Workers' Stadium (former)
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The original Workers' Stadium (simplified Chinese: 工人体育场; traditional Chinese: 工人體育場; pinyin: Gōngrén Tǐyùchǎng), often abbreviated as Gongti or Gong Ti (simplified Chinese: 工体; traditional Chinese: 工體; pinyin: Gōng Tǐ), was a multi-purpose stadium in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. The stadium was built in 1959, and was renovated in 2004 (the concrete structure strengthened, a new rotating display screen and energy-saving devices installed). The stadium was closed for a complete rebuild in 2020 and reopened on 15 April 2023 as a new stadium built on the original site.[2][3][4] It had a capacity of 65,094 and covered a land area of 350,000 square metres (3,800,000 sq ft). It was one of the Ten Great Buildings constructed in 1959 for the tenth anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
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Simplified Chinese | 工人体育场 | ||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 工人體育場 | ||||||||||||
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Location | Chaoyang District, Beijing, China | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°55′46.3″N 116°26′28.1″E | ||||||||||||
Owner | All-China Federation of Trade Unions | ||||||||||||
Operator | Sinobo Group | ||||||||||||
Capacity | 65,094
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Surface | Grass | ||||||||||||
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Opened | 1959 | ||||||||||||
Renovated | 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010–2011 | ||||||||||||
Closed | August 2020 | ||||||||||||
Demolished | 2020 | ||||||||||||
Architect | Beijing Institute of Architectural Design[1] | ||||||||||||
Structural engineer | Beijing Construction Engineering Group | ||||||||||||
Tenants | |||||||||||||
Beijing Guoan (1996–2005, 2009–2019) China national football team (until 2020) | |||||||||||||
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