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Beijing Olympic Games needs 35 stadiums in total, of which 30 are in Beijing, with 15 newly built and the remainder either expansions on existing structures or temporarily built. The stadiums will be located in four main areas:.1) Olympic Green (Olympic central area): 12 stadiums including the National Stadium and the National Swimming Center will be located in this area.2) University Zone (Peking University, China Agricultural University, University of Science and Technology Beijing and Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics): 4 stadiums for table tennis, badminton, wrestling and judo will be situated in the universities respectively.3) Western Community: 6 stadiums including the basketball stadium will be allocated around Wukesong Cultural and Sports Center.4) Northern Tourism Area: stadiums for aquatic and equestrian sports will be located in this area. *** Local Caption *** The Beijing National Stadium, also known as the bird's nest will be the main track and field stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics and will be host to the Opening and Closing ceremonies. In 2002 Government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition. Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron collaborated with China Architecture Design & Research Group to win the competition. The stadium will seat as many as 100,000 spectators during the Olympics, but this will be reduced to 80,000 after the games. The ground was broken in December 2003, and construction started in March 2004, but was halted by the high construction cost in August 2004. In the new design, the roof of the stadium had been omitted from the design. Experts say that this will make the stadium safer, whilst reducing construction costs. The construction of the Olympic buildings is going on now.
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Beijing Olympic Games needs 35 stadiums in total, of which 30 are in Beijing, with 15 newly built and the remainder either expansions on existing structures or temporarily built. The stadiums will be located in four main areas:.1) Olympic Green (Olympic central area): 12 stadiums including the National Stadium and the National Swimming Center will be located in this area.2) University Zone (Peking University, China Agricultural University, University of Science and Technology Beijing and Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics): 4 stadiums for table tennis, badminton, wrestling and judo will be situated in the universities respectively.3) Western Community: 6 stadiums including the basketball stadium will be allocated around Wukesong Cultural and Sports Center.4) Northern Tourism Area: stadiums for aquatic and equestrian sports will be located in this area. *** Local Caption *** The Beijing National Stadium, also known as the bird's nest will be the main track and field stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics and will be host to the Opening and Closing ceremonies. In 2002 Government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition. Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron collaborated with China Architecture Design & Research Group to win the competition. The stadium will seat as many as 100,000 spectators during the Olympics, but this will be reduced to 80,000 after the games. The ground was broken in December 2003, and construction started in March 2004, but was halted by the high construction cost in August 2004. In the new design, the roof of the stadium had been omitted from the design. Experts say that this will make the stadium safer, whilst reducing construction costs. The construction of the Olympic buildings is going on now.