Olympic Gymnastics Hall | |
Olympic Gymnastics Arena in 2008
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Location | Bangi-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea |
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Coordinates | 37°31′09″N 127°07′39″E / 37.51916°N 127.127514°ECoordinates: 37°31′09″N 127°07′39″E / 37.51916°N 127.127514°E |
Capacity | 15,000 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 31 August 1984 |
Opened | 30 April 1986 |
Architect | Kim Swoo-geun, Space Group of Korea (SKG) |
Structural engineer | David H. Geiger, Geiger Associates |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 올림픽체조경기장 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Ollimpik chejo gyeonggijang |
McCune–Reischauer | Ollimp‘ik ch‘ejo kyŏnggijang |
Olympic Gymnastics Arena (Hangul: 올림픽체조경기장; Hanja: 奧林匹克體操競技場, also known as Olympic Gymnastics Hall) is an indoor sports arena, located within the Olympic Park, in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was constructed between 31 August 1984 and 30 April 1986, to host the gymnastics competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It has a capacity of 15,000. The roof was designed by David H. Geiger. It is a self-supporting cable dome - the first of its kind ever built - with a four-layer fabric cladding.
Since the Olympics it has hosted a variety of events, notably as a concert venue for South Koreans as well as international artists.