Bird's Nest

E66108

Olympic stadium sports venue stadium

Bird's Nest is the nickname of Beijing National Stadium, the iconic steel-latticed arena built for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Olympic stadium → sports venue → stadium →
architect	Ai Weiwei → China Architecture Design & Research Group → Herzog & de Meuron →
brokeGround	2003 →
builtForEvent	2008 Summer Olympics → 2008 Summer Paralympics →
city	Beijing →
completionDate	June 2008 →
constructionCost	US$423 million →
constructionStartDate	December 2003 →
coordinates	39.9917°N 116.3906°E →
country	China →
designFeature	steel-latticed exterior →
designInspiration	bird's nest →
floorArea	258000 m² →
height	69.2 m →
heritageStatus	iconic landmark of Beijing →
hostedEvent	2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony → 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony → 2008 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony → 2008 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony → 2015 World Championships in Athletics → 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony → 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony → 2022 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony → 2022 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony → athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics → athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics → football matches at the 2008 Summer Olympics →
length	333 m →
locatedIn	Chaoyang District, Beijing → Olympic Green →
material	steel →
nickname	Bird's Nest →
officialName	Beijing National Stadium →
opened	28 June 2008 →
operator	National Stadium Co., Ltd. →
owner	Beijing State-owned Assets Management Co., Ltd. →
partOf	2008 Beijing Olympic venues network →
postOlympicsCapacity	80000 →
primaryUse	athletics → ceremonies → football →
roofType	open →
seatingCapacity	91000 →
seatingCapacityDuring2008Olympics	91000 →
structuralEngineer	Arup →
tenants	China national football team →
width	284 m →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beijing National Stadium →	alsoKnownAs
Games of the XXIX Olympiad →	mainStadiumNickname
Bird's Nest →	nickname
Olympic Green →	notableStructure
2008 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony →	venue