Olympic Stadium, Seoul
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The Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly Anglicized Chamshil) in Seoul, South Korea was the main stadium built for the 1988 Summer Olympics, and is the centrepiece of the Jamsil Sports Complex in the Songpa-gu District, in the southeast of the city south of the Han River. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3264x2448, 1805 KB) Summary Toward Seoul Olympic Stadium. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3264x2448, 1805 KB) Summary Toward Seoul Olympic Stadium. ... The Korean language (한국어 or 조선어, see below) is the most widely used language in Korea, and is the official language of both North and South Korea. ... Hangul (hangul: 한글; revised: hangeul; McCune-Reischauer: hangŭl) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Seoul (서울, ▶(?)) is the capital of South Korea and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. ... The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Han River is the name of four unrelated rivers: Han River, or Han Gang, is a river in Korea, passing through Seoul and entering the Yellow Sea Han River, or Han Shui, is a tributary of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) in central China Han River, or Han Jiang, is...

The stadium was designed by Kim Soo-geun. The lines of the stadium's profile imitate the elegant curves of a Korean Joseon Dynasty porcelain vase. Spectator seats are distributed on two tiers, with the entire structure covered by a retractable roof. Initially built with a capacity of approximately 100,000, today it seats 69,000. The Joseon Dynasty (also Chosun, Hangul: 조선왕조, Hanja: 朝鮮王朝) was the final ruling dynasty of Korea, lasting from 1392 until 1910. ... A rare Dresden porcelain figurine Porcelain is a hard ceramic material first developed in China (hence the often-used term china instead of porcelain). It is fired at a higher temperature than that used to fire glazed earthenware and stoneware pottery. ...

Prior to its construction, Seoul's largest venues were Tongdaemun Stadium and Hyochang Stadium. Seating 30,000 and 20,000 respectively, they were too small to attract world-class sporting events. Construction on the new stadium began in 1977 with the aim of staging the Asian Games in 1982. However, when Seoul was awarded the Olympic Games for 1988 in September 1981 , the stadium became the centrepiece. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The stadium opened on September 29, 1984, and served as the site for the 10th Asian Games two years later, then the Olympics in 1988. However, it had fallen into disrepair and was not used in the 2002 World Cup. It served as the home of FC Seoul until 2001. September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (Redirected from 2002 World Cup) The 2002 Football World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... FC Seoul is one of the most controversial clubs in the K-League, due in part to the decision of owners LG to move the club from Anyang to the Korean capital Seoul and into the vacant Seoul World Cup Stadium at the end of 2003. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

External links

• Seoul Olympic Sports Promotion Foundation (SOSFO): Olympic Stadium