Kaohsiung Arena
高雄巨蛋 | |
 | |
 | |
| Location | Zuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 22°40′9″N 120°18′7″E / 22.66917°N 120.30194°E |
| Public transit |  Kaohsiung Metro:  Kaohsiung Arena |
| Owner | Kaohsiung City Government |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Opened | 27 September 2008 |
| Tenants | |
| Kaohsiung Aquas (T1/TPBL) (2021–present) | |
The Kaohsiung Arena (Chinese: 高雄巨蛋; pinyin: Gāoxióng Jùdàn) is an indoor sporting arena located in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is used to host indoor sporting events. It was used as a host to some of the indoor sporting events during the 2009 World Games.[1]
Name
[edit]Local people give the nickname of Kaohsiung Arena as the Big Egg due to its shape and resemblance of an egg.[2]
History
[edit]Kaohsiung Arena was opened on 27 September 2008.[3]
Architecture
[edit]Kaohsiung Arena covers an area of 57,037 m2 and has a capacity of 15,000 people. It stands to a height of 42 meters over 6 floors. It also features a 100,000 m2 open space adjacent to it.[4]
Transportation
[edit]The venue is accessible within walking distance north of Kaohsiung Arena Station of Kaohsiung MRT.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Kaohsiung Arena".
- ^ "Kaohsiung Arena".
- ^ "高雄市政府工務建設導覽".
- ^ "Kaohsiung Arena". Taiwan, the Heart of Asia. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
External links
[edit]
- Arena information (in Chinese)
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
|---|
Sports venues in Kaohsiung | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active |
|  | ||||||||||||||||
| Defunct | ||||||||||||||||||
 | This article about a Taiwanese sports venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |