Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium () was a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

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, South Korea. It was used mostly for

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games. The stadium held 26,874 people. The stadium was built in 1959 and was demolished in 2007, along with

Dongdaemun Stadium Dongdaemun Stadium () was a sports complex in Seoul, South Korea, with a multi-purpose stadium, Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium, a baseball park and other sports facilities. It was located near Dongdaemun or Great East Gate. The surrounding Dongdaem ...

. It has been replaced by

Dongdaemun Design Plaza Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP; ) is a major urban development landmark in Seoul, South Korea, designed by Zaha Hadid and Samoo, with a distinctively neofuturistic design characterized by the "powerful, curving forms of elongated structures." Th ...

, which opened in 2014. A new baseball stadium, the

Gocheok Sky Dome The Gocheok Sky Dome () is a domed baseball stadium in Gocheok-dong, Seoul, South Korea. It is the home ballpark of KBO club Kiwoom Heroes. The stadium is primarily used for baseball and has a capacity for 16,744 spectators for baseball games. T ...

, was completed in the

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in 2015, and serves as a replacement to Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium.

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1959 establishments in South Korea 2008 disestablishments in South Korea Demolished buildings and structures in South Korea Multi-purpose stadiums in South Korea Sports venues completed in 1959 Sports venues demolished in 2008 Baseball venues in Seoul Defunct baseball venues in South Korea {{Asia-baseball-venue-stub

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