Stadium 路 People's Republic of China
How much did Beijing National Stadium cost?
Beijing National Stadium, the steel-lattice Bird's Nest in Olympic Green, was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Work began on 24 December 2003, and the venue was completed on 28 June 2008. It held 91,000 spectators during the Games, including 11,000 temporary seats; its permanent post-Games capacity is 80,000. The 2004 redesign targeted roughly CNY 2.3 billion in construction cost, but later public investment reports put the whole stadium near CNY 3.5?3.596 billion. Those figures reflect different stages and reporting scopes, not a verified single audited final account. Beijing's construction authority records 257,989 square metres of floor area and 42,000 tonnes of structural steel.
Reported project cost
CNY 3.596 billion
Approximately $517.51 million
Cost basis: 2008
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How the cost changed
Budgets, contracts and final costs may cover different stages. Each figure keeps its own year and source.
Reported project cost
2008CNY 3.596 billion
Approximately $517.51 million
news.sina.com.cnOriginal budget
2004CNY 2.3 billion
Approximately $277.89 million
news.sina.com.cnProject metrics
Key dimensions
- Floor areaBeijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
- 257,989 m虏
- CapacityBeijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
- 80,000 seats
- MassBeijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
- 42,000,000 kg
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