Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
The Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium () was a temporary venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The stadium was demolished after the Games. Background. It was located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, in the precinct of the Pyeongchang Olympic Plaza, about northeast of Alpensia Resort. To limit its costs, the stadium had no roof or a central heating system. It cost ₩116 billion ($109 million). The 35,000-seat stadium had seven floors above ground, a single floor underground, and a pentagonal design. It had a  floor area of and its circular stage had a diameter of Built on an site in Hoenggye, it was the final major structure built for these Games. The approximate elevation was above sea level. Adjacent to the stadium was an Olympic exhibition hall, traditional food markets, and other attractions, which would remain as heritage facilities, and the medal plaza which hosted medal ceremonies. History. In the candidacy file of Pyeongchang 2018, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were foreseen to take place in Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium. This was a plan similar to the one of the 1994 Winter Olympics. However , in July 2012, the POCOG announced some changes in the venue plan and the ceremonies were moved to Hoenggye. The main reasons were organisational, with possible interference between the preparation of the ceremonies and the ski jumping training, and the weather conditions for the spectators. The construction of the stadium which took one year and ten months was completed on 30 September 2017. The stadium only hosted five events before it was demolished, beginning with the Dream Concert—a K-pop concert on 4 November 2017 to mark 100 days remaining before the Olympics, the opening and closing ceremonies of  the 2018 Winter Olympics, and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Paralympics.