The Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing is an iconic landmark and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Located in the Olympic Green, the stadium was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and has since become a popular tourist destination. The stadium is renowned for its unique design
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The National Stadium, a.k.a. the Bird's Nest (鸟巢), is a stadium at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The National Stadium, covering an area of 204,000 square meters with an 80,000 person capacity, broke ground in December 2003, officially started construction in March 2004, and was completed in June 2008.