Bird’s Nest- Beijing National Olympic Stadium - View in Google Earth

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Get the Google Sketchup 3D model view of Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium (National Olympic Stadium), Beijing, China in Google Earth. The stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 29th Olympiad, as well as track and field, and soccer events. It has got total capacity of 80000, and with extra temporary seating arrangement, it can accommodate upto 91,000 people.

View Bird’s Nest Stadium in Google Earth

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About the stadium

Seating capacity - 80,000
Total site area - 2,04,278m²
Gross floor area - 2,58,000m²
Structure - 36km of unwrapped steel length
Height - 69.2m above pitch level

Dan Chung’s 360°panoramic view of the Bird’s Nest Stadium. Click here to get the panoramic view.

The structural form of the roof is described as a ”nest”. The interwoven structural elements of the facade produce a single surface, upon which further elements are arranged in a chaotic manner to blur the distinction between the primary structure and the secondary structure. The roof is saddle-shaped, and the geometry is developed from a base ellipse of which the major and minor axes are 313 metres and 266 metres respectively. The outer surface of the facade is inclined at approximately 13° to the vertical.

The bowl’s geometry was defined using Arup developed computer software, has been completed. The stadium has seven levels and these tiers have now been put in place. The steel roof, a single 330m long by 220m wide structure, weighing 45 000 tonnes. It will first be clad with a series of ETFE panels on the upper surface, with an acoustic membrane on the lower surface. This layer reflects and absorbs sound to maintain the atmosphere in the stadium.

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Posted on July 25, 2008 · Filed Under Online Maps

Tags: Bird's Nest, National Olympic Stadium

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