Guangdong Olympic Stadium
| Guangdong Olympic Stadium | |
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| The Guangdong Olympic Stadium 2007 | |
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 Guangzhou , Guangdong , People's Republic of China
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| Coordinates | 23 ° 8 '15.6 " N , 113 ° 24' 12.7" E |
| owner | Guangdong Province |
| start of building | 1998 |
| opening | November 11, 2001 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | 119 million US dollars |
| architect | Ellerbe Becket Nixon & Nixon Inc. |
| capacity | 80,012 seats |
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The Guangdong Olympic Stadium ( Chinese 广东奥林匹克体育中心 , Pinyin Guǎngdōng Àolínpǐkè Tǐyù Zhongxin ) is a multifunctional stadium with an athletics track in the Chinese city of Guangzhou in the province of Guangdong .
history
The stadium was originally intended to be the main site for the 2008 Olympic Games . Ultimately, however, the Beijing National Stadium , also known as the "Bird's Nest" , was built for the Games. The facility, which opened in 2001, currently offers 80,012 seats for visitors; which are 95% covered. The undulating curved roof construction is modeled on the course of the Pearl River , on which Guangzhou lies. It has an area of 32,000 square meters and a weight of 9,500 tons. Sports facilities for soccer , athletics , equestrian sports , archery , baseball , softball and hockey are located around the stadium . In the stadium there are u. a. Shops, restaurants, a hotel with 100 rooms and 100 private suites.
The first event was the National Games of the People's Republic of China in 2001; which opened on November 11th. In 2009, the Asian Athletics Championships made a stop at the sports facility. The stadium served as the main venue for the 2010 Asian Games and the 2010 Para-Asian Games with opening and closing ceremonies. The stadium is mainly used for football matches by teams from the region.
English football teams came to the stadium for friendly matches.
- July 27, 2007: Guangzhou Pharmaceutical FC - Manchester United 0: 3
- 23 July 2008: Guangzhou Pharmaceutical FC 0-4 Chelsea FC London
Web links
- Stadium on the homepage of the 2010 Asian Games ( Memento from October 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- German site about the 2010 Asian Games
- Data to the stadium (English)
- Stadium on the homepage of AECOM (English)
- Pictures (english)
Individual evidence
- ↑ aecom.com: Architects' page ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ worldstadiums.com: List of Chinese stadiums (English)
- ↑ building.hk: history and dates of the stadium (English)
