Rungrado May Day Stadium

Rungrado May Day Stadium
Rŭngrado May First Stadium
May-day Stadium at night.jpg
Location Pyongyang, North Korea
Coordinates 39°2′58.47″N 125°46′30.79″E / 39.049575°N 125.7752194°E / 39.049575; 125.7752194Coordinates: 39°2′58.47″N 125°46′30.79″E / 39.049575°N 125.7752194°E / 39.049575; 125.7752194
Opened May 1, 1989
Surface Grass
Capacity 150,000
Field dimensions Main pitch- 22,500 m²
Total floor space- over 207,000 m²
Tenants
Parades/shows celebrating Kim Il-sung and North Korea.
Arirang Festival
North Korea national football team (some games)
North Korea women's national football team (some games)
Rungrado May Day Stadium
Chosŏn'gŭl 릉라도 5월1일경기장
Hancha 綾羅島 5月1日競技場
McCune–Reischauer Rŭngrado Owŏl Iril Kyŏnggijang
Revised Romanization Reungrado 5(o)-wol 1(ir)-il Gyeonggijang

The Rŭngrado May First Stadium, or May Day Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, completed on May 1, 1989.

Overview

The stadium was constructed as a main stadium for the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students in 1989. It is currently used for football matches, a few athletics matches, but most often for Arirang performances (also known as the Mass Games). The stadium can seat 150,000,[1] which is the largest stadium capacity in the world and the world's 12th largest sporting venue.[2]

Its name comes from Rungra Islet in the Taedong River, upon which it is situated, and May Day, the international day celebrating labour and particularly celebrated among communists. Its scalloped roof features 16 arches arranged in a ring, and it is said to resemble a parachute or a magnolia blossom. It is not to be confused with the nearby 50,000 capacity Kim Il-sung Stadium.

It hosts events on a main pitch sprawling across over 22,500 m² (242,200 ft²). Its total floor space is over 207,000 m² (2.2 million ft²) across eight stories, and the lobes of its roof peak at more than 60 m (197 ft) from the ground.

While the stadium is used for sporting events, it is most famous as the site of massive performances and shows celebrating Kim Il-sung and the North Korean nation. In June–July 2002 it was the site of the colossal and meticulously choreographed "Arirang" gymnastic and artistic performance (often referred to elsewhere as "mass games"). The extravaganza involved for the first time some 100,000+ participants—double the number of spectators[3]— and was open to foreigners, a rare occurrence. These performances are now an annual feature in Pyongyang, usually in August and September. The Guinness Book of Records has recognized these events as the largest in the world.

In the late 1990s, a number of North Korean army generals implicated in an assassination attempt on Kim Jong-il were executed via burning in the stadium.[4]

It was also the venue in which Kim Jong-Il in 2000 entertained Madeleine Albright, the U.S. Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton.[citation needed]

References

External links

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