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Beijing Olympics 2008 – the Bird’s Nest

July 13, 2008 by Yein Jee

The Beijing National Stadium, popularly known as the Bird’s Nest, is the main venue for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. It will host the track & field events, football matches, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the game.

The Beijing National Stadium, China
The Beijing National Stadium aka the Bird’s Nest (Image by Noel)

The stadium was jointly designed by Herzog & de Meuron, Arup and China Architectural Design & Research Group. The ground was broken on Christmas Eve December 2003, and construction started in March 2004. The stadium completed its construction in early 2008 and held its first official event on April 18.

The Beijing Bird Nest at night, China
The Bird’s Nest at night (Image by Chris)
The interior of Beijing Bird Nest, China
The interior of the architecture (Image by David)

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Amazing and cool, Architecture, Arup, Beijing Municipality, Beijing National Stadium, China blog, Herzog & de Meuron Architekten, Olympic Games

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