Taipei Arena

The Taipei Arena (Chinese: 臺北小巨蛋; pinyin: Táiběi xiǎojùdàn; Wade–Giles: T'ai2pei3 hsiao3chü4tan4; lit.

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.

[1] It is located at the site of the former Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium (built in 1958, opened 1959, demolished 2000).

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.

Taipei Arena Sky Screen