Guangzhou Gymnasium
Interactive map of Guangzhou Gymnasium | |
| Location | Guangzhou, Guangdong |
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| Coordinates | 23°11′2″N 113°16′18″E / 23.18389°N 113.27167°E |
| Owner | People's Government of Guangzhou |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Surface | Flooring |
| Public transit | 12 Guangzhou Gymnasium |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 11 February 1999 |
| Opened | 30 June 2001 |
| Architect | Paul Andreu |
| Tenants | |
| Guangzhou Power (arena football) (folded) | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州体育馆 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州體育館 | ||||||||||
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The Guangzhou Gymnasium (Chinese: 广州体育馆; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Tǐyùguǎn) is an indoor arena in Guangzhou. The arena is used as a concert venue and for sporting events such as arena football, basketball, badminton and table tennis. It was constructed between 11 February 1999 and opened on 30 June 2001, with a seating capacity of 10,000. It was designed by Paul Andreu. it covers an area of 240,000 square meters and has a construction area of nearly 100,000 square meters. It was selected as the 2003 China Construction Engineering Luban Award (National Quality Project). Currently, Guangzhou Gymnasium is one of the main venues for various major sports events, large-scale events, concerts, cultural performances, and conferences and exhibitions in South China.