The National Stadiam

The National Stadiam, known affectionately like Bird Nest , is located in the Olympic Green Village, District of Chaoyang, Peking. It was designed like the main stage of the Olympic Games Peking 2008. The Olympic tests of track and field, soccer, gavelock, the weight shot and the disc were celebrated there. From October of 2008, after the Olympic Games of composition, the National Stage has been abierto like a tourist attraction. Now, it is the center of the international or national competition of sports and recreational activities. National stage of Beijing (China National Stadium of birds within the National Stage of Beijing the interior of the National Stage (Nest of Bird) the design of this great stage jointly carried out by the Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron and the Chinese Li Xinggang architect and the others. The superfluous designers did not make any cession for the aspect of the stage. Simply exhibited the steels totally and to leave they become the most natural appearance. The form of the stage is like a great nest that it embraces and nurses of the human beings. Also a cradle is seen rather as having the hope of the human beings of the future. The construction of the National Stage began the 24 of December of 2003. In 2004 July, the project was paralyzed temporarily due to the modification of the design. The 27 of December of the same year, the construction was started again and finished in March of 2008. The gross cost of the totality of the project is 2267 Chinese million of yuanes (near 33 million dollars). Olympic of Peking Green Map Peking Olympic Green Map the stage has a surface of around 258 thousand meters square (99,614 miles square), with capacity for 80,000 fixed seats and 11,000 temporary seats. Its appearance was formed by great steel marks. Its surface superior is in the form of chair to mount with the greater axis of 332.3 meters (1,090 feet) and the axis end of 296.4 meters (972 feet). The highest point of the stage is of 68.5 meters (225 feet) over the ground and the lowest point is of the 42.8 meters (140 feet). The part superior is covered by semitransparent the films of air bubble. This type of material is resistant to the water and can be sunny penetrate enough in the stage. Because, in the turf that can grow well. In the National Stage, the designs of everything what humanist. The earthen bowl as the supports surround the zone by cuts. Stands can be changed in many aspects, that can satisfy the needs with the different numbers of spectators in different periods. During the Olympic Games, the temporary positions settled down in the part superior of the zone is. Rows of stands to distribute scientifically. It does not matter where the spectator is seated, all the game is possible to be seen without any visual obstruction. The stage adopted the public electro-acoustics direction system. This does that the index of voice definition arrives at 0,6. This number assures that all the public can hear the very clear transmission. It is more, has more than 200 places for wheelchairs destined to the disabled ones. Many experts think that the architecture National Stage of Beijing not only is a building symbol of the Olympic Games of 2008, but also to settle down a very good example of history of the architecture of the world. Nest of Bird counts now on the greater urban ski resort in Peking. The first activity of winter diversion in the Nest of Bird, ice and snow of the Festival, was inaugurated the Dec.19 of 2009 and will last of two months for Feb.20, 2010. The tourists not only can be visited the Olympic facilities, but also be gone to ski. Advice: Besides National Stage of Beijing, he can visit the near attractions, like the National Aquatic Center (Water bucket) and the National Indoor Stadium.