Everybody is familiar with this stadium. It is one of the most popular and yet controversial buildings in the world. This stadium is also known as the Birds Nest, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The stadium cost 428 million US dollars, and was designed by Swiss architectural firm, Herzog and de Meuron in April 2003. Nowadays, the stadium has difficulties attracting bigger sporting events or concerts, necessitating plans to open nearby hotels and shopping malls The stadium is going to be used again for the 2022 Winter Olympics.