Beijing National Indoor Stadium

Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Exterior view 2019
Data
place	Beijing , China
Coordinates	39 ° 59 '39.1 "  N , 116 ° 23' 3.3"  E Coordinates: 39 ° 59 '39.1 "  N , 116 ° 23' 3.3"  E
start of building	May 30, 2005
opening	November 26, 2007
surface	parquet
architect	Beijing Institute of Technology Design Beijing Urban Engineering Design & Research Institute
capacity	18,000 seats
Events
Olympic Summer Games 2008 ( gymnastics , trampoline gymnastics , handball ) Summer Paralympics 2008 ( wheelchair basketball )

The National Indoor Stadium ( Chinese  北京 國家 體育館  /  北京 国家 体育馆 , Pinyin Běijīng Guójiā Tǐyùguǎn , English Beijing National Indoor Stadium ) is a sports facility on the Olympic site in northern Beijing .

It was built on the occasion of the 2008 Summer Olympics for gymnastics , trampoline gymnastics and handball competitions . At the 2008 Summer Paralympics who found Wheelchair Basketball -Competitions place there. The arena has a capacity of 18,000 spectators. After the end of the Paralympics, the competition venue will be used for major sporting events, cultural and other entertainment programs.

concept

The Hallenstadion contains two halls that are arranged in an 8 inside the stadium. The 8 refers to the eighth year of the third millennium in which the games take place, at the same time symbolizes infinity as a horizontal 8 and, as a lucky number in Chinese mythology, strengthens the positive spirit of the games. According to the Nuremberg architectural office Glöckner , which is responsible for the design and was also responsible for the new building of the Leipzig Central Stadium (in community) and the Nuremberg Arena , "the roof and facade dissolve into one another and unite to form a comprehensive biomorphic unit" . At the same time, “the dynamics of the sports taking place in the arena are reflected in the rhythmic swing of the roof landscape”. The outdoor area is completed by eight so-called "Moon Lakes".

location

The National Indoor Stadium is located in the south of the Olympic site and is part of the Olympic Green . It lies on the main axis of the area and, together with the National Swimming Center at the second corner and the Beijing National Stadium at the third corner, forms an almost equilateral triangle.

photos

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  The hall with the National Swimming Center in the background

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  The Olympic gymnastics competitions in the hall

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  The arena during the 2008 Olympics

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  Handball game for third place at the Olympic Games between Croatia and Spain (29:35)

Web links

Commons : Beijing National Indoor Stadium  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Information about the company Glöckner³
• Info page Olympic Games 2008 on www.chinaseite.de
• Info about the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on the official Olympic website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ gloeckner.de: Report on the construction project ( Memento from December 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ gloeckner.de: Press information on the project ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.