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Taipei Arena

臺北小巨蛋
Taipei Arena in 2023
Full name	Taipei Multi-purpose Stadium
Location	Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates	25°03′02.55″N 121°33′0″E / 25.0507083°N 121.55000°E / 25.0507083; 121.55000
Elevation	4.06 ft (1.24 m)
Public transit	Taipei Metro: Taipei Arena
Owner	Taipei City Government
Operator	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC)
Type	Stadium
Genre(s)	Sporting events, concerts
Capacity	15,000 (sporting events) 7,000–13,000 (concerts)
Field size	76 × 41.5 m
Field shape	Rectangular
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Built	December 2001–July 2005
Opened	1 December 2005; 19 years ago (2005-12-01)
Construction cost	$4.7 billion TWD
Architect	Populous
Builder	BES Engineering Corporation
Website
english.arena.taipei

The Taipei Arena (Chinese: 臺北小巨蛋; pinyin: Táiběi xiǎojùdàn; Wade–Giles: T'aipei hsiaochütan; lit. 'Taipei little big egg') is a multi-purpose stadium in the capital Taipei, Taiwan, and it is operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC). Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium 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.

Building

It was designed by Archasia, an architectural firm based in Taipei, and Populous, a Kansas City, Missouri, design and architectural firm specializing in sports venues. 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 1 December 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.

Taipei Arena Sky Screen

Taipei Arena Sky Screen was constructed in December 2006, on the outer glass wall of Taipei Arena. It was the world's largest LED display at that time.

The screen is a long arc type outdoor dynamic display, featuring a built in light sensor that enables LED to adjust its own brightness according to ambient lighting. It was built by Optotech and currently operated by Nova Media. It is on 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, displaying mainly corporate advertisements, live coverage and visual creativity supplemented content.

The screen also engages its audience though cross-screen interactive events and applications.

Events

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, Cirque du Soleil, and Cats.

International Artists in the table below are highlighted in light blue.

Non-Entertainment Events:

• Inaugural ceremony and celebrations of President Ma Ying-Jeou and Vice-President Vincent Siew on 20 May 2008.

Dates Unknown:

• Jolin Tsai performed her 1st concert in the arena in November 2006 for her Dancing Forever World Tour.
• Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki's Asia Tour, which had more than 10,000 tickets sold out in 1 hour. That was the 1st concert at the venue to be performed by a J-Pop artist.
• Taiwanese Aborigine pop star Chang Hui-mei's STAR TOUR world tour.
• Irish-American dancer and musician Michael Flatley reprises his role as Lord of the Dance in the Feet of Flames 2009 tour.
• The Indiana Pacers vs Denver Nuggets game was the first (United States) National Basketball Association game held in the country back in 2009.
• In the rotation for the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. The venue is a frequent host of the International Skating Union figure skating championship for the Americas, Asia, Oceania, and Africa.

Annual events:

• The annual Chinese New Year eve program, Super Star (超級巨星紅白藝能大賞) was held annually since 2011. The live special is based on the NHK's New Year's Eve special Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

Transport

Taipei Arena is accessible from Taipei Arena Station of the Taipei Metro.

References

1. "運動場館規劃設計經驗分享". Taiwan Architect.
2. "Taipei Arena". Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
3. "Nova Media". Retrieved 5 Aug 2014.
4. "又來了 小巨蛋沒有LED計分器" (in Chinese). China Times. 2007-03-14. Archived from the original on 2007-03-18.
5. "Super Junior Breaks Records with ‘Super Show 4’ in Taiwan" CJ E&M enews World. 2012-02-26
6. "100,000 Taiwanese fans scramble for 'Namie Amuro Final Tour 2018' tickets". March 2018.
7. "300,000 fans crash ticket system for Celine Dion concerts in Taipei, more shows possible | Taiwan News | 2018-01-23 10:18:00". 23 January 2018.
8. 葉文正、張瑞振 (2009-10-28). "張小燕 哈林 彈開9年再合體" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 蘋果日報 (台灣). Archived from the original on 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-02-17.

External links

• Official website (in English)
• CIHL official website (in English) (in Chinese)

v t e Sports venues in Taipei
Active	Daan National Taiwan University Sports Center Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium Neihu Taipei Tennis Center Shilin Bailing Sport Park PCCU Gymnasium Shih-Hsin Gymnasium Tianmu Baseball Stadium UT Tianmu Gymnasium Songshan Taipei Arena Taipei Gymnasium Taipei Municipal Stadium Yingfeng Riverside Park
Defunct	Songshan Chinese Sports and Cultural Stadium Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium TPEC Gymnasium Zhongshan Zhongshan Soccer Stadium
In progress	Taipei Dome

• Music venues completed in 2005
• Sports venues completed in 2005
• Indoor arenas in Taiwan
• Culture in Taipei
• Sports venues in Taipei
• Basketball venues in Taiwan
• Handball venues in Taiwan
• 2005 establishments in Taiwan
• Judo venues
• Badminton venues
• Badminton in Taiwan