The oval roof has a dimension of 227 m × 179 m (745 ft × 587 ft) and contains 9,000 tons of steel work. The megaproject cost around P9.4B.īuilt on 99,200 square meters (1,068,000 sq ft) square meters of land, the arena has a dome over 9,000 square meters (97,000 sq ft). This was short of 3 years from it’s initial groundbreaking on August 17, 2011. Hanwha completed the construction within 3 years, completing it fully in May 31, 2014. It outbid Philippine firm – EEI Construction for the mega-project. Hanwha Engineering and Construction won the bid to construct the Philippine Arena. It was built by a Korean Firm - Hanwha Engineering and Construction. Once it is completed (targeted by 2022), it will take the crown from the Philippine Arena. It is said that the KJC (Kingdom of Jesus Christ) King Dome that is currently under construction in Davao City will have a seating capacity of 70,000. On July 27, 2014, Guinness World Records recognized the arena as the largest mixed-use indoor theater. The Friends Arena in Sweden and Paris La Défense Arena in France comes second and third respectively. It is a multipurpose indoor arena with a maximum seating capacity of 55,000. The Philippine Arena is the world’s largest indoor arena. It holds the record as the biggest indoor arena in the world (as of 2020). However, the legal owner of the arena is the INC’s educational institution, New Era University. It is one of the centerpieces of the many centennial projects of the INC for their centennial celebration on July 27, 2014. Almost everyone knows that the Philippine Arena is owned by the religious institution - Iglesia ni Cristo (INC).
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