Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Location | Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Coordinates | 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) was a temporary aquatics center in the Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. The venue hosted the swimming events, Synchronized swimming finals and water polo finals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the para-swimming events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Structure
The center was designed as a temporary structure, a form of nomadic architecture similar to the Future Arena, which hosted handball. After completion of the two Games, it was dismantled and its parts were used in the construction of two new, different facilities.[1]
The exterior of the building featured art by Brazilian artist Adriana Varejão.[1]
The aquatics centre was intended to be adapted into community facilities in Madureira Park and the
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Paes destrava mais um legado olímpico e doa piscina para Maricá
- ^ Otto, Tyson (February 8, 2017). "Rio's Olympic Aquatic Centre left in ruins after grand promises". News.com.au. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Vereadores do Rio constatam pequenos avanços no Parque Olímpico". August 4, 2017.
- ^ "Peças da Piscina Olímpica do Rio-2016 chegam a Salvador".
- ^ "Vila Olímpica de Manaus recebe chegada de piscina olímpica da Rio 2016". March 26, 2018.
- ^ Herdada da Rio 2016, piscina olímpica de Manaus enfim é inaugurada
- ^ "Estruturas das fachadas e cobertura do Estádio Aquático Olímpico são doadas". September 2022.
- ^ https://olympics.com/ioc/news/rio-2016-arenas-become-schools-and-public-facilities-as-games-legacy-unfolds
External links
Media related to Olympic Aquatics Stadium at Wikimedia Commons
- Rio2016.org.br bid package. Volume 2. p. 56.
- Sports and venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic Aquatics Stadium