Thursday, August 28, 2014

9 Interesting Facts about The Philippine Arena


1. Philippine Arena is the Largest Arena in the world.

 With a minimum capacity of 55,000 seats, it was declared as the world's largest indoor arena. It was built on 99,200 square meters and it is 62 meters high having fifteen storeys.




2.There are 3 Seat Colors in the Arena. The color Green, Red and White will be seen in the seats of the arena. These colors were chosen to represent the Flag of Iglesia Ni Cristo.



3. It was not established to earn money.

 Philippine arena was not built to gain profit. The main purpose of this was to serve as a venue for wholesome activities and entertainment for the whole family.




4. 2 workers died during the Construction

The workers died as they were trying to remove the support of the dome. They were known to be John Logarta who has a live in partner. On the other hand, Peter Libation a sister whom he was supporting.


5. It was funded by Voluntary donations of the Members of Iglesia Ni Cristo.

 A clarification was made regarding the false information that spread out that the members forced to give out to their sect. All of the money spent on this came from the hearts of each member of the religious sect.



6.  Philippine Arena and National September 11 Memorial and Museum has the same Landscape Firm
 The architectural design came from PWP Landscape Architecture who also made the beautiful places of Tanner Fountain in Harvard University and Jamison Square.

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