- Taipei Arena
Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Taipei Arena (臺北巨蛋)
nickname = "Mini-Big Egg (小巨蛋)"
location =Taipei ,Taiwan
broke_ground =
opened = 2005
closed =
demolished =
owner = Taipei City Government
operator = Taipei City Government
surface =
construction_cost =
architect = Various
former_names =
tenants =Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League
seating_capacity = Main Stadium - 15,082, Auxiliary Stadium - 800|Taipei Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in
Taipei ,Taiwan ,Republic of China . It is located at the site of the formerTaipei Municipal Baseball Stadium (built in 1958, opened 1959, demolished 2000). It was designed by Archasia, an architectural firm established in Taipei. The arena was opened on December 1st, 2005. It is currently operated by the Eastern Media Group (東森集團), which won the bid to operate the arena for 9 years. However, the Eastern Media Group is involved in the bid scandals. Taipei City Government has canceled the right of operation.The main arena has an adjustable floor space: its minimum floor space is 60m x 30m, and can be extended to 80m x 40m.
The
Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League (CTIHL) plays out of the auxiliary arena, which is a 60m x 30m ice skating rink.Trivia
* Since opening in 2005, the arena has held more art and cultural activities (such as live concerts) than sporting events, which it was originally designed and built for. Moreover, games have to be played with the large-sized electronic scoreboards as they have not yet been set up. [cite news
title=又來了 小巨蛋沒有LED計分器
url=http://news.chinatimes.com/2007Cti/2007Cti-News/2007Cti-News-Content/0,4521,11051203+112007031500296,00.html
publisher=China Times
date=2007-03-14
language=Chinese]
* Taipei Arena played host to the inaugural celebrations of PresidentMa Ying-Jeou and Vice-PresidentVincent Siew on May 20, 2008.References
External links
* [http://www.taipeiarena.com.tw/ Taipei Arena Official Site ]
* [http://www.cihl.com.tw/ CIHL Official Site]
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