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Bird's Nest (National Stadium), Beijing

Its complex steel latticework of random-seeming irregular beams, weighing 42,000 tonnes, was engineered with extraordinary precision to create a unified structural system that also serves as the building's primary aesthetic. It hosted the opening ceremony of both the 2008 Summer and 2022 Winter Olympics, a feat no other stadium has achieved.

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Bird's Nest (National Stadium), Beijing

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