The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off today with an Opening Ceremony at China’s Beijing National Stadium. The stadium’s impressive design consists of two independent structures: a red concrete seating bowl and an outer frame of interconnected steel, earning it the nickname “The Bird’s Nest.” It will also host the Closing Ceremony on February 20th, just as it did for the 2008 Summer Olympics—Beijing is the first city ever to host both seasons of the Olympics.—39.991414°, 116.390286°
Beijing National Stadium
Beijing National Stadium
Beijing National Stadium
The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off today with an Opening Ceremony at China’s Beijing National Stadium. The stadium’s impressive design consists of two independent structures: a red concrete seating bowl and an outer frame of interconnected steel, earning it the nickname “The Bird’s Nest.” It will also host the Closing Ceremony on February 20th, just as it did for the 2008 Summer Olympics—Beijing is the first city ever to host both seasons of the Olympics.—39.991414°, 116.390286°