Olympic Gymnastics Arena
The Olympic Gymnastics Arena is an indoor sports arena, located at the Olympic Park, in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 14,730 and was constructed between 31 August 1984 and 30 April 1986, to host gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
The roof was design by David H. Geiger. It is self supporting cable dome with a four-layer fabric cladding. It is the first of its kind weighing in at 2 psf.[2]
Since the Olympics it has hosted a variety of events, notability as a concert venue for Koreans as well as international artists. It was the venue for the 1st Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, in 2004[3] and the 1st Asia Tour Persona Encore Concert of South Korean boy band SS501, on 27 February 2010.[4]
Concerts
Korea
Japan
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International
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