FACTS ABOUT BEIJING NATIONAL STADIUM
Beijing National Stadium is the National Stadium of China. It is located at the
Olympic Green which is an Olympic Park in the Chaoyang district of Beijing, city of China.
It is well known for its beautiful structure and here are top 10 facts about this stadium.
1. Construction & Seating Capacity Beijing Nation Stadium’s construction
started in 2003 and was completed in 2008. Its construction cost was US$ 428 million.
It has seating capacity of 80,000 making it the 2nd biggest stadium of China.
It can extend to 91,000 seats but those extra 11,000 seats are temporary.
2. Materials used This stadium was mostly built with
steel and is so gigantic that it is considered to be the biggest steel structure in the world.
3. Why it was built?
China built this stadium when they were given the opportunity to host 2008 summer Olympics
and Paralympics. This stadium has given again the opportunity to host winter Olympics of 2022.
4. Bird Nest – Nickname Beijing National Stadium is also known for its
unique nickname, Bird’s Nest. This nickname was given due to the web of twisting steel that form
together to make the roof. Ove Arup & Partners were given the responsibility for its Structural,
Mechanical and electrical engineering. 5. What this stadium symbolizes?
This stadium’s structure is based on China’s culture and tradition.
The complete and pure balance of Stadium’s building represents the “great nature”.
The structure of this stadium promotes conservation of energy
in a modern way. The style and structure include natural ventilation, natural lightening and
recycling of water along with other thing like photovoltaic power generation technology.
6. Perfect Engineering
This stadium is so perfectly built for taking the advantage of natural sources.
312 Ground Source Heat Pump system wells are built under the football ground that can supply heat
(using earth’s own heat) in winter and supply cold (using earth’s own coldness) in summer
with the help of heat exchange tube built beneath the surface of the stadium.
7. Shape of Bird’s Nest The circle shape of the
stadium represents Heaven. This building has become an icon for Beijing in the whole world
because of his dynamics and aesthetics. 8. It has resistance to earthquakes
China has a rule of making building immune to earthquakes of 8.0 magnitude.
Bird’s Nest is also made immune to earthquakes by separating the roof and the seating bowl.
The stadium is built in such a way that people can truly feel comfort, safety and can clearly
see the events from the seats. 9. Interior and Exterior
The interior and exterior of this building has quite a big space between them.
This big space was greatly utilized by opening Bars, Restaurants, pathways and gardens which
can make the experience of any visitor more joyful. This space also has a bamboo garden which
increases the aesthetics of this building. 10. Dimensions of Beijing National Stadium
The Beijing National Stadium is 1092 feet long from north-south and 971 feet wide from
east -west. The highest point of Bird’s Nest is 225 feet and lowest is 140 feet.
The total structure of this building covers around 258,000 square meters.