Olympic Aquatics Stadium
 Exterior view of the stadium in May 2016 | |
| Location | Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 22°58′51″S 43°23′42″W / 22.980746°S 43.394918°WCoordinates: 22°58′51″S 43°23′42″W / 22.980746°S 43.394918°W |
| Capacity | 14,997 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | Q2 2014 |
| Opened | April 8, 2016 |
| Construction cost | $38 million |
The Olympic Aquatics Stadium (Portuguese: Estádio Aquático Olímpico) is a temporary aquatics center in the Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. The venue hosted the swimming events and water polo finals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the swimming events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Structure
The center is designed as a temporary structure, a form of nomadic architecture similar to the Future Arena, which hosts handball. After completion of the Games, it was dismantled and its parts were used in the construction of two new, different facilities. [1]
The exterior of the building features art by Brazilian artist Adriana Varejão.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Sustainable Olympic aquatics stadium unveiled ready for Rio 2016 Games". August 5, 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
External links
- Rio2016.org.br bid package. Volume 2. p. 56.
- Sports and venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic Aquatics Stadium
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