Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium.

Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium. This stadium was designed for use of the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Located at the Olympic Green, the stadium cost US$423 million. The design of this large stadium was accomplished together by Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron and Chinese architect Li Xinggang. The form of the stadium looks like a big nest which embraces and nurses human beings.     

More pics. of the stadium:

Here is a video of the stadium:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8r9_3QaBOw

Detail of information (measurements) of the stadium

http://www.arup.com/Projects/Chinese_National_Stadium.aspx

Homepage of the stadium

http://www.n-s.cn/

Some history of the stadium:

http://www.absolutechinatours.com/Beijing-attractions/National-Stadium.html

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_National_Stadium

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/national-stadium.htm