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2008 National Stadium

Key Data
Budget	£280 million
Construction Time	3 years
Capacity	91,000 for Olympics, reduced to 80,000 afterwards
Height	69.2m above level pitch level
Size	3 million m³
Completion	2008 ready for Olympics
Post-Games use	The Stadium is to stage sports events at national and international levels, as well as cultural and entertaining activities
Key Players
Architects	Herzog & De Meuron Architekten, China Architecture Design & Research Group

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	The 100,000-seat National Stadium in Beijing is a multi-use sports venue and will be ready for the 2008 Olympic Games.
	The concourses are very wide to allow people plenty of space to move around, and for refreshments and merchandising stalls.
	To earthquake-proof the stadium, the bowl and roof were split into two separate elements and the bowl split into eight zones, each with its own stability system and effectively its own building.

Joyous end to Beijing's Olympic debut
	Fireworks light up the sky during the Closing Ceremony on August 24 in Beijing. (Photo credit: Xinhua) Fireworks light up the sky during the Closing Ceremony on August 24 in Beijing. (Photo

Former gymnast Li Ning lights Olympic cauldron
	(BEIJING, August 9) -- The Olympic flames four-month-long Journey of Harmony culminated with a spectacular end to the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with the lighting of the cauldr

Lighting of flame cauldron
	26. The Journey of the TorchWith the start of the music, the first torchbearer enters from Gate 3 holding high the Olympic torch, and the relay (eight torchbearers in total) goes one full circuit arou

Parade of athletes
	19. The Parade of AthletesWith placard holders leading the delegations in the Parade of Athletes, the Greek team is the first to enter the Stadium, and the Chinese team is the last to enter.19.1 A sta

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News

	Beijing Olympic Village springs to life as athletes arrive
	Photos: Twin sisters selected as ritual girls for Olympics
	Photos: China ready to greet Olympics
	Olympics stimulates higher-end Beijing tourism
	Hundreds of alternative-fuel vehicles hit the Olympics road
	Games venues can be prototype for future construction
	Thousands of volunteers in Beijing ready to help before Olympics
	At one-month mark, China making final Games preparations
	Cambodias King confirmed to attend Beijing Olympic opening ceremony
	Cambodian FM: Good impression in organization of Beijing Olympic Games
	Mexico to seek best results in Beijing Olympics
	Beijing Olympic ticket contingent well sold in Germany
	Mexican television to send 200 staff members to Beijing 2008
	NW China region seeks rare blood donation for Olympics
	Largest art show in Beijing opens to mark Olympics
	CCTV to broadcast Olympic events live without delay
	China welcomes presence of foreign leaders at Olympics
	Photos: Embroidery of Olympic Fu finished in Suzhou
	NW China province orders restaurants to keep food samples for 48 hours
	China to start special flight security checks ahead of Olympics
	Beijing Olympics weather drill to attempt rain cloud dispersal
	IAAF president: Beijing Olympics will be one of the greatest ever held
	Metu, Fasuba, Amata make Nigerias squad for Beijing Olympics
	1,200 barrier-free buses to be delivered on July 6
	Chinese vice president praises Hong Kong people for their Olympic spirit

Gallery

The entire course of building the birds nest	Photos: Birds Nest after the rain	Fireworks explode near the Olympic National Stadium	Fireworks explode above the Olympic National Stadium	Fireworks explode over the National Stadium,
Fireworks explode over the National Stadium	Fireworks explode over the National Stadium	Fireworks explode over the National Stadium	Beijing Olympic venues ready as Birds Nest built	Photo: Work on joists and trestles completed
Photo: Installing of elevated joists and trestles	Photo: Fourth floor construction	Photo: Second floor construction	Photo: Ground floor construction	Photo: Zero floor construction
Photo: Groundwork	Photo: Before groundbreaking	The Birds Nest: A monument of the Olympics, a symbol of modern Beijing	Photos: Landscaping to add finishing touches to Birds Nest	Photo: Runners in the China Athletics Open at National Stadium on May 23