<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> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Bird's Nest </Td> </Tr>

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