Taipei Arena Introduction
Taipei Arena is located at the intersection of Dunhua North Road and Section 4 of Nanjing East Road in the Songshan District, and it was formerly known as Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium. At the end of 2000, the Taipei City Government demolished the old baseball stadium and constructed a 15,000-seat multipurpose arena on the original site. Taipei Arena is an important indoor venue in the overall planning and construction of Taipei's sports facilities. The structure is divided into a main venue and a secondary venue. The main venue is a steel-reinforced concrete building with 2 underground floors and 5 above-ground floors, with a total floor area of approximately 90,900 square meters. The main event space measures 76 meters in length and 41.5 meters in width. When the retractable seating is fully extended, the space still reaches 60 meters by 29.5 meters. The central area can also be fully frozen as needed, transforming it into a standard indoor ice sports venue. The space is flexible and can be adapted for various uses, allowing it to host Level 1 international sports events and become a popular venue for both domestic and international cultural and artistic performances. The Taipei Arena Ice Park is currently the largest ice rink in Taiwan that meets international standards, measuring 61 meters by 30 meters, with a capacity of up to 400 skaters on the ice surface and an audience capacity of 800 seats. It provides recreational ice skating for the general public and serves as a professional venue for skilled skaters and national team training. This venue features ice surface quality that meets Winter Olympics standards and has received recognition from experts including members of the International Skating Union (ISU) and the Asian Skating Union (ASU). Professional equipment on-site includes international standard ice hockey boards, short track speed skating crash pads, professional ice resurfacing machines, high-altitude protective nets for hockey competitions, two standard hockey goals, and teaching barriers on the ice surface. Since its opening, many important international and domestic ice sports competitions have been held here. Additionally, the Taipei Arena plans to have over 2,000 ping of supporting commercial facilities, including well-known chain restaurants, convenience stores, fitness centers, family leisure centers, and various specialty stores to meet the public's demand for comfortable dining, shopping, and entertainment.
