectators, but the capacity was reduced to 80,000 after the ...

  6. British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25 million ... - AOL

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    People ski on a slope in front of China's National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing on January 7, 2010. The structure was designed by Arup for the 2008 Summer Olympics and ...

  7. List of indoor arenas in China - Wikipedia

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    1 Nanjing: Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium [1] 21,000 Nanjing Monkey Kings: 2 Beijing: Beijing National Indoor Stadium [2] 2007 18,000 3 Beijing: Wukesong Arena [3] 2008 18,000 Beijing Ducks: 4 Chengdu: Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Indoor Stadium: 2021 18,000 5 Dalian: Damai Center: 2013 18,000 6 Guangzhou: Guangzhou International ...

  8. National Indoor Stadium - Wikipedia

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    The National Indoor Stadium (国家体育馆), a.k.a. Folding Fan (折扇), is an arena located at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. [2] [3] [4] The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people, [5] and was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is nicknamed the Fan (扇子, shànzi) due to its design resembling a traditional Chinese ...

  9. World Architecture Survey - Wikipedia

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    The Beijing National Stadium (Bird’s Nest stadium) in Beijing by Herzog and de Meuron was the building most often cited, by seven respondents, as the most significant structure of the 21st century so far. [2] Counted by architect, works by Frank Gehry received the most votes, followed by those of Rem Koolhaas.