Beijing National Stadium

Beijing National Stadium
Beijing National Stadium
Simplified Chinese	北京国家体育场
Traditional Chinese	北京國家體育場
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Běijīng Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng
Wade–Giles	Pěichīng Kwóchiā T'ǐyǜch'ǎng
Yale Romanization	Běijīng Gwójyā Tǐyùchǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Bàk gìng Gwok gà Tái yuhk chèuhng
Jyutping	Bak1ging1 Gwok3gaa1 Tai2juk6coeng4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Pak-kiaⁿ Kok-ka Thái-io̍k-tiûⁿ
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	鸟巢
Traditional Chinese	鳥巢
Literal meaning	Bird's Nest
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Niǎo Cháo
Wade–Giles	Niǎo Ch'áo
Yale Romanization	Nyǎu Cháu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Níuh Chàauh
Jyutping	Niu5 Caau4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Chiáu Châu

National Stadium
国家体育场·鸟巢
Bird's Nest
	Exterior view of the stadium
Full name	National Stadium
Location	1 National Stadium South Road, Beijing, China
Public transit	8 15 Olympic Park ; 8 Olympic Sports Center
Executive suites	140
Capacity	80,000 (91,000 with temporary seats)
Record attendance	89,102 (Nigeria–Argentina Olympic football match, 23 August 2008)
Surface	Grass, All-weather running track
Construction
Broke ground	24 December 2003
Built	2003–2008
Opened	28 June 2008
Construction cost	CN¥2.3 billion
Architect	Herzog & de Meuron; ArupSport; China Architectural Design & Research Group; Ai Weiwei (Artistic consultant)
Structural engineer	Arup
Tenants
	China national football team (selected matches); China women's national football team (selected matches); China national basketball team (2009–2010)
Website
	n-s.cn

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.^[5]

The National Stadium is owned and operated by a partnership company between Beijing Municipal State-owned Assets Management Co Ltd (58%) and CITIC Group (42%).^[6]

The stadium was designed for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It was also used during the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

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^ "2015京台基礎教育論壇校長峰會 2015 Beijing–Taiwan Basic Education Forum Principal Summit" (PDF). 臺中市政府 Taichung City Government. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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[2] "Bird's Nest Beijing: Beijing National Stadium, How to Visit Bird's Nest, Location".

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[4] "鸟巢 - 鸟巢官网,国家体育场,国家体育馆,奥运-国家体育场官方网站". www.n-s.cn. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

[5] "2015京台基礎教育論壇校長峰會 2015 Beijing–Taiwan Basic Education Forum Principal Summit" (PDF). 臺中市政府 Taichung City Government. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

[6] "国家体育场："鸟巢"--嵊州新闻网". Zhejiang Online. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

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