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(BEIJING, Nov. 30) -- With the finishing of the hoisting project, the main structures
of the National Stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games have all completed.
The key steps of the construction of the main stadium, also called "the Bird's Nest,"
are shifting to the installation of its membranes, fit-ups and decorations, installation
of electromechanical equipment and the exterior engineering project.
The hoisting project, crucial in the stadium's construction, was arranged into two
phases. The main structures' hoisting project started on October 28, 2005 and ended on
August 31, 2006. The sub-structures' hoisting was conducted between September 17 and
November 30, 2006.
The Bird's Nest underwent two other major steps this year. On August 31 the welding
process was completed on its main steel structures and on September 17, its supportive
structures were successfully removed. The engineering and technical staff as well as the
workers overcame many difficulties in the construction process.
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