China Beijing Olympic Games

A night shot

The exterior

　　Venue: National Stadium;

　　Location: Olympic Green;

　　Total land surface: 258,000 sq m;

　　Seats: 91,000;

　　Competitions: Athletics, Football;

　　Post-Games use: The Stadium is to stage sports events at national and international levels, as well as cultural and entertaining activities;

　　Groundbreaking date: Dec. 2003;

　　Designer: Herzog & DeMeuron (Swiss) and China Architecture Design Institute;