Beijing National Stadium

For the indoor stadium in Beijing, see National Indoor Stadium.

National Stadium
国家体育场·鸟巢
Bird's Nest
Exterior view of the stadium
Map
Full nameNational Stadium
Location1 National Stadium South Road, Beijing, China
Public transitBeijing Subway  8   15  Olympic Park
Beijing Subway  8  Olympic Sports Center
Executive suites140
Capacity80,000 (91,000 with temporary seats)[2]
Record attendance89,102 (Nigeria–Argentina Olympic football match, 23 August 2008)
SurfaceGrass, All-weather running track
Construction
Broke ground24 December 2003; 20 years ago (2003-12-24)
Built2003–2008
Opened28 June 2008; 16 years ago (2008-06-28)
Construction costCN¥2.3 billion
ArchitectHerzog & de Meuron[1]
ArupSport
China Architectural Design & Research Group
Ai Weiwei (Artistic consultant)
Structural engineerArup[1]
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
Beijing National Stadium
Simplified Chinese北京国家体育场
Traditional Chinese北京國家體育場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěijīng Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng
Wade–GilesPěichīng Kwóchiā T'ǐyǜch'ǎng
Yale RomanizationBěijīng Gwójyā Tǐyùchǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBàk gìng Gwok gà Tái yuhk chèuhng
JyutpingBak1ging1 Gwok3gaa1 Tai2juk6coeng4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPak-kiaⁿ Kok-ka Thái-io̍k-tiûⁿ
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese鸟巢
Traditional Chinese鳥巢
Literal meaningBird's Nest
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNiǎo Cháo
Wade–GilesNiǎo Ch'áo
Yale RomanizationNyǎu Cháu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationNíuh Chàauh
JyutpingNiu5 Caau4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJChiáu Châu

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.

Bird's nest at night
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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.