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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 Sports Arena: 2010 18,000 7 Shanghai: Mercedes-Benz Arena: 18,000 8 Shanghai: Shanghai Oriental ...
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.
The Workers' Stadium is a football stadium in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. It opened in 2023 on the site of the original stadium , which was demolished in 2020. One of the largest football stadiums in China , the stadium is the home of Beijing Guoan , a club that plays in the Chinese Super League .
June 28 – Beijing National Stadium designed by Herzog & de Meuron (known as the "Bird's Nest"), opened for the 2008 Summer Olympics. August 1 – Beijing South railway station, designed by Terry Farrell, opened. September A. P. Møller School, Schleswig, Germany, designed by C. F. Møller Architects.
The event was primarily held at the Beijing National Stadium, which served as the athletics venue during the 2008 Summer Olympics. Weather concerns prompted a reduction in capacity for the World Championships in Athletics; only the lower and middle tiers of the stadium were open, capping the venue at around 54,000 spectators rather than its ...