Taipei Arena
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| Location | Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan |
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| Owner | Taipei City Government |
| Operator | Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (Taipei Metro) |
| Capacity | Main Stadium - 15,085, Auxiliary Stadium - 800 |
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| Opened | 2005 |
| Architect | Populous |
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| Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League | |
The Taipei Arena (Chinese: 臺北小巨蛋; pinyin: Táiběi Xiǎo Jùdàn) is an indoor sporting arena located in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium that can accommodate major international sport events such as ice skating, ice hockey, gymnastics, handball, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, indoor soccer, boxing, judo, karate, taekwondo and wrestling.
It was designed by Archasia, an architectural firm established in Taipei (now Populous, a Kansas City, Missouri (USA) design architectural firm). It is located at the site of the former Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium (built in 1958, opened 1959, demolished 2000). The arena was opened on December 1, 2005. The main arena has an adjustable floor space: its minimum floor space is 60m × 30m, and can be extended to 80m × 40m.
The Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League (CTIHL) plays out of the auxiliary arena, which is a 60m × 30m ice skating rink. The basement now houses two large gas turbine power generators to be used for the surrounding district during emergencies.
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. These have included Disney on Ice and Cirque du Soleil, Cats the Broadway Musical.
International Artists in the table below are highlighted in light blue.
Non-Entertainment Events:
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Taipei Arena is accessible from Taipei Arena Station of the Taipei Metro.
Coordinates: 25°03′02.55″N 121°33′0″E / 25.0507083°N 121.55000°E
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