Beijing National Stadium
The Beijing National Stadium or "Bird's Nest" is the centerpiece of
this project. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies,
athletics, and football finals of the Games. The stadium has room
for 91,000 spectators.
Beijing National Aquatics Center
The Beijing National Aquatics Center or "Water Cube" hosted the
swimming, diving and synchronized swimming events. It has a
capacity of 17,000 and is located next to the National Stadium.
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
The Beijing National Indoor Stadium or "the Fan" held the handball,
artistic gymnastics and trampolining events. With a capacity of
19,000, it was the main indoor arena used during the Games.
Olympic Green Convention Center
The Olympic Green Convention Center, also called the National
Convention Center, held fencing and, the shooting and fencing
disciplines of the modern pentathlon. It is also used as the
International Broadcast Center and the Main Press Center (for
conventions and exhibitions). The centre covers an area of 270,000
square metres.
Promenade
The park itself, outside of the venues constructed on the Olympic
Green, hosted some of the athletic events at the 2008 Games. These
included the racewalk events, where the loops occurred on the
Olympic Green, and the portion of the marathons just outside the
National Stadium.
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