Friday, July 25, 2014

Places: The Philippine Arena and Stadium - The World's Largest Dome Arena

Aerial shot of the Philippine Arena and Stadium - Rappler.com

This multi-purpose indoor arena at Ciudad de Victoria is a 140-hectare tourism enterprise zone in Bocaue and Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines.With a minimum capacity of 55,000 seats, it is the WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR ARENA Overtaking STAPLE CENTER  in  Los Angeles, CA, USA and the O2 Arena in London, England. It's capacity is double or triple that of MOA Arena and Smart Araneta Coliseum, and can compete with stadiums like the Tokyo Dome in Japan and the Hong Kong Stadium.

The Arena is the centerpiece of the many centennial projects of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) for their grand celebration on July 27, 2014. The legal owner of the arena is the INC's educational institution, New Era University.

Hats off to the whole INC leadership for this accomplishment. CONGRATULATIONS! :)