The Kaohsiung Arena () is an indoor sporting arena located in Zuoying District,

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. It is used to host indoor sporting events. It was used as a host to some of the indoor sporting events during the

2009 World Games The 2009 World Games () the eighth edition of the World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei) from 16 July 2009 to 26 July 2009. The games featured sports that are not conteste ...

Name

Local people give the nickname of Kaohsiung Arena as the ''Big Egg'' due to its shape and resemblance of an egg.

History

Kaohsiung Arena was opened on 27 September 2008.

Architecture

Kaohsiung Arena covers an area of 57,037 m² and has a capacity of 15,000 people. It stands to a height of 42 meters over 6 floors. It also features a 100,000 m² open space adjacent to it.

Transportation

The venue is accessible within walking distance north of Kaohsiung Arena Station of

Kaohsiung MRT Kaohsiung Metro () is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit or Kaohsiung MRT. Construction of the MRT started in October 200 ...

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