济南奥林匹克体育中心体育馆

The gymnasium of Jinan Olympic Sports Center stands in the Longdong area of Jingshi East Road, Lixia District, and was one of the main venues of the 11th National Games. It is the eastern lotus of the center's East Lotus, West Willow layout. The Olympic center was founded on 28 May 2006 and completed in 2009, covering 81 hectares with about 350,000 square metres of floor space and comprising a 60,000-seat stadium, the gymnasium, a tennis hall and a swimming hall. The gymnasium occupies 3.1 hectares, rises six storeys and has 59,000 square metres of floor area, seating 10,000 to 12,000 spectators depending on the source, with the encyclopedia giving 10,000 and the operator's website 12,000. It was completed on 20 April 2009 and hosted the national gymnastics championships two months later as its first event; during the National Games it staged gymnastics, trampoline and the closing ceremony. The architecture takes the lotus, Jinan's city flower, as its motif, stacking petal-like layers upwards in dialogue with the willow-leaf stadium to the west. The building consists of a main hall and two attached training halls to the north and south; the main hall can be set up for gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis or a stage, while the training halls serve warm-ups and public fitness. Open from 09:00 to 21:00 and available for booking, it is the busiest indoor venue in Jinan's eastern district for sport, concerts and everyday exercise. The center is operated under the Jinan Culture and Tourism Development Group.