Beijing Olympic Park Tower
The Beijing Olympic Tower is located on Kehui South Road, part of the Olympic Green in the Chaoyang District of Beijing, China. Construction began in 2011, three years after the 2008 Summer Olympics; it was completed in 2014, and opened on August 8, 2015.Photo: LouYu2016, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: building in Beijing, China
- Also known as: “Beijing Olympic Tower” and “Olympic Park Observation Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bird’s Nest and China Science and Technology Museum.
Bird’s Nest
Stadium
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Stadium, a.k.a. the Bird's Nest, is a stadium at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The National Stadium, covering an area of 204,000 square meters with an 80,000 person capacity, broke ground in December 2003, officially started construction in March 2004, and was completed in June 2008. Bird’s Nest is situated 1½ km south of Beijing Olympic Park Tower.
China Science and Technology Museum
Museum
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The China Science and Technology Museum is a national-level science and technology museum located in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. Established in 1988, it is affiliated with the China Association for Science and Technology. China Science and Technology Museum is situated 430 metres southeast of Beijing Olympic Park Tower.
The Fan
Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The National Indoor Stadium, a.k.a. Folding Fan, is an arena located at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people, and was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Fan is situated 1¼ km south of Beijing Olympic Park Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Datun Subdistrict and Aoyuncun.
Datun Subdistrict
Suburb
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Datun Subdistrict is a subdistrict on northwest of Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It borders Aoyuncun Subdistrict to the north and west, Laiguangying Township and Wangjing Subdistrict to the east, Yayuncun and Xiaoguan Subdistrict to the south.
Aoyuncun
Suburb
Aoyuncun Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the northwestern corner of Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It borders Dongsheng Township and Dongxiaokou Town to the north, Laiguangying Township to the east, Yayuncun and Datun Subdistricts to the south, and Haidian District to the west. Aoyuncun is situated 2½ km northeast of Beijing Olympic Park Tower.
Yayuncun
Suburb
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yayuncun Subdistrict, or Asian Games Village Subdistrict, is the site of the 1990 Asian Games, a major residential area and a subdistrict of the Chaoyang District of Beijing. Yayuncun is situated 3 km southeast of Beijing Olympic Park Tower.
Beijing Olympic Park Tower
- Categories: observation tower and building
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.00655° or 40° 0′ 24″ northLongitude
116.38787° or 116° 23′ 16″ eastInception
June 12th, 2016Height
247 metres (810 feet)Open location code
8PGR294Q+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 962658730OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q18638370
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Beijing Olympic Park Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北京奥林匹克塔”
- Chinese: “北京奧運塔”
- Esperanto: “Pekina Olimpia Turo”
- German: “Beijing Olympic Tower”
- Hebrew: “המגדל האולימפי בייג’ינג”
- Indonesian: “Menara Olimpiade Beijing”
- Japanese: “北京オリンピックタワー”
- Spanish: “torre de observación del Parque Olímpico”
- Spanish: “Torre de observacion Parque Olimpico”
- Spanish: “Torre de observación Parque Olímpico”
- Spanish: “Torre Olímpica”
- Yue Chinese: “北京奧運塔”
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