Details for Beijing National Stadium, Beijing

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The Beijing National Stadium, will be the stadium for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. The stadium, costing and estimated $500,000,000 will hold 91,000 spectators during the games and will be reduced to 80,000 once the games have ended.

When completed, it is believed that the stadium will be the World's largest enclosed space.

The design of the stadium is very unique to other stadia around - The Olymipc Green Stadium has been designed around the 'Randomness of Nature' and has an almost 'Crazy Pathing' feel to its design.

The architects for the stadiums are Jaques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron who are based in Switzerland, they have also designed 'The Tate Modern' in London and the Ricola Marketing Building in Laufen, Switzerland among other groundbreaking buildings

When the competition has ended the stadium will be used for sporting and cultural events

This is a rendering of the proposed Beijing Olympic Stadium which will be used for the main track and field events of the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Submitted By: starms on 2005-09-06

The Olympic Stadium will be situated at the Olympic Green, at the North end of teh city within close proximity to the Beijing International Airport