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Beijing National Stadium

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The National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, is a stadium at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China, covering an area of 204,000 square meters with an 80,000 person capacity. It broke ground in December 2003, began construction in earnest in March 2004, and was completed in June 2008.

Facts
Building Type
Stadium 1
Location
Chaoyang, Beijing, China 1
Completed Year
2008 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Stadium / Arena / Amphitheater 2
Connections

Has Building Type

Amphitheatre, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

Arena, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

Stadium, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

High-Tech Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Wikipedia: Beijing National Stadium
Postmodern Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Wikipedia: Beijing National Stadium

Uses Element

Steel, Architectural Materials
Source Wikipedia: Beijing National Stadium
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: China, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Beijing National Stadium
Wikipedia
  • lead paragraph, summary extract
    is a stadium at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China.
  • lead paragraph, construction clause
    broke ground in December 2003, officially started construction in March 2004, and was completed in June 2008.
  • Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
    The National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, is a stadium at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China, covering an area of 204,000 square meters with an 80,000 person capacity. It broke ground in December 2003, began construction in earnest in March 2004, and was completed in June 2008.
  • In Style: Postmodern Architecture, Wikipedia categories
    Category:Postmodern architecture in China
  • In Style: High-Tech Architecture, Wikipedia categories
    Category:High-tech architecture
  • Uses Element: Steel, Wikipedia article
    The stadium consists of two independent structures, standing 50 feet apart: a red concrete seating bowl and the outer steel frame around it.
View the Source
2. Wikidata: Beijing National Stadium
Wikidata Q133525, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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