National Indoor Stadium

This article is about the arena. For the stadium, see National Stadium (China).
National Indoor Stadium
Logo of the Stadium
The stadium in 2019
Map
LocationOlympic Green, Beijing, China
Coordinates39°59′41.21″N 116°23′2.25″E / 39.9947806°N 116.3839583°E / 39.9947806; 116.3839583
Capacity18,000 (sometimes with 2,000 temporary stands)[1]
SurfaceFlooring
Construction
Broke groundMay 30, 2005
OpenedNovember 26, 2007
Construction costyuan ¥650 million
USD $ 95 million
EUR € 65 million
ArchitectBeijing Institute of Technology Design
Beijing Urban Engineering Design & Research Institute
Website
nis-cn.com

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]

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

Interior of the stadium. (August 2008)

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

References

  1. ^ "Beijing National Indoor Stadium - Olympic Garden - Beijing Olympics". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  2. ^ "Travel". Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  3. ^ Official Beijing Olympics site, National Indoor Stadium Archived 2008-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "国家体育馆". 北京旅游网资源库 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  6. ^ a b "国家体育馆". 北京旅游网 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2023-11-16.


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