National Indoor Stadium
Arena located at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the arena. For the stadium, see National Stadium (China).
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]
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Location | Olympic Green, Beijing, China |
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Coordinates | 39°59′41.21″N 116°23′2.25″E |
Capacity | 18,000 (sometimes with 2,000 temporary stands)[1] |
Surface | Flooring |
Construction | |
Broke ground | May 30, 2005 |
Opened | November 26, 2007 |
Construction cost | yuan ¥650 million USD $ 95 million EUR € 65 million |
Architect | Beijing Institute of Technology Design Beijing Urban Engineering Design & Research Institute |
Website | |
nis-cn.com |
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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.