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ID: 700009241
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009241
Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1
Beijing National Stadium (stadium; Herzog & de Meuron (Swiss architectural firm, founded 1978);...; planning and construction: 200...; Beijing (Beijing Shi, Zhongguo, Asia, World, Top of the TGN ...)
Note: Sports stadium in Beijing designed to accommodate the 2008 Olympic Games. The stadium is commonly referred to as "Bird's Nest" due to its shape and latticed steel frame.
Titles:
Beijing National Stadium (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,U,U)
National Stadium (C,U,OR,English,U,U)
Bird's Nest (C,U,PO,English,T,U)
国家体育场 (C,U,OR,Chinese (traditional),U,U)
鸟巢 (C,U,PO,Chinese (traditional),U,U)
guójiā tǐyù2chǎng (C,U,OR,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin),U,U)
niǎocháo (C,U,PO,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin),U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
stadium [300007271] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, recreation structures, recreation buildings, sports buildings, <sports buildings by form>)

Classifications:
architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: planning and construction: 2003-2007; opened: 2008

Creator Display:
Herzog & de Meuron (Swiss architectural firm, founded 1978); China Architecture and Design Research Group (Chinese architectural firm, contemporary) [preferred]
architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron (Swiss architectural firm, founded 1978) [500125483]
architectural firm China Architecture Design and Research Group (Chinese architectural firm, contemporary) [500404032]
architect Meuron, Pierre de (Swiss architect, born 1950) [500031633]
architect Herzog, Wolfgang Werner (German painter, born 1933) [500073006]
architect Li, Xinggang (Chinese architect, born 1949) [500404033]
project architect Marbach, Stefan (Swiss architect, born 1950) [500404034]
consultant Ai, Weiwei (Chinese conceptual artist, born 1957) [500125586]
Locations:
Current: Beijing [7001758] Beijing Shi (municipality), China (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Address Note: 39°59′30″N 116°23′26″E
Display Materials: concrete seating bowl; exterior: interlaced steel frame
interlace [300080898]
.......(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), patterns (design elements), <patterns by specific type>)
concrete [300010737]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)
steel (alloy) [300133751]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, <iron and iron alloy>, iron alloy)
lattices [300163920]
.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, barriers and barrier elements, barrier elements)

Dimensions: area: 210,00 square m (226,0421.19 square feet)
Cultures:
Chinese (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
contemporary (generic time frame) [300311734] (preferred,N/A)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <generic styles| periods| and cultures>)

General Subject:
architecture (preferred,isness)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Built Works
.......... Built Works by class: recreational and entertainment structures
Sources and Contributors:
Beijing National Stadium........ [VP]
........ ArchINFORM online (1999-) National Stadium
........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 2009001477, accessed 08 February 2017
National Stadium........ [VP]
........ ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 02 February 2017
........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 2009001477, accessed 08 February 2017
Bird's Nest........ [VP]
........ ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 02 February 2017
国家体育场........ [VP]
........ ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 02 February 2017
鸟巢........ [VP]
........ ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 02 February 2017
guójiā tǐyù2chǎng........ [VP]
........ ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 02 February 2017
niǎocháo........ [VP]
........ ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 02 February 2017
Subject: ....... [VP]
....................... ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 02 February 2017
....................... Cai, Chinese Architecture (2011) 175
Note:
English ..... [VP]
..... ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 02 February 2017
..... Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 2009001477, accessed 08 February 2017
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