Taipei Dome
Overview
In June 2010, the Taipei City Government rejected a plan for a major expansion of the Taipei Dome stadium project. The plan, which would have added more stores, a movie theater complex, and a hotel, were denied due to traffic concerns in the area. On December 9, 2010, the design for the dome passed the city's urban design review. The proposed design includes a 40,000-seat indoor stadium along with shopping and residential districts. The dome is being built through a contract between the city government and the Farglory Group. Construction was tentatively planned to start in July 2011. By March 2011, however, the environmental assessment review process was delayed until April 2011. The assessment was postponed again in late March 2011 due to insufficient information from the contractor. In May 2011, the Environmental Impact Assessment Review Committee conditionally approved the project after commercial facilities space was decreased by 17.4% to 202,610 m (2,180,900 sq ft). On June 16, 2011, the project received final approval from the Urban Design Review Committee and construction started in October 2011. The dome opened in October 2023.
Notable events
A set of international friendly club baseball games was held on March 2 and 3, 2024. On March 2, 37,890 people watched the CTBC Brothers take on the Yomiuri Giants. Shosei Togo and Yuto Akihiro propelled the Giants to a 4–1 victory. On March 3, 30,890 people watched the Rakuten Monkeys take on the Giants in a game that ended in a scoreless tie.
On March 13, 2024, the New Taipei CTBC DEA announced that their home games on April 13 and 14, 2024 would change to Taipei Dome in Taipei City, and held the 2024 Metro Battle with Taipei Mars. These games would be the first professional basketball games held in Taipei Dome. On April 13, the New Taipei CTBC DEA defeated the Taipei Mars, 88–81, winning the first victory in Taipei Dome with 15,600 people in attendance, the largest crowd in Taiwanese professional basketball history.
After a pair of Chinese Professional Baseball League preseason games at the Taipei Dome, Opening Day of the 2024 CPBL season was held there as well. The Wei Chuan Dragons defeated the Rakuten Monkeys 3–2 with the largest crowd in league history, numbering 28,618 in attendance.
Transportation
Taipei Dome is accessible within walking distance north of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.
See also
- List of stadiums in Taiwan
- List of sporting events in Taiwan
- List of Asian stadiums by capacity
- List of ballparks by capacity
- List of covered stadiums by capacity
- Lists of stadiums
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