<Table> National Stadium <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Bird 's Nest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Exterior view of the stadium at night , overlooking the Dragon Shaped Water System , July 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Full name </Th> <Td> National Stadium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> 1 National Stadium South Road , Beijing , China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public transit </Th> <Td> 8 15 at Olympic Green </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive suites </Th> <Td> 140 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capacity </Th> <Td> 80,000 91,000 ( 2008 Olympics ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Record attendance </Th> <Td> 89,102 ( Nigeria -- Argentina , 23 August 2008 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface </Th> <Td> Grass , All - weather running track </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Construction </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Broke ground </Th> <Td> 24 December 2003 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Built </Th> <Td> September 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opened </Th> <Td> 28 June 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Construction cost </Th> <Td> CN ¥ 2.3 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architect </Th> <Td> Herzog & de Meuron ArupSport China Architectural Design & Research Group Ai Weiwei ( Artistic consultant ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Structural engineer </Th> <Td> Arup </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Tenants </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> China national football team ( selected matches ) China national basketball team ( 2009 -- 2010 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> National Stadium <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Bird 's Nest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Exterior view of the stadium at night , overlooking the Dragon Shaped Water System , July 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Full name </Th> <Td> National Stadium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> 1 National Stadium South Road , Beijing , China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public transit </Th> <Td> 8 15 at Olympic Green </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive suites </Th> <Td> 140 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capacity </Th> <Td> 80,000 91,000 ( 2008 Olympics ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Record attendance </Th> <Td> 89,102 ( Nigeria -- Argentina , 23 August 2008 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface </Th> <Td> Grass , All - weather running track </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Construction </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Broke ground </Th> <Td> 24 December 2003 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Built </Th> <Td> September 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opened </Th> <Td> 28 June 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Construction cost </Th> <Td> CN ¥ 2.3 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architect </Th> <Td> Herzog & de Meuron ArupSport China Architectural Design & Research Group Ai Weiwei ( Artistic consultant ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Structural engineer </Th> <Td> Arup </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Tenants </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> China national football team ( selected matches ) China national basketball team ( 2009 -- 2010 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the birds nest stadium built for the beijing games
when was the birds nest stadium built for the beijing games
September 2007
September 2007