The Taipei Arena () is a
multi-purpose stadium
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in the capital
Taipei
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Taiwan
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, and it is operated by the
Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC). Built in 2005, the large
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 ...
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.
Building
It was designed by Archasia, an architectural firm based in Taipei, and
Populous, a
Kansas City, Missouri
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, design and architectural firm specializing in sports venues.
It is located at the site of the former
Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium (built in 1958, opened 1959, demolished 2000). The arena was opened on 1 December 2005.
The main arena has an adjustable floor space: its minimum floor space is 60m × 30m, and can be extended to 80m × 40m.
The
Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League (CTIHL) plays out of the auxiliary arena, which is a 60m × 30m ice skating rink.
The basement now houses two large gas turbine power generators to be used for the surrounding district during emergencies.
Taipei Arena Sky Screen

Taipei Arena Sky Screen was constructed in December 2006, on the outer glass wall of Taipei Arena.
It was the world's largest
LED display at that time.
The screen is a long arc type outdoor dynamic display, featuring a built in light sensor that enables LED to adjust its own brightness according to ambient lighting. It was built by Optotech and currently operated by Nova Media. It is on 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, displaying mainly corporate advertisements, live coverage and visual creativity supplemented content.
The screen also engages its audience though cross-screen interactive events and applications.
Events
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. These have included
Disney on Ice,
Cirque du Soleil
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, and
Cats
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.
International Artists in the table below are highlighted in light blue.
Non-Entertainment Events:
*Inaugural ceremony and celebrations of President
Ma Ying-Jeou
Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, t=馬英九; pinyin: ''Mǎ Yīngjiǔ''; ; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician, lawyer, and legal scholar who served as the sixth president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT ...
and Vice-President
Vincent Siew on 20 May 2008.
Dates Unknown:
*
Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai I-lin ( zh, c=蔡依林, p=Cài Yīlín; born September 15, 1980), also romanized as Jolin Cai, is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Recognized as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of C-Pop ...
performed her 1st concert in the arena in November 2006 for her Dancing Forever World Tour.
*Japanese singer
Ayumi Hamasaki's Asia Tour, which had more than 10,000 tickets sold out in 1 hour. That was the 1st concert at the venue to be performed by a
J-Pop
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artist.
*Taiwanese Aborigine pop star
Chang Hui-mei's STAR TOUR world tour.
*Irish-American dancer and musician
Michael Flatley reprises his role as Lord of the Dance in the Feet of Flames 2009 tour.
*The
Indiana Pacers
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vs
Denver Nuggets
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game was the first (United States)
National Basketball Association
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game held in the country back in 2009.
*In the rotation for the
Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. The venue is a frequent host of the International Skating Union figure skating championship for the Americas, Asia, Oceania, and Africa.
Annual events:
*The annual
Chinese New Year
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eve program, ''Super Star'' (
超級巨星紅白藝能大賞) was held annually since 2011. The live special is based on the
NHK
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NHK ope ...
's
New Year's Eve
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special ''
Kōhaku Uta Gassen
, more commonly known simply as ''Kōhaku'', is an annual New Year's Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the NHK net ...
''.
Transport
Taipei Arena is accessible from
Taipei Arena Station of the
Taipei Metro
Taipei Metro (also known as Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and branded as Metro Taipei) is a rapid transit system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan.
It was the first rapi ...
.
References
External links
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CIHL official website
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Music venues completed in 2005
Sports venues completed in 2005
Indoor arenas in Taiwan
Culture in Taipei
Sports venues in Taipei
Basketball venues in Taiwan
Handball venues in Taiwan
2005 establishments in Taiwan
Judo venues
Badminton venues
Badminton in Taiwan