Olympic Gymnastics Arena (Hangul: 올림픽체조경기장; Hanja: 奧林匹克體操競技場, also known as Olympic Gymnastics Hall) is an indoor sports arena, located within the Olympic Park, in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul South Korea. It was constructed between 31 August 1984 and 30 April 1986, to host the gymnastics competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It has a capacity of 14,730. The roof was design by David H. Geiger. It is self-supporting cable dome with a four-layer fabric cladding. It is the first of its kind weighing in at 2 psf.
Since the Olympics it has hosted a variety of events, notability as a concert venue for Koreans as well as international artists.
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