National Sports Complex / Olympic Stadium

National Sports Complex / Olympic Stadium, 1964, Phnom Penh

Design: 1962 - 1963

Construction: 1963 - 1964

Completion: 1964

Principal architect: Vann Molyvann

Architects: Um Samuth, Gérald Hanning, ClaudeDuchemin (design development), Jean-Claude Morin (design development)

Engineers: Vladimir Bodiansky, Mean Kim Ly, Wladimir Kandaouroff, Keat Chhon

Main contractor: Société Français d'Enterprise de Dragages et de Travaux Publics

Local contractor: Khaou Chuly

The sports complex contains an indoor stadium seating 8,000, an outdoor stadium seating 70,000, a swimming complex seating 4,000, eight tennis courts, and 16 out door sporting fields. 

The main facilities were arranged line-symmetrically along the axis, with the main approach on the west side. All of these operations are contemporary applications of organizing principles from Angkor Wat.

The three facilities aligned along the axis ｰ indoor stadium, outdoor stadium, and swimming complex ｰ each have their own character but also form part of the sequence centered on the outdoor stadium. Specifically, the stepwise rear side of the indoor stadium is part of the stands of the outdoor stadium, and the roof of the swimming complex overlaps the east end of the outdoor stadium.

Frontal view of Indoor Stadium from the southeast.

Interior of the arena.

View into the arena from the wide corridor on the east.

View the wide corridor(the arena on the left, the outdoor stadium on the right)

View the gate of outdoor stadium from the corridor.

Overall view of the outdoor stadium from the east.

Facing the indoor stadium.

View of the flat roof from outdoor stadium.

Facing the swimming complex.

View of the racing pool and the diving pool from the grandstand.

View of the flat roof from the east.