Beijing Bird's Nest National Stadium covering an area of 258,000 square meters is posstioned in the Olympic Park, northeast of the city axis line. It is jointly designed by Herzog and De Meuron Architekten AG, Switzerland, and China Architecture Design Institute and earned very high praise.
The stadium is a bowl shape with a red stand. It looks like a nest structure. It is made of gray mining steel covered with a transparent membrane. "Bird's Nest" is an original creation, with a fresh and unique appeal, an exciting example of global architecture. As the main stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games, the National Stadium is designated to host the opening and closing ceremony, the track and field competition and the soccer games, etc.
The National Stadium accommodates 100,000 spectators of which 20,000 are with temporary seating. After the 2008 Olympics, the National Stadium will be converted to an 80,000-seater stadium suitable for large-scale sport competitions and other non-competitive events. The National Stadium will become a large-scale venue for sports, recreation and entertainment for the people of Beijing.
