Korea's 1st domed baseball stadium opens in Seoul

South Korea's first domed baseball stadium opened yesterday (Tuesday) in Seoul after more than six years of construction.

Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corp., under the auspices of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, will operate the new stadium, named "Gocheok Sky Dome" located in the capital city's western district of Guro.

However, the Dome's permanent tenant has yet to be decided.

It has a capacity of about 18,000 spectators for baseball games and up to 25,000 for concerts and other events, with an advanced type of artificial grass installed on the playing field.

Making it the second-largest baseball ground in the country after Seoul's Jamsil Stadium, it's outfield fence is 122.2 meters from home plate to straight away center, and 99 meters down the left and right field lines.