Baji Koen
Baji Koen | |
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place |
Kamiyoga 2-chōme-1-1 Setagaya , Tokyo , Japan |
Coordinates | 35 ° 38 '18.7 " N , 139 ° 37' 56" E |
start of building | February 1963 |
opening | 1964 |
architect | Matsuda-Hirata Designing Office |
capacity | 2600 seats |
playing area | 70 × 126 m |
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The Baji Kōen is an equestrian facility in the Setagaya district of the Japanese capital Tokyo .
On the plant as part of the found 1964 Summer Olympics , the competitions in dressage instead. For this purpose, a polo pitch in the middle of the racetrack was converted into a dressage stadium. The 19.1 hectare area had, among other things, a 2.4 km long racetrack, a course for show jumping, a playing field for polo and stables. In bad weather, a riding hall would have been available.
The facility will again be a venue for the equestrian competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964 - The Official Report of the Organizing Committee , Part 1, pages 134 f .: Equestrian Park (PDF)
- ^ Equestrian Park , Japan Association for International Racing and Stud Book