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The Guangdong Olympic Centre Stadium or officially Aoti Main Stadium[4] is a multi-purpose stadium in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Currently used mostly for football matches, the stadium was opened in 2001. It has a capacity of 80,012, making it the largest stadium in the country by seating capacity.[5]

Aoti Main Stadium

Location	Guangzhou, China
Public transit	Huangcun  4
Owner	Guangdong People's Government
Operator	Guangdong Sports Bureau
Capacity	80,012
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	31 December 1998[1]
Built	1999–2001
Opened	22 September 2001[2]
Construction cost	1.23 billion RMB
Architect	Ellerbe Becket[3]

Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Traditional Chinese	廣東奧林匹克體育中心
Simplified Chinese	广东奥林匹克体育中心
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngdōng Àolínpǐkè tǐyù zhōngxīn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong2 dung1 ou3 lam4 pat1 hak1 tai2 juk6 zung1 sam1

History

Guangdong Olympic Stadium broke ground on 31 December 1998 at the former site of Huangcun Airport.[6] It opened to the public for the Ninth National Games of China in 2001. It was originally planned to help host the 2008 Summer Olympics[7] until a decision was made to construct the National Stadium in Beijing. The original design for the Guangdong Olympic Stadium was announced in 1999. Taking Guangzhou's nickname, the Flower City, the American architectural firm of Ellerbe Becket designed Guangdong Olympic Stadium's sunscreen roof to resemble layers of petals on a flower.[8] The design firm stated in its press release: "The stadium bowl grows out of the ground to a sculpted upper edge, like the petals of a flower. Floating above the bowl is a shimmering ribbon of roof flowing like a wave over the seats. It parts at the ends and holds the Olympic flame, suspended between the two ribbons. A hotel surrounds a circular opening in the roof that forms a vertical tower of light, which at night is visible for a great distance." The stadium's multi-colored seats are positioned in multiple sections that are visually connected via a ribbon pattern.

Major events

• Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C. hosted the English Premier League champions Manchester United F.C. here on 27 July 2007.
• Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C. hosted Chelsea F.C. on 23 July 2008 in Chelsea's first-ever trip to China.
• The stadium hosted the athletics events of the 2010 Asian Games and 2010 Asian Para Games, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Asian Para Games. The ceremonies for 2010 Asian Games were held at a stand at Haixinsha Island in the Tianhe District.

References

External links

• Pictures of the Guangdong Olympic Stadium
• Architecture Week article about the stadium

Preceded by Amman International Stadium Amman	Asian Athletics Championships Venue 2009	Succeeded by Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

На других языках

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- [en] Guangdong Olympic Stadium

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[fr] Stade olympique du Guangdong

Le stade olympique du Guangdong (en chinois : 广东奥林匹克体育中心) aussi connu comme le Aoti Main Stadium[2], est un stade omnisports pouvant abriter 80 012 spectateurs à Canton, à 160 km au nord de Hong Kong, en Chine. Il est situé à Da Tong Lu, sur l'île d'Ersha, à environ 5 km à l'est de Guangzhou East Station. Le stade a été construit en 1999 et inauguré pour les 9eJeux nationaux de Chine de 2001. C'est la pièce maîtresse d'un complexe de 930 000 m2, qui inclut un hôtel et des installations sportives environnantes.

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[ru] Олимпийский стадион Гуандуна

Олимпийский стадион Гуандуна (кит. трад. 廣東奧林 匹克體育中心, упр. 广东奥林匹克体育中心, пиньинь Guǎngdōng Àolínpǐkè tǐyù zhōngxīn), также называется Главным стадионом Гуандуна[2] — многофункциональный стадион в Гуанчжоу, провинция Гуандун, КНР. В настоящее время в основном используется для проведения футбольных матчей. Вмещает 80,000 зрителей[1].

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