Workers’ Gymnasium
The Workers' Gymnasium is an indoor arena located west of the Workers' Stadium in Beijing, China. It was inaugurated in 1961 for the 26th World Table Tennis Championships.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Sports venue
- Description: arena
- Also known as: “Workers Indoor Arena”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beijing Workers‘ Stadium and Poly Theatre.
Beijing Workers‘ Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Jason Walsh, CC BY 2.0.
The original Workers' Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The stadium was built in 1959, and was renovated in 2004. The stadium was demolished in 2020 and reopened under the same name on 15 April 2023 as a new stadium built on the original site. Beijing Workers‘ Stadium is situated 450 metres east of Workers’ Gymnasium.
Poly Theatre
Theater building
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poly Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 610 metres northwest of Workers’ Gymnasium.
Dongyue Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Snowyowls, CC BY-SA 1.0.
The Temple of the Eastern Peak in Beijing is a Taoist temple in the Chaowai area, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. The temple is dedicated to the Great Deity of the Eastern Peak. Dongyue Temple is situated 1 km south of Workers’ Gymnasium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dongzhimen and Sanlitun.
Dongzhimen
Suburb
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dongzhimen Subdistrict is a district on the northeastern side of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, the subdistrict's total population is 46,712.
Sanlitun
Suburb
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sanlitun Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the western side of Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. In the year 2020, it had a population of 32,347. The name Sanlitun is based on the fact that at the time of the naming, during the Qing dynasty, it was three li away from Dongzhimen, the nearest city gate of Beijing.
Dongzhimen District
Neighborhood
Dongzhimen was a gate in the old Beijing city fortifications. It is now a commercial center and transportation node in Beijing.
Workers’ Gymnasium
- Categories: arena, building, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.93081° or 39° 55′ 51″ northLongitude
116.43602° or 116° 26′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8PFRWCJP+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 191693427OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreWikidata ID
Q1443105
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Urdu—“Workers’ Gymnasium” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Палац спорту «Пралетарый», Пекін”
- Belarusian: “Палац спорту «Пралетарый»”
- Chinese: “北京工人体育馆”
- Dutch: “Workers Indoor Arena”
- Esperanto: “Laborista Sporthalo”
- French: “palais des sports des Ouvriers”
- French: “Palais des sports des Ouvriers”
- German: “Workers’ Indoor Arena”
- Indonesian: “Stadion Buruh Indoor”
- Indonesian: “Stadion Dalam Ruangan Buruh”
- Japanese: “北京工人体育館”
- Malay: “Arena Tertutup Pekerja”
- Portuguese: “Ginásio dos Trabalhadores”
- Russian: “Дворец спорта «Пролетарий»”
- Russian: “Пекинский дворец спорта трудящихся”
- Serbian: “Радничка затворена арена”
- Spanish: “Gimnasio de los Trabajadores”
- Urdu: “ورکرز انڈور ایرینا”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 新中街城市森林公园 and 中子竞技场.
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