Shanghai Aquatic Sports Center | |
Building information | |
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City | Shanghai, China |
Coordinates | 31°9′34.44″N 121°28′22.33″E / 31.1595667°N 121.4728694°E |
Capacity | 18,000 (indoor arena) 5,000 (indoor swimming pool, seated) 5,000 (outdoor swimming pool, seated) |
Built | 2008–2011 |
Opened | July 2011 |
Construction cost | yuan ¥2 billion USD $ 313 million EUR € 230 million |
Architect(s) | Gerkan, Marg and Partners |
Tenants | Shanghai Skywalkers |
The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (Chinese: 上海东方体育中心), also known as the Shanghai Aquatic Sports Center, is a sports venue next to the Expo Park in Shanghai's Pudong New Area. It started construction on December 30, 2008, and was completed in late 2010. The total investment was two billion yuan.[citation needed]
The center has an indoor arena named Indoor Stadium seating 18,000, an indoor swimming pool seating 5,000, and an outdoor swimming pool also seating 5,000. The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center[1] is close to Huangpu River and near the Oriental Sports Center station on the Shanghai Metro.