National Indoor Stadium
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Location | Olympic Green, Beijing, China |
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Owner | Government of the PRC |
Capacity | 18,000 |
Surface | Flooring |
Construction | |
Broke ground | May 30, 2005 |
Opened | November 26, 2007 |
Construction cost | yuan ¥650 million USD $ 95 million EUR € 65 million architect = Beijing Institute of Technology Design Beijing Urban Engineering Design & Research Institute |
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Chinese Olympic Committee |
The Beijing National Indoor Stadium, also known as the National Indoor Stadium (simplified Chinese: 国家体育馆; traditional Chinese: 國家體育館; pinyin: Guójiā Tǐyùguǎn),[1] is an indoor arena that is located in the Olympic Green in Beijing, China. The stadium was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is nicknamed the Fan (扇子, shānzi) due to its design resembling a traditional Chinese folding fan.
The stadium opened its doors on November 26, 2007 for the artistic Gymnastics test event.
At the 2008 Olympics, it hosted the Artistic Gymnastics, Trampolining, and Handball events. After the Olympics, the stadium is used for sports competition, cultural and entertaining purposes, and serves as a multi-functional exercise center for local residents.
The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 people.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Official Beijing Olympics site, National Indoor Stadium
External links
Media related to Beijing National Indoor Stadium at Wikimedia Commons
- Beijing National Indoor Stadium Official Website