Ain't the Bird's Nest gorgeous?
The most expensive olympics--the Beijing Olympics, is happening exclusively here. It was designed by Swiss architects Herzog & Meuron who used the analogy of a bird's nest for the stadium. When it was presented, the Chinese jury was impressed perhaps because the bird's nest in China is very expensive and extremely healthy, served only during special occasions. And here it is now, served on the most special occasion in China for the century--the olympics.
Here are some tidbits about this beauty:
· Start of construction: Dec 2003
· Roof completion - Oct 2006
· Stadium completion - End of 2007
· Gross floor area - 258.000 square meters
· Seat capacity - 80.000 (11.000 temporary seats will be added after the 2008 Olympics.
· Structure - 36km of unwrapped steel length
· Height - 69,2m above pitch level
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