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Project: 2009 World Game Main Stadium
Architect: Toyo Ito
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Use: 2009 World Games
Capacity: 55,000
Completion: Jan. 2009
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Designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, Kaohsiung Stadium, which is also called ‘the world games stadium’, is located in Kaohsiung Taiwan and was built to coincide with the opening of the world games, an unpopular but cool family member in the sporting events calendar, which will be held in Taiwan this July.

The stadium can hold up to 55,000 spectators, and had a cost upwards US$150 to build. The stadium, makes use of solar energy to provide its power needs. The World Games Stadium, semi spiral-shaped, like a dragon, will be the first stadium in the world to provide power using solar energy technology. The solar panels covering the vast external face of the stadium are able to generate most of the power required for its own operation, as well as additional power that can be saved.

After the games the stadium will likely be used for some Chinese Taipei national football team matches.

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