The National Indoor Stadium (国家体育馆), a.k.a. Folding Fan (折扇), is an arena located at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China.[2][3][4]
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| Location | Olympic Green, Beijing, China |
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| Coordinates | 39°59′41.21″N 116°23′2.25″E / 39.9947806°N 116.3839583°E |
| Capacity | 18,000 (sometimes with 2,000 temporary stands)[1] |
| Surface | Flooring |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 30, 2005 |
| Opened | November 26, 2007 |
| Construction cost | yuan ¥650 million USD $ 95 million EUR € 65 million |
| Architect | Beijing Institute of Technology Design Beijing Urban Engineering Design & Research Institute |
| Website | |
| nis-cn.com | |
The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people,[5] and was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is nicknamed the Fan (扇子, shànzi) due to its design resembling a traditional Chinese folding fan.
History
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Glöckner³ designed the indoor stadium, in collaboration with the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD), after winning an international architectural competition in October 2003. Construction work began in May 2005. Before that, Cox Architecture were engaged as design consultants. The stadium opened its doors on November 26, 2007, for the artistic Gymnastics test event. It is also used for basketball.[6]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, it hosted the artistic gymnastics, trampolining, and handball events. After the Olympics, the stadium is used for sports competition, cultural and entertaining purposes, and serves as a multi-functional exercise center for local residents. In 2015 it hosted the ice hockey women's world championship Beijing 2015. The stadium was used for ice hockey during the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.[6]
See also
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edit- ^ "Beijing National Indoor Stadium - Olympic Garden - Beijing Olympics". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ "Travel". Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ Official Beijing Olympics site, National Indoor Stadium Archived 2008-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "组图：国家体育馆竣工 中国折扇走进奥运建筑-搜狐2008奥运". 2008.sohu.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "国家体育馆". 北京旅游网资源库 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b "国家体育馆". 北京旅游网 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
External links
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Media related to Beijing National Indoor Stadium at Wikimedia Commons- Beijing National Indoor Stadium Official Website
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