Beijing National Stadium, officially the National Stadium also known as the Bird's Nest is a stadium in Beijing, China. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and is expect to host the same events at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches.
Located at the Olympic Green, the stadium cost US$428 million. The design was awarded to a submission from the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in April 2003 after a bidding process that included 13 final submissions.
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