Philippine Arena
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| Location | Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 14°47′46″N 120°57′16″E / 14.79611°N 120.95444°E |
| Owner | Iglesia Ni Cristo (New Era University) |
| Operator | Maligaya Development Corporation |
| Record attendance | 55,000 (Eat Bulaga!: Sa Tamang Panahon, October 24, 2015) |
| Field size | 220 x 170 m |
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| Groundbreaking | August 17, 2011 |
| Completed | May 30, 2014 |
| Inaugurated | July 21, 2014 |
| Cost | US$213 million (₱9.4 billion) |
| Height | 65 m (213 ft) |
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| Floor count | 4 |
| Grounds | 36,443.6 m2 (392,276 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Populous |
| Developer | New San Jose Builders |
| Structural engineer | Buro Happold |
| Main contractor | Hanwha Engineering and Construction |
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| Seating capacity | 55,000 |
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The Philippine Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena at Ciudad de Victoria, a 140-hectare tourism enterprise zone in Bocaue and Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines. With a maximum capacity of 55,000 people, the Philippine Arena is the world's largest indoor arena. It is one of the centerpiece of the many centennial projects of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) for their centennial celebration on July 27, 2014. The legal owner of the arena is the INC's educational institution, New Era University.
In 2011, Korean firm, Hanwha Engineering and Construction won the contract to manage the construction of the Philippine Arena. Hanwha outbested bids from Filipino firm, EEI Corporation and Chinese firm, Jiangsu International.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Philippine Arena was done in August 17, 2011. Hanwha announced that it has completed the construction of the indoor arena on May 30, 2014. The venue was not formally inaugurated until almost two months later.
The Philippine Arena, along with Ciudad de Victoria was officially inaugurated on July 21, 2014. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and Iglesia ni Cristo Executive Minister Eduardo Manalo unveiled the marker of Ciudad de Victoria.
The initial design concept of the Philippine arena is inspired by Narra tree, the mother tree of the Philippines, and the root of the Banyan tree. The roof was inspired by that of a Nipa Hut.
Populous, a global mega-architecture firm, designed the arena through their office in Brisbane, Australia. The arena has been master planned to enable at least 50,000 people to gather inside the building and a further 50,000 to gather at a ‘live site’ or plaza outside to share in major events. The seating bowl of the arena is a one-sided bowl and is partitioned into two parts, the upper and the lower bowl each with approximately 25,000 seating capacity. The lower bowl is the most used part of the building and the architectural design allows for easy separation of the lower bowl from the upper tier, by curtaining with acoustic and thermal properties. A retractable seating of 2,000 people capacity is also installed behind the stage which is used by the choir of the Iglesia ni Cristo for events of the church.
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