Arena Riga

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Arēna Rīga
Exterior view of the Arēna Rīga (2013)
Exterior view of the Arēna Rīga (2013)
Data
place Skanstes iela 21 1013 Riga , Latvia
LatviaLatvia
Coordinates 56 ° 58 '4.4 "  N , 24 ° 7' 16.4"  E Coordinates: 56 ° 58 '4.4 "  N , 24 ° 7' 16.4"  E
start of building June 17, 2004
opening February 15, 2006
surface Concrete
parquet
ice surface
costs 20 million lats (approx. 28.5 million euros )
capacity 14,500 seats (concerts)
11,200 seats (basketball)
10,300 seats (ice hockey)
Societies)
Events

The Arena Riga ( Latvian Arēna Rīga ) is a multi-purpose hall in the Latvian capital Riga . It opened in 2006 and is mainly used for ice hockey and basketball games.

The arena was built on the occasion of the 2006 Ice Hockey World Championship , which took place in the Arena Riga and Skonto Arena . The hall has a lower and an upper tier and seats 11,000 spectators. Boxes and VIP seats are set up between the two tiers. Since the World Cup, the hall has also been used for concerts and as a conference and congress center.

Together with the Belarusian Minsk arena , the arena Riga will be the venue for the ice hockey world championship in 2021 .

gallery

  • Game of the 2006 Ice Hockey World Cup between Canada and the Czech Republic on May 14 in the arena

  • Basketball match between BK Barons and KK Zagreb

  • 2009 European Women's Basketball Championship

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