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No. 00225
Most Complex Woven Steel Stadium Structure
- Holder
- Beijing National Stadium ("Bird's Nest", architects Herzog & de Meuron)
- Country
- China
- Date
- 2008
- Location
- China
- Certificate
- GBR-C-2026-0000217
About this record
The Beijing National Stadium, known as the "Bird's Nest" and designed by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron for the 2008 Olympics, uses an intricate mesh of steel resembling interwoven branches, engineered to withstand seismic loads while seating 80,000 people.
