Profile of Taipei Arena

Taipei Arena is located at the corner of Dunhua North Road and Nanjing East Road in the eastern business district of Taipei. The Taipei City Government razed the old Taipei Baseball Stadium in 2000 and built the Taipei Arena on the same site. This arena celebrated its grand opening on December 12, 2005, and is officially named the "Taipei Arena".

This arena is the most modern sports facility in Taipei City. It consists of one main hall with net dimensions of 80M×40M(3,200M²) when all telescoping platforms are retracted. It 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.

The excellent acoustic design makes the arena a perfect venue for high quality cultural performances, concerts, and other non-sporting events. The enormous suspension capacity of the ceiling, which is accessible via light decks and catwalks, makes production easier and more economical. The lighting system of the arena is extremely flexible. The facility is well designed with efficient backstage space, and restricted access areas for performers and athletes. Container trucks can be driven directly into the main hall to download and upload goods, thus shortening preparation time and cost.

This HRC building with 5 floors above ground and 2 floors underground has a maximum floor area of over 88,000 square meters depending on layout configurations. The telescoping platforms can be extended into different configurations to fit different events. Seating capacity is 15,350 for center-stage concerts and basketball, 13,500 for end-stage concerts and large assemblies, and 10,000 for performances. There are also 48 suites with a total of 695 seats on the upper deck.

With grandstands offering 800 seats, the sub-hall has an Olympic-sized ice rink 60M×30M in size to host ice skating, figure skating and ice hockey all year round. The rink is also open to the general public for ice sports and entertainment.

The catering service and shop space of over 6,000 square meters makes this facility totally humanized and friendly, and the large plaza outside offers good space for promotional activities.