The National Stadium - Beijing
May 5th, 2008 by Ted Liptak
Venue: National Stadium;
Location: Olympic Green;
Total land surface: 258,000 sq m;
Permanent Seats: 80,000;
Temporary Seats: 11,000;
Competitions: Athletics, Football;
Post-Games use: The Stadium is to stage sports events at national and international levels, as well as cultural and entertaining activities;
Groundbreaking date: Dec. 2003;
Designer: Herzog & DeMeuron (Swiss) and China Architecture Design Institute;
A night shot
The exterior
Seating bowl
The lobby
View from the plinth
The stadium in the sunset
The shopping center in the stadium
Entrance to the shopping center
The east corner
The green area
A bird’s eye view of the Olympic Green
An impressive sports facility, and gorgeous images!