Pyongyang Gymnasium

{{Short description|Sporting area in North Korea}} {{Infobox venue | name = 평양체육관<br>Pyongyang Gymnasium | nickname = Pyongyang Indoor Stadium | image = Laika ac Pyongyang Indoor Stadium (12144535375).jpg | caption = Exterior of the Pyongyang Gymnasium | fullname = Pyongyang Indoor Stadium | location = Pyongyang, North Korea | coordinates = {{coord|39|01|22|N|125|44|04|E|region:KP_type:landmark_source:kolossus-kowiki|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Pyongyang | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Pyongyang | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | opened = April 1973 | renovated = 2013 | expanded = | surface = Parquet | construction_cost = | architect = Yun Ko-gwang<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Choe Kwang|date=April 2014|title=50-Year Devotion to Education|magazine=Democratic People's Republic of Korea|issue=700|page=29|issn=1727-9208}}</ref> | architecture_firm = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | project_manager = | main_contractors = | former_names = | tenants = | capacity = 20,100 (sports and concerts) | dimensions = | scoreboard = }}

'''Pyongyang Gymnasium''', also known as '''Pyongyang Indoor Stadium''', is an indoor sporting arena located in Pyongyang, North Korea. The capacity of the arena is for 20,100 people and it was opened in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/north_korea.shtml|title=World Stadiums - Stadiums in North Korea|website=www.worldstadiums.com|accessdate=1 June 2018}}</ref>

It is used to host indoor sporting events, such as basketball and volleyball, as well as concerts. Notable events held in the venue include a basketball match between the North Korea men's national basketball team and American former National Basketball Association players in 2014, and the 2003 mass games that featured in the 2004 documentary film ''A State of Mind''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bianchi |first1=Cristiano |last2=Drapić |first2=Kristina |title=Model City Pyongyang |date=2019 |publisher=Thames & Hudson |location=London |isbn=978-0-500-34353-1 |page=122}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Pyongyang Indoor Stadium}}

Category:Indoor arenas in North Korea Category:Sports venues completed in 1973 Category:Sports venues in Pyongyang Category:Basketball venues in North Korea Category:Volleyball venues in North Korea Category:1973 establishments in North Korea