Beijing Olympic Stadium vs London Olympic Stadium

Beijing Olympic Stadium

Interesting Facts

• The bird’s nest can withstand an earthquake of up to magnitude 8 on the Richter Scale.
• At the peak of construction there were over 9,000 workers on the project.
• The project budget began at $500M before it was drastically reduced to just under $300M.

The facilities:

The 91,000-seater venue has a four-star hotel with 80 rooms under one of its sides, a gourmet restaurant with views of the athletics track, and a twin-level underground shopping centre.

Its architects also claim it is one of the most environmentally-friendly stadiums in the world, as under soil 

geothermal pipes help heat indoor parts of stadium in winter and rainwater is collected and stored in underground cisterns for irrigation and to flush lavatories.

London Olympic Stadium 2012

Contrasting with the enormity of the "Bird's Nest" Beijing Games, the Olympic Stadium in London is simple in design. At a cost of 486 million pounds (720 million francs), it was designed as a modular structure so that they can be reused after the Games. Its upper floor, made of steel and concrete houses and 55 000 temporary seats can be dismantled in order to reduce the total capacity of 80 000 to 25 000 seats.

London Olympic Stadium 2012

London has hosted the Olympics twice in the past (1908 and 1948) . Winning this privilege for the third time this 2012 , London becomes the first City host the Modern Olmpics for more than twice.

Having said that, What is in the waiting for such a Coloasal Carnival..?

First of all, The Olympic Stadium in London is by no means a show stopper. It is modest, and nowhere near as astounding as the "Bird's Nest" of the Beijing Games.

In this hyper imaginative modern era one would expect the Great Olympic Stadium to be a lot more attractive.

At a cost of 486 million pounds (720 million francs), it was designed as a modular structure so that they can be reused after the Games. Its upper floor, made of steel and concrete houses and 55 000 temporary seats can be dismantled in order to reduce the total capacity of 80 000 to 25 000 seats.

Here is a Glimpse of the London Olmpic Stadium 2012:

OLYMPIC PARK:
It’s the venue for the Athletics and Paralympic Athletics events at the London 2012 Games, as well as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

The Stadium is on an ‘island’ site, surrounded by waterways on three sides so spectators will have to walk across one of five bridges to reach the venue.
It has superb 400m running track; There are changing rooms, Medical support facilities and an 80m warm-up track.

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