Arena Armeec Sofia
| Arena Armeec Sofia | |
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| The arena Armeec Sofia | |
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 Sofia , Bulgaria
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 40 '16 " N , 23 ° 22' 9" E |
| owner | City of Sofia |
| operator | City of Sofia |
| start of building | July 2, 2009 |
| opening | July 30, 2011 |
| First game | Bulgaria - Serbia 3: 1 |
| surface | parquet |
| costs | 90 million BGN |
| architect | Glavbulgarstroy |
| capacity | 12,373 seats (3,500 of which with indoor use) 15,000 at concerts |
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The Arena Armeec Sofia ( Bulgarian Арена Армеец София ) is a multifunctional hall in the Bulgarian capital Sofia . It opened on July 30, 2011 with a friendly match between the Bulgarian and Serbian men's volleyball teams . Concerts by Jean Michel Jarre and Sade Adu were to take place as further major events . The Bulgarian insurance company Armeec acquired the naming right until 2017.
location
The arena Armeec Sofia is located in the Slatina district of Sofia near Aviation Square and Zarigradsko Boulevard in the eastern part of the city.
construction
The decision to build a new multifunctional hall with financial support from the Bulgarian state in the Bulgarian capital was made in 2008 and a tender was initiated. At the beginning of June 2009 the State Agency for Youth and Sports (Bulgarian Държавната Агенция за Младежта и Спорта) announced the project presented by Glavbulgarstroy as the winner of the tender. The construction should initially cost BGN 107 million . In the election campaign for the 2009 parliamentary elections, the then Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanischew broke ground on July 2, 2009. After the change of government in 2009 , the new government under Boyko Borisov determined that the project's funding was not secured. Against the background of the global economic crisis, the government of Boyko Borissow was able to renegotiate the construction costs and reduce them to BGN 90 million. Construction actually began on January 18, 2010.
Architecture and key data
The arena has a capacity of 12,373 seats, of which 3,500 can be expanded if necessary. At concerts, there are up to 6,500 more standing places available. A training hall and a parking lot for 1,200 cars were built next to the main building. Arena Armeec Sofia has two press centers that function independently of each other and can accommodate 120 journalists.
Events
The volleyball qualifying games for the 2012 Summer Olympics took place in the hall. The final round of the 2012 volleyball world league was also held in the hall. In October / November 2012, the Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions tennis tournament was held for the first time , which took place between 2009 and 2011 in Bali , Indonesia . The 13th Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place here on November 21, 2015 .
Web links
- Official homepage on Arena Armeec Sofia website; Sofia, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- arenaarmeec.com: Arena Armeec (Bulgarian)
- setlist.fm: concert list of Arena Armeec Sofia (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Бойко Борисов: Откриваме новата зала с волейбол България - Сърбия на 30 юли
- ↑ Откриват новата спортна зала на София на 30 юли ( Memento from July 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 1,080 млн. на година за “Арена Армеец” ( memento of the original from February 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Конфликти бележат строежа на "Арена София"
- ↑ В “Арена София” се решава кой ще играе в Лондон ( Memento from October 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
