The Big Dome | |
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(2017-08-13).jpg) Araneta Coliseum in 2017 | |
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| Full name | Smart Araneta Coliseum |
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| Former names | Araneta Coliseum Cinema, Philippine Coliseum, and Shell Coliseum |
| Location | Araneta City, Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila |
| Coordinates | 14°37′14″N 121°3′12″E / 14.62056°N 121.05333°E |
| Public transit |   Araneta Center-Cubao 3 Araneta Center-Cubao 51 53 61 Farmers Plaza 3 LRT 2-Gateway Mall UBE Araneta City Bus Port  1 Cubao |
| Parking | 1,500 parking spaces (Araneta City Parking Garage South)[6] |
| Owner | Progressive Development Corporation |
| Operator | United Promotions, Inc. (Uniprom) |
| Capacity | Basketball: 14,429[1] Concert: 9,679[2] Boxing: 15,895[3] Full house: 16,035[4] to 20,000[5] |
| Record attendance | 25,000–36,000[7] |
| Scoreboard | ADSystems 4-side LED display (Big Cube), OES ISC9000 Controller, and Homeworks Trading timer |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1957 |
| Built | 1958 |
| Opened | March 16, 1960 |
| Renovated | 1999 2014 2023 |
| Construction cost | ₱6 million (1958) |
| Architect | Dominador Lacson Lugtu |
| Tenants | |
| NCAA (1960–2023) UAAP (1960–2023) PBA (1975–1984, 1995–present) | |
| Website | |
| https://smartaranetacoliseum.com/ | |
The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the Big Dome", it is one of the largest indoor arenas in Asia, and one of the largest clear span domes in the world. The dome measures approximately 108.0 meters (354.3 ft) making it the largest dome in Asia from its opening in 1960 until 2001 when it was surpassed by the Ōita Stadium in Japan with a dome measuring 274.0 meters (899.0 ft).
The Smart Araneta Coliseum is mostly used for indoor sports such as basketball. It is a main venue of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[8] The Big Dome is also used for other sports and events such as boxing, cockfighting, local and international concerts, circuses, religious gatherings, and beauty pageants.[9]
- ^ "SEATING- Basketball". Smart Araneta Coliseum. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ "SEATING- Concert". Smart Araneta Coliseum. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "SEATING- Boxing". Smart Araneta Coliseum. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "10 Popular Venues in Manila for Big Events". Philippine Primer. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "The Araneta Group - ACI, Inc". Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Parking Garage South". gatewaysquare.com.ph.
- ^ "Jorge Araneta: Front and Center - PeopleAsia".
- ^ "Big Dome still main PBA venue, but MOA Arena an alternative option". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014.
- ^ [1] Archived November 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine