Why is the Beijing Stadium called the BIRD'S NEST?

Question

Why is the Beijing Stadium called the BIRD'S NEST?

Answer 1

It is because it is shaped like a real BIRD's NEST from afar and above.

Answer 2

because it's literally built to look like a giant bird;s nest

Answer 3

Because it looks like a nest.

Here are some further informations:

Venue: National Stadium;Location: Olympic Green;

Total land surface: 258,000 sq m;

Permanent Seats: 80,000;

Temporary Seats: 11,000;

Competitions: Athletics, Football;

Post-Games use: The Stadium is to stage sports events at national and international levels, as well as cultural and entertaining activities;

Groundbreaking date: Dec. 2003;

Designer: Herzog & DeMeuron (Swiss) and China Architecture Design Institute;

Transpotation:

- By bus: No.113, No.386, No.407, No.656, No.689, No.740 inner ring&outer ring, No.753, No.939, No.944, No.983, Yuntong No.113 to Beichen Bridge West.

- By subway: Olympic Branch Line affiliate to line 10 to Olympic Sports Center.

Ticket price:

- Opening Ceremony: 200~5000 RMB

- Closing Ceremony: 150~3000 RMB

- Athleteics: 50~800 RMB

- Football men: 40~800 RMB

- Marathon women: Tian'anmen square to National Stadium

  Marathon men: Tian'anmen square to National Stadium

Answer 4

Just as you can see.

And that they like to eat bird's nest.

It's very yummy !!.

Answer 5

The Beijing National Stadium also known as the National Stadium or affectionately as the "Bird's Nest" for its architecture, is a stadium in the Olympic Green in Beijing, China that was completed in March 2008. The stadium is hosting the main track and field competitions for the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. It is located east of the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.

In 2002, Government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition. Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron collaborated with ArupSport and China Architecture Design & Research Group to win the competition. Contemporary Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei, is the Artistic Consultant for design. The ground was broken on Christmas Eve, 2003, and construction started in March 2004. Construction was halted following the collapse of Terminal 2E at Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport, which had a similar design to the National Stadium. After modifications to the design, construction recommenced. In January 2008, concerns about construction working conditions arose when it was claimed there were at least 10 deaths during construction. Beijing officials have stated there were 2 deaths in the construction of the stadium, with 1 serious injury and 3 light injuries.

The stadium has a seating capacity of 91,000. The capacity will be reduced to 80,000 after the Games. It has replaced the original intended venue of the Guangdong Olympic Stadium.The stadium is 330 metres (1,082 ft) long by 220 metres (721 ft) wide, and is 69.2 metres (227 ft) tall. The stadium uses 258,000 square metres (2,777,112 square feet) of space and has a usable area of 204,000 square metres (2,195,856 square feet). It was built with 36 km (22.4 miles) of unwrapped steel, with a combined weight of 45,000 tonnes (49,600 tons).[7] The stadium will cost up to 3.5 billion yuan ($423 million or £266 million or 1,633 tonnes [1,800 short tons] of gold).

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Answer 6

cus it looks like a birds nest

Answer 7

Many birds nest there as it is like a nest. They thinki t is a nest.