Beijing National Stadium

The National Stadium (Chinese: 国家体育场; pinyin: Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng; lit. 'National Stadium'), also known as the Bird's Nest (鸟巢; Niǎocháo), is an 80,000-capacity stadium in Beijing. The stadium was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron from Basel-based architecture team Herzog & de Meuron, project architect Stefan Marbach, artist Ai Weiwei, and CADG, which was led by chief architect Li Xinggang. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It was used again in the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The Bird's Nest sometimes has temporary large screens installed at the stands.

After: enIncheon; enLondon; enOlympic Stadium; Incheon Munhak Stadium; London; London Stadium; Milan; San Siro; Verona; Verona Arena; Wembley Stadium
Align: enright
Architect: enAi Weiwei; enArupSport; enChina Architectural Design & Research Group
Architect: Ai Weiwei; Herzog & de Meuron
Architect: Herzog & de Meuron
Before: enAthens; enLos Angeles; enOlympic Stadium; Athens; Luzhniki Stadium; Moscow; Olympic Stadium (Athens); Pyeongchang; Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium; Staples Center
BrokeGround: 24 December 2003
Capacity: 80000; 91000
Caption: enExterior view of the stadium, September 2022
Comment: enThe National Stadium (Chinese: 国家体育场; pinyin: Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng; lit. 'National Stadium'), also known as the Bird's Nest (鸟巢; Niǎocháo), is an 80,000-capacity stadium in Beijing. The stadium was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron from Basel-based architecture team Herzog & de Meuron, project architect Stefan Marbach, artist Ai Weiwei, and CADG, which was led by chief architect Li Xinggang. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It was used again in the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The Bird's Nest sometimes has temporary large screens installed at the stands.
ConstructionCost: 2.3E9
Cost ($): 2.3E9
Date: 25 November 2009
Depiction
Fullname: enNational Stadium
Geometry: POINT(116.39055633545 39.991664886475)
Has abstract: enThe National Stadium (Chinese: 国家体育场; pinyin: Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng; lit. 'National Stadium'), also known as the Bird's Nest (鸟巢; Niǎocháo), is an 80,000-capacity stadium in Beijing. The stadium was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron from Basel-based architecture team Herzog & de Meuron, project architect Stefan Marbach, artist Ai Weiwei, and CADG, which was led by chief architect Li Xinggang. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It was used again in the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The Bird's Nest sometimes has temporary large screens installed at the stands.
Homepage: www.n-s.cn/
Hypernym: Stadium
ImageSize: 280
Is primary topic of: Beijing National Stadium
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L: enBird's Nest; enNational Stadium
Label: enBeijing National Stadium
Labels: enno
Latitude: 39.99
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Location: 1
Location: Beijing; China
LogoImage: 100
Longitude: 116.39
Myr: enBěijīng Gwójyā Tǐyùchǎng; enNyǎu Cháu
Name: enNational Stadium
Name: enNational Stadium
Nickname: enThe Bird's Nest
Nickname: enThe Bird's Nest
Number of suites: 140
Opened: 28 June 2008
Opening date: 28 June 2008
Order: enst
P: enBěijīng Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng; enGuójiā Tǐyùchǎng; enNiǎo Cháo; enNiǎocháo
Point: 39.99166666666667 116.39055555555555
Poj: enChiáu Châu; enPak-kiaⁿ Kok-ka Thái-io̍k-tiûⁿ
Publictransit: enOlympic Park; enOlympic Sports Center
Quote: enWhy does a Chinese bowl or a Chinese window have this kind of pattern? Maybe the Chinese people like things to appear in this irregular way, but underneath there are very clear rules. The Bird's Nest developed in this way.
RecordAttendance: 89102
S: en北京国家体育场; en国家体育场; en鸟巢
SameAs: 316597577
SameAs: 316597577; 7626867-6; Beijing Nasionale Stadion; Beijing Nationalstadion; Beijing National Stadium; Beijing National Stadium; Beijings nasjonalstadion; Estadi Nacional de Pequín; Estadio Nacional de Pekín; Estádio Nacional de Pequim; Estadio Nacional de Pequín; Estadiu Nacional de Beixín; http://sws.geonames.org/6695794/; Kuo-ťia tchi-jü-čchang; LoQq; m.05y3q4; Milliy stadion (Pekin); Nacia stadiono de Pekino; Nacionalni stadion (Peking); Nacionalni stadion u Pekingu; Nacionalni stadion u Pekingu; Nationaal Stadion van Peking; Nationalstadion Peking; Nationalstadion vu Peking; Pambansang Istadyum ng Beijing; Pekinas nacionālais stadions; Pekingi Nemzeti Stadion; Pekingin kansallinen stadion; Pekingi Rahvusstaadion; Pekingo Nazio Estadioa; Pekingský národní stadion; Pekings Nationalstadion; Pekin Milli Stadionu; Pekino nacionalinis stadionas; Pekin Ulusal Stadyumu; Q133525; Sân vận động Quốc gia Bắc Kinh; Stade national de Pékin; Stadio nazionale di Pechino; Stadion Narodowy w Pekinie; Stadion Nasional Beijing; Stadionul Național din Beijing; Stadium Nasional Beijing; Stadiwm Cenedlaethol Beijing; Εθνικό Στάδιο του Πεκίνου; Национални стадион у Пекингу; Национальный стадион (Пекин); Пекински национален стадион; Пекінський національний стадіон; Ұлттық стадион (Бейжің); האצטדיון הלאומי בייג'ינג; بیجنگ نیشنل اسٹیڈیم; ملعب بكين الوطني; ورزشگاه ملی پکن; बीजिंग राष्ट्रीय स्टेडियम; বেইজিং জাতীয় স্টেডিয়াম; பெய்ஜிங் தேசிய விளையாட்டு மைதானம்; ബെയ്‌ജിംഗ്‌ നാഷനൽ സ്റ്റേഡിയം; สนามกีฬาแห่งชาติปักกิ่ง; პეკინის ეროვნული სტადიონი; 北京国家体育場; 国家体育场 (北京); 국립경기장 (베이징)
Seating capacity: 80000; 91000
Source: en— Li Xinggang, head architect of CADG
StructuralEngineer: Arup Group Limited
Subject: Category:2008 establishments in China; Category:Ai Weiwei buildings; Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in China; Category:Buildings and structures in Chaoyang District, Beijing; Category:Esports venues in China; Category:Football venues in Beijing; Category:Herzog & de Meuron buildings; Category:High-tech architecture; Category:Lattice shell structures; Category:National stadiums; Category:Olympic athletics venues; Category:Olympic football venues; Category:Olympic stadiums; Category:Postmodern architecture in China; Category:Sports venues completed in 2008; Category:Sports venues in Beijing; Category:Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics; Category:Venues of the 2022 Winter Olympics
Suites: 140
Surface: enGrass, All-weather running track
T: en北京國家體育場; en鳥巢
Tenant: China national basketball team; China national football team
Tenants: China national basketball team; China national football team
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Title: enFinal venue; enMain venue; enMen's football gold medal match venue; enOpening and closing ceremonies venue; enSummer Olympics; Athletics at the Summer Olympics; IAAF World Athletics Championships; League of Legends World Championship; Summer Olympic Games; Winter Olympic Games
Url: https://web.archive.org/web/20091125210321/http:/www.n-s.cn/
W: enNiǎo Ch'áo; enPěichīng Kwóchiā T'ǐyǜch'ǎng
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Y: enBàk gìng Gwok gà Tái yuhk chèuhng; enNíuh Chàauh
Years: 2008; 2015; 2017; 2022

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