Occupying an area of 21 hectares and a floor space of 258,000 square meters, Beijing National Stadium served as the main venue for the 29th Olympic Games in 2008. The main body of the National Stadium has a design life of 100 years. Beijing National Stadium was then universally regarded as a project with the largest scale, the most complex structure, the highest technical difficulty and the most strict requirements for construction period and quality among similar stadiums in the world. The construction commenced in December 2003 and the stadium was completed in June 2008.
