National Stadium (Kaohsiung)
Location | Zuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
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Capacity | 55,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | May 2009 |
Architect | Toyo Ito |
Tenants | |
Taipower Tatung Chinese Taipei national football team Chinese Taipei national rugby union team | |
Website | |
www.nssac.gov.tw |
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Chinese | 國家體育場 | ||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 龍騰體育場 | ||||||||||||||
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The National Stadium (Chinese: 國家體育場; pinyin: Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng; also named 龍騰體育場), formerly known as the World Games Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is currently the largest stadium in Taiwan in terms of capacity.
Completed in 2009, it is used mostly for football matches and it hosted the main events for the 2009 World Games. The stadium has a capacity of 55,000 people. Since the conclusion of the games, the stadium has been used for some Taiwanese football team matches.[needs update]
The stadium, designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, makes use of 1 MW of solar cells to provide most of its power needs.[1] The stadium's semi spiral-shaped, like a dragon, is the first stadium in the world to provide power using solar power technology. The solar panels covering the vast external face of the stadium are able to generate most of the power required for its own operation, as well as additional power that can be sent to the grid.[2]
Transportation
The stadium is accessible within walking distance West from World Games Station of the Kaohsiung MRT.
Events
Concerts
Date | Performer(s) | Tour/Event | Attendance |
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5 December 2009 | Mayday | DNA World Tour | 55,555 |
30 January 2010 | Rain | The Legend of Rainism Asia Tour | 30,000 |
8, 9 December 2012 | A-mei | AmeiZing World Tour Live | 100,000 |
21, 22, 30, 31 December 2012 | Mayday | Nowhere World Tour | 200,000 |
31 December 2013 & 1 January 2014 | Just Rock It World Tour | 100,000 | |
31 December 2013 & 2, 3 January 2014 | Light Up The Hope | 150,000 | |
13, 14 August 2016 | Just Rock It World Tour | 110,000 | |
18, 19, 20, 21 March 2017 | Life Tour | 200,000 | |
1 March 2019 | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues Tour | 47,669 |
18, 19 March 2023 | Blackpink | Born Pink World Tour | 101,096 |
11, 12 November 2023 | Coldplay | Music of the Spheres World Tour | 102,949[3] |
3 February 2024 | Ed Sheeran | +–=÷× Tour | - |
Gallery
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Stadium Plaza
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Auditorium
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Roof
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National Stadium under construction
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During the 2009 World Games
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The 2009 World Games closing ceremony
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National Stadium
See also
References
- ^ "Taiwan's 2009 World Games Stadium To Use Solar Power". Solar Energy Investing. July 20, 2006. Archived from the original on Dec 17, 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ Takai, Hiroaki (2014). Planning outline and analysis of actual energy operational performance from completion to present in Japanese and foreign large domes and stadiums — Tokyo Dome, Fukuoka Dome, Odate Dome, Sapporo Dome, Kaohsiung Stadium (PDF). World Sustainable Building. p. 453. ISBN 978-84-697-1815-5.
- ^ "Coldplay concerts draw more than 170,000 people". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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