Olympic Aquatics Stadium

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This article is about the venue for swimming and water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. For venues for aquatics in previous Olympic games, see List of Olympic venues in swimming.

Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Esportes Aquáticos Rio 2016.jpg
Exterior view of the stadium in May 2016
LocationBarra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coordinates22°58′51″S 43°23′42″W / 22.980746°S 43.394918°W / -22.980746; -43.394918Coordinates: 22°58′51″S 43°23′42″W / 22.980746°S 43.394918°W / -22.980746; -43.394918
Capacity14,997
Construction
Broke groundQ2 2014
OpenedApril 8, 2016; 5 years ago (2016-04-08)
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 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]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.

External links[]

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