Ariake Gymnastics Centre – Facts & Figures
- Capacity; 12.000 seats
- Sports
- Olympics Games: Gymnastics
- Paralympic Games: Boccia
- Head Architect; Hidemichi Takahashi
- Estimated costs; 20.5 million Yen
- Legacy; Convention Centre (2020-2030)
- Dimensions overall roof;
- Width; 90m
- Length; 120mm
- The roof consists of 5 sections
- Second section (raised into place last week)
- Width; 70m
- Length; 15m
- Weight; 200tons
- Material roof: local larch (2.300 cubic meters)
Tweets by @trilavier and @StephenWadeAP
This is what the Gymnastics Centre will look like at #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/sgDhLLztFo
— Tristan Lavier (@trilavier) 7 november 2018
As you can see, the Gymnastics Centre will use a lot of wood. The building will symbolize the Japanese wooden culture (like the Olympic Stadium)#Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/cAAfbwUReI
— Tristan Lavier (@trilavier) 7 november 2018
A close-up view of the wooden beam that will be part of the wood roof at the Tokyo Olympics’ new gymnastics venue. pic.twitter.com/dZhQp5Kclc
— Stephen Wade (@StephenWadeAP) 7 november 2018
Read more; Raising the roof on 2020 Tokyo Olympics gymnastics venue [AP]