Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium

Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
Location Pyeongchang, South Korea
Coordinates 37°40′04″N 128°42′24″E / 37.667864°N 128.706708°E / 37.667864; 128.706708
Surface Snow, Ice, Grass
Construction
Built 2014–2017
Opened September 2017
Construction cost 86 billion won
Tenants

2018 Winter Olympics

2018 Winter Paralympics

The Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium will be a temporary venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

The stadium is located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, in the precinct of the Pyeongchang Olympic Plaza, about two kilometres (1.2 mi) away from Alpensia Resort. It will be a pentagonal arena. The stadium will also serve as the medal plaza during the games, hosting medal ceremonies.

The Olympic Stadium will be installed on an 80,000-square-metre (860,000 sq ft) site in Hoenggye. It will be a temporary 50,000-seat stadium, which will be dismantled after the Games. Its cost will be ₩86 billion (US$78 million). The Stadium will be the final major Olympic venue to be completed, with end of construction expected in September 2017.

In addition, next to the stadium will be an Olympic exhibition hall, as well as traditional food markets and other attractions, which will remain as heritage facilities.

History

In the candidacy file of Pyeongchang 2018, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were foreseen to take place in Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium. This was a plan similar to the one of the 1994 Winter Olympics. However, in July 2012, the POCOG announced some changes in the venue plan and the ceremonies were moved to Hoenggye.[1] The main reasons were organisational, with possible interference between the preparation of the ceremonies and the ski jumping training, and the weather conditions for the spectators.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pyeongchang 2018 move venue for Opening and Closing Ceremonies - Inside the Games - 6 July 2012
Preceded by
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi		 Winter Olympics
Opening and Closing Ceremonies (Olympic Stadium)
2018 		Succeeded by
Beijing National Stadium
Beijing

Coordinates: 37°40′04″N 128°42′24″E / 37.6678639°N 128.706708°E / 37.6678639; 128.706708


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