Park Chung Hee Gymnasium
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Former names | Gumi Gymnasium |
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Address | 375-19 Parkchunghee-ro, Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
Construction | |
Broke ground | December 29, 1996 |
Opened | February 15, 2001 |
The Park Chung Hee Gymnasium (Korean: 박정희체육관; Hanja:
Construction began on December 29, 1996, and completed on December 29, 2000.[1][3] The facilities first opened for use on February 15, 2001.[1]
It is a dome-shaped building with one underground and three above-ground floors. A variety of indoor sports can be played on its main arena, including basketball, volleyball, handball, badminton, and ssireum (Korean wrestling).[1][2] It has 6,277 seats, with 1,312 of those being deployable depending on the need. There is also a deployable stage that can be placed on the arena.[1] A variety of other sports can be played on the first floor of the building in smaller facilities, including table tennis.[1][3] A weight room, offices, shower rooms, and referee rooms are also present.[1][3] The venue has also hosted a variety of other non-sporting events, including job fairs and cultural events.[1]
The stadium's name has been criticized as an example of "excessive hero worship" in Gumi, as there are a large number of memorials to Park in the city.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "박정희체육관 - 디지털구미문화대전". gumi.grandculture.net. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ a b "박정희체육관→구미시민체육관 안되나요?". 박정희체육관→구미시민체육관 안되나요? (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ a b c "박정희체육관 | 체육시설 | 구미시청 홈페이지". www.gumi.go.kr. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "[Reportage] Gumi becomes a city that idolizes Park Chung-hee". [Reportage] Gumi becomes a city that idolizes Park Chung-hee (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
External links
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