Empire Pool
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Empire Pool is an indoor arena in Wembley, London, historically known for hosting major sporting and entertainment events, including competitions during the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wembley Pool | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic venue
ⓘ
entertainment venue ⓘ indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Empire Pool
ⓘ
surface form:
Wembley Pool
|
| architect | Arthur Elvin ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Wembley Arena ⓘ |
| hasCapacity | over 10,000 spectators ⓘ |
| hasFunction | multi-purpose arena ⓘ |
| hasRoof | yes ⓘ |
| hasSeatingType | indoor seating ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed building ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1948 Summer Olympics boxing competitions
ⓘ
1948 Summer Olympics diving competitions ⓘ 1948 Summer Olympics swimming competitions ⓘ 1948 Summer Olympics water polo competitions ⓘ 1966 World Cup-related events ⓘ |
| inception | 1934 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Wembley ⓘ |
| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| near | Wembley Stadium ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hosting major entertainment events
ⓘ
hosting major sporting events ⓘ |
| operator | ASM Global ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Brent Council ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wembley
ⓘ
surface form:
Wembley Arena complex
|
| publicTransit |
Wembley Central station
ⓘ
Wembley Park station ⓘ Wembley Stadium railway station ⓘ |
| servedAs |
Olympic boxing venue
ⓘ
Olympic diving venue ⓘ Olympic swimming venue ⓘ Olympic water polo venue ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boxing
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ entertainment events ⓘ exhibitions ⓘ figure skating ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ sporting events ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wembley Pool
subject surface form:
1948 Summer Olympics