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Article: Facts and figures about Beijing Paralympics opening ceremony
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 6, 2008
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Facts and figures about Beijing Paralympics opening ceremony
BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Paralympic Games opening
ceremony started here on Saturday night. The following are some
facts and figures about the ceremony.
THE VENUE
The opening ceremony was held in the National Stadium, also known
as the Bird's Nest, in the Olympic Green in northern Beijing.
The stadium was jointly designed by Herzog & de Meuron Design
Office, and China Architecture Design & Research Group and ARUP. Its
construction began on Dec. 24, 2003, and completed on June 30, 2008.
Altogether 45,000 tonnes of steel was used to build its framework.
The stadium's seating capacity is 91,000, including 11,000 ...