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 TVXQ Girls' Generation SHINee Super Junior Big Bang G-Dragon SS501 Japan L'Arc~en~Ciel X Japan

International Iron Maiden Christina Aguilera The Backstreet Boys Jeff Beck Beyoncé Bon Jovi Mariah Carey Eric Clapton Kelly Clarkson Def Leppard Celine Dion Bob Dylan Paul Gilbert Green Day Guns N' Roses Whitney Houston In Flames Judas Priest Lady Gaga Linkin Park

Yngwie Malmsteen Marilyn Manson Megadeth Metallica Mr. Big Muse Oasis Pantera Rage Against the Machine The Red Hot Chili Peppers Sarah Brightman Scorpions Skid Row Slayer Sting Stryper Steve Vai Taylor Swift

References

1. ^ 1988 Summer Olympics official report Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 178-9.
2. ^ "Olympic Domes First of Their Kind" Engineering News Record. 6 March 1986. Retrieved 2011-10-12
3. ^ "1st Asia Song Festival" KOFICE. 16 November 2004. Retrieved 2011-10-12
4. ^ "Classical Concerts, Big Tickets, Pop and Jazz, Plays and Musicals" Korea Times. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-31

Coordinates: 37°31′09″N 127°07′39″E / 37.51916°N 127.127514°E / 37.51916; 127.127514