Stadium

The Beijing National Stadium was inaugurating 28 June 2008 and the architects are Herzog and de Meuron.

The stadium is commonly known as “bird's nest”, due to its exterior steel net.

The stadium measures:

§ 330 m long

§ 220 m wide

§ 69 m high

It is equipped with a system of solar energy and collection of rainwater for irrigation and cleaning. It has the capacity of 91,000 spectators.

                                            Image of the "bird´s nest"
 
Here, you can see some videos of the stadium of Beijing.