The Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China was the main stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games. The stadium has a floor space of 258,000 square meters with a seating capacity of up to 91,000 which includes 11,000 temporary seats. The Beijing National Stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies for the games and events for the track and field competitions and football finals. After the Olympics the stadium became a sports and entertainment facility for Beijing. It is considered an architectural landmark and Olympic legacy. It was designed to last for 100 years and features fire resistance and was built to withstand an eight magnitude earthquake. This stadium was built to last and stay strong.
The Beijing National Stadium is saddle shaped and of a colossal size, weighing in at 42,000 tons. It measures 333 meters in length from north to south and 294 meters from east to west. The stadium stands 69 meters tall. The main supports of the stadium for a grid with interlocking framework. The roof is a double layered membrane structure with an acoustic ceiling. The job of building the Beijing National Stadium was a huge project and the construction involved multiple groups working together to ensure competition on time for the Olympic Games. Beijing is left with an amazing facility that will be a main landmark in the city long after the 2008 Olympic Games. The mighty structure is amazing in size and impressive in design and has quickly become a major tourist attraction within Beijing.
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