BB&T Center (Sunrise)

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BB&T Center
The BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida
The BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida
Earlier names

Broward County Civic Arena (1998)
National Car Rental Center (1998–2002)
Office Depot Center (2002–2005)
BankAtlantic Center (2005–2012)

Data
place 1 Panther Parkway Sunrise , Florida 33323
United StatesUnited States
Coordinates 26 ° 9 ′ 30 ″  N , 80 ° 19 ′ 31 ″  W Coordinates: 26 ° 9 ′ 30 ″  N , 80 ° 19 ′ 31 ″  W
owner Broward County
operator Arena Operating Company, Ltd.
start of building November 8, 1996
opening October 3, 1998
surface Parquet
ice surface
costs 212 million US dollars
architect Ellerbe Becket, Inc.
capacity 20,737 seats (basketball)
19,250 seats (ice hockey)
15,207–22,457 seats (concerts)
playing area NHL ice hockey
60.96 × 25.91 m (200 × 85 ft)
Societies)
Events
  • ABA All-Star-Game 2006

The BB&T Center is a multi-purpose arena in the US city ​​of Sunrise , a suburb of Fort Lauderdale , in the state of Florida .

history

In 1998 the hall was completed after a two-year construction period. The construction costs amounted to approximately 212 million US dollars , which was paid almost exclusively with public money. The naming rights , which changed hands over the years for the fourth time, include the US since September 2012 bank and investment company BB & T . The contract has a term of ten years.

use

The arena has a capacity of 19,250 for ice hockey games and 20,737 for basketball games . For concerts and other sporting events, there is space between 15,000 and 22,500 spectators in the BB&T Center, depending on the stage arrangement. The arena also offers 70 luxury suites and 2,300 box seats.

Due to the 1,500 m² of usable area, the arena can also be used as a venue for trade fairs and exhibitions as well as other events such as circus or ice shows.

In the past numerous concerts have taken place at the BB&T Center.

  • U2 , 2001 (start of the Elevation Tour )
  • Guns N 'Roses , October 24, 2006 (start of the Chinese Democracy Tour)
  • Barbra Streisand , October 30, 2006 (Headlines due to the fact that the singer was pelted with a full cup by a visitor during the concert)

The arena was the venue for the ABA All-Star-Game 2006 on February 11th .

gallery

Web links

Commons : BB&T Center  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. miami.cbslocal.com: The Bank Atlantic Center becomes the BB&T Center Article from September 10, 2012 (English)
  2. setlist.fm: concert list of the National Car Rental Center , the Office Depot Center , the BankAtlantic Center and the BB&T Center (English)