Olympic Gymnastics Arena

Olympic Gymnastics Arena
Olympic Gymnastics Hall

Olympic Gymnastics Arena in 2008
Location Bangi-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates 37°31′09″N 127°07′39″E / 37.51916°N 127.127514°E / 37.51916; 127.127514Coordinates: 37°31′09″N 127°07′39″E / 37.51916°N 127.127514°E / 37.51916; 127.127514
Capacity 14,730
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
Hanja 奧林匹克體操競技場
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 14,730.[1] 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.[2]

Since the Olympics it has hosted a variety of events, notably as a concert venue for South Koreans as well as international artists.

Concerts

Olympic Gymnastics Hall in 2012
Olympic Gymnastics Hall entrance in 2012
2004–2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Artist

Japan

International

Other events

References

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