Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
{{Short description|Temporary 2018 venue in South Korea}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
| native_name = 평창 올림픽 스타디움
| native_name_lang = ko
| nickname =
| logo_image =
| logo_caption =
| image = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium at day for 2018 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony - 1.jpg
| caption = The stadium before the 2018 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony
| location = {{nowrap|Pyeongchang, South Korea}}
| coordinates = {{coord|37.667|128.706|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = South Korea
| pushpin_mapsize =
| pushpin_map_caption= Location in South Korea
| built = 2015–2017
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=y|2017|10|30}}
| renovated =
| closed = {{Start date and age|df=y|2018|3|21}}
| demolished = {{Start date and age|df=y|2018|9|20}}
| dimensions = Diameter: {{convert|72|m|abbr=on}}
| field_shape = Circular
| acreage = 14.53 acres
| construction_cost = ₩116 billion
($109 million)
}}
The Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium ({{Langx|ko|평창 올림픽 스타디움}}) was a temporary venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The stadium was demolished after the Games.
Background
It was located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, in the precinct of the Pyeongchang Olympic Plaza, about {{convert|2|km|abbr=on}} northeast of Alpensia Resort.
To limit its costs, the stadium had no roof or a central heating system. It cost ₩116 billion ($109 million).{{cite news|last1=Badalge|first1=Keshia|title=The 2018 Winter Olympics Stadium That Cost $100 Million to Build, Will Only Be Used 4 Times, and Is Roofless|url=https://www.archdaily.com/888383/the-2018-winter-olympics-stadium-that-cost-100-dollars-million-to-build-will-only-be-used-4-times-and-is-roofless|accessdate=6 March 2018|work=Arch Daily|date=3 February 2018}} The 35,000-seat stadium had seven floors above ground, a single floor underground,{{cite web|title=PyeongChang Olympic Stadium|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/venues/pyeongchang-olympic-stadium|website=The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Parlaympic Winter Games|accessdate=6 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210073535/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/venues/pyeongchang-olympic-stadium|archive-date=10 February 2018|url-status=dead}} and a pentagonal design.{{cite news|last1=Dawood|first1=Sarah|title=How the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics was designed|url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/5-11-february-2018/pyeongchang-winter-olympics-2018-designed/|accessdate=6 March 2018|work=Design Week|date=8 February 2018}} It had a floor area of {{convert|58790|sqm|sp=us}} and its circular stage had a diameter of {{convert|72|m|adj=on|sp=us}}{{cite news|last1=JiAe|first1=Sohn|title=PyeongChang stadium ready for Games|url=http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Sports/view?articleId=149884|accessdate=6 March 2018|work=Korea.net|date=1 October 2017}}
Built on an {{convert|80,000|sqm|sp=us}} site in Hoenggye, it was the final major structure built for these Games. The approximate elevation was {{convert|740|m|round=5|sp=us}} above sea level.
Adjacent to the stadium was an Olympic exhibition hall, traditional food markets, and other attractions, which would remain as heritage facilities and the medal plaza which hosted medal ceremonies.
History
In the bid book of PyeongChang 2018, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were planned to take place in Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium. As they did not plan to build an Olympic Stadium and so a plan similar to the one developed by Lillehammer for the 1994 Winter Olympics was presented. However, in July 2012, the POCOG announced some changes to the project and the venues plan and the ceremonies were moved to Hoenggye.[http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/winter-olympics/2018/17597-pyeongchang-2018-move-venues-for-opening-and-closing-ceremonies Pyeongchang 2018 move venue for Opening and Closing Ceremonies] - Inside the Games - 6 July 2012 The main reasons were organisational, with possible interference between the preparation of the ceremonies and the ski jumping training, and the extreme weather conditions for the spectators.
The construction of the stadium which took one year and ten months was completed on 30 September 2017.
The stadium only hosted five events before it was demolished, beginning with the Dream Concert—a special K-pop concert on 4 November 2017 to mark 100 days remaining before the opening ceremonies.{{Cite web|title=평창 드림콘서트, 엑소+워너원 출연 '화려한 라인업 공개'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=081&aid=0002857294|access-date=2021-07-27|website=entertain.naver.com|language=ko}} Among the concert, the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Paralympics.{{cite news|last1=Horwitz|first1=Josh|title=South Korea's $100 million Winter Olympics stadium will be used exactly four times|url=https://qz.com/1188832/south-koreas-100-million-winter-olympics-stadium-will-be-used-exactly-four-times/|accessdate=6 March 2018|work=Quartz|date=25 January 2018}}{{Cite news|last=Weber|first=Sam|date=5 June 2018|title=Here's What Pyeongchang Looks Like Now|work=CityLab|url=https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/06/heres-what-pyeongchang-looks-like-now/561959/|access-date=15 June 2018|quote=Like the snow, other signs of the Olympic effort, such as Pyeongchang’s disposable Olympic stadium, have simply vanished in the spring}}
See also
- Théâtre des Cérémonies, a similar temporary facility for the 1992 Winter Olympics.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|PyeongChang Olympic Stadium}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180210073535/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/venues/pyeongchang-olympic-stadium Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium] on "Pyeongchang 2018" website
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{{succession box
| before = Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
| title = Winter Olympics
Opening and closing ceremonies venue (Olympic Stadium)
| years = 2018
| after = Beijing National Stadium
Beijing
}}
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{{Winter Olympic stadia}}
{{2018 Winter Olympic venues}}
{{2018 Winter Paralympic venues}}
Category:Venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Sports venues in Pyeongchang County
Category:Sports venues completed in 2017
Category:2017 establishments in South Korea