Topend Sports Logo

Beijing National Aquatics Center

The National Aquatics Center is a swimming stadium in Beijing, China. It is located at the Olympic Green, part of the cluster of sporting stadiums in Beijing. It is also known as theĀ Water Cube or Ice Cube because of its distinctive bubble-like exterior.



It was originally constructed for the aquatics competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, where it hosted the diving, swimming and synchronized swimming events. The stadium was used again at the 2022 Winter Olympics for the curling competition.

Beijing National Aquatics CenterBeijing National Aquatics Center

Significant events held at the Beijing National Aquatics Center

Trivia About the Beijing National Aquatics Center



Related Pages

send us a comment Any comments, suggestions, or corrections? Please let us know.

Stadiums Extra

Look at our list of 100+ great stadiums of the world, or just the 10 largest stadiums. The biggest is Narendra Modi Stadium in India, with a capacity of 132,000. The largest crowd at a sporting event is much larger than that. We also have details of all the main stadia for the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.

 → How to Cite