Shenzhen Bay Sports Center
| Spring Cocoon(春茧) | |
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Shenzhen Bay Sports Center from Shenzhen Bay Park | |
| Location | Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China |
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| Owner | Shenzhen Government |
| Operator | Shenzhen Sports Bureau |
| Capacity |
13,000 (Arena) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2011 |
| Construction cost | 2.3 billion RMB |
| Architect |
AXS Satow Beijing Urban Engineering Design & Research Institute |
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| Website | |
| http://www.springcocoon.com/ | |
Shenzhen Bay Sports Center (Simplified Chinese: 深圳湾体育中心) is a multi-use stadium in Shenzhen, China. It is used mostly for table tennis, swimming and football competitions. The stadium is known for hosting the opening ceremony and numerous competitions of the 2011 Summer Universiade. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 spectators and the arena has a further 13,000.The Sports Center also hosts regular concerts.
International design competition for the building was held in early 2008 and preparatory work began already in November the same year. The foundations were laid in February 2009.The building was completed in mid-2011.The building consists of three arenas,a swimming pool,an indoor arena and multi-use stadium joined together as a whole by a large perforated external steel skin.Within the complex is also 30 storey office tower.[2][3]
The stadium is within walking distance from Houhai Station of Shenzhen metro and is at the proximity of the Nanshan Central Business District development.[4]
References
External links
- Stadium information at Archive.is (archived 2012-12-09)
- Photos of stadium construction in early 2010
| Preceded by Belgrade Arena Belgrade |
Summer Universiade opening ceremony 2011 |
Succeeded by Kazan-arena Kazan |
Coordinates: 22°31′18″N 113°56′39″E / 22.521715°N 113.944273°E