For the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing, a total of thirty-seven venues were used. Events took place at eleven pre-existing venues, twelve new venues constructed for the Olympics, and eight temporary venues that were removed following the games. In addition, six venues outside Beijing hosted events, two of which were newly built for the Olympics.
Several venues were located at the
Olympic Green Olympic Park. The largest venue at the games in terms of
seating capacity was the
Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, which had a capacity of 91,000 at the time and was the site for the opening and closing ceremonies. The smallest venue in terms of seating capacity was the temporary
Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, which had a capacity of 2,000.
^^ 1. Both the Urban Road Cycling Course and the Qingdao International Sailing Center did not have spectator seating, and therefore no capacities are listed in this table. Spectators for events held at these venues could observe events held in them from regular pedestrian areas such as sidewalks.
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^"National Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from
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^"Beijing Shooting Range Hall". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from
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^"Laoshan Velodrome". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from
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^"Beijing Shooting Range CTF". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from
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^"Capital Indoor Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from
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^"Beijing Workers' Gymnasium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from
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^"Beijing Workers' Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from
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^"Triathlon Venue". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from
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^"Road Cycling Course". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from
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^"Shanghai Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from
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