Hala Arena [ˈxala aˈrɛna], generally called simply Arena, is an indoor sporting arena in the Grunwald district of the city of Poznań in western Poland. It is primarily used for volleyball, other indoor sports, and concerts. The venue opened in 1974 and seats approximately 5,500 people, depending on type of event.
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| Full name | Hala widowiskowo-sportowa Arena |
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| Location | Poznań, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°23′53″N 16°53′32″E / 52.398163°N 16.892233°E |
| Owner | City of Poznań |
| Type | Multi-purpose arena |
| Capacity | 6200 |
| Acreage | 13,500 m2 (145,000 sq ft) |
| Scoreboard | 24 m × 15 m (79 ft × 49 ft) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 1972 |
| Built | 28 June 1974 |
| Opened | 28 June 1974 |
| Architect | Jerzy Turzeniecki |
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| Inaugurated | 1969 |
| Height | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 100 m (330 ft) |
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| Floor area | 1,625 m2 (17,490 sq ft) |
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| Number of suites | Press: 99 spaces VIP: 69 spaces |
| Parking | Reymont Street: 175 car spaces Pool: 225 car spaces + 16 coach spaces |
The arena hosted a preliminary round group of the EuroBasket 2009 competition.
In 1985 Hala Arena hosted the Rock Arena two day festival headlined by Hanoi Rocks and Pretty Maids.[1]
Hala was the penultimate site, on August 19, 1990, of the Rolling Stones 1989-1990 Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour.
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edit- ^ "Rock Arena (1983, 1985) – mr makowski" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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