Beijing National Stadium
LocationChina
Year2008
TypeStadium
About Beijing National Stadium
The Birds Nest stadium built for the 2008 Olympics. Designed by Herzog and de Meuron with artist Ai Weiwei as consultant. A steel lattice wraps independently around the concrete bowl. Seats over 91,000 spectators. The interwoven beams form a pattern that never repeats. Hosted the 2022 Winter Olympics as the first dual use Olympic stadium.