Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia
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 Gdynia , Poland
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 29 '56 " N , 18 ° 31' 53" E |
| owner | City of Gdynia |
| start of building | July 23, 2004 |
| opening | December 22, 2008 |
| First game | January 30, 2009 Lotos Gdynia - Fenerbahçe Istanbul (women's basketball) |
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Parquet PVC covering |
| costs | 86 million zlotys |
| architect | Karczewski & Bernier Architectes ATI Architektura Technika Inwestycje STALKO Kaczmarek SJ |
| capacity | 4,334 seats |
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The Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia ( German sports and event hall Gdynia ) is a multi-purpose hall in the northern Polish city of Gdynia , Pomeranian Voivodeship . The main users are the men's team of the Asseco Prokom Gdynia basketball club ( Polish Basketball League ) and the Lotos Gdynia women's team ( Polish Women's Basketball League ) as well as the Łączpol Gdynia women's handball team ( Polish Women's Handball League ). The audience capacity is 4,334 seats. It is not far north of the GOSiR stadium .
history
Construction of the hall began in mid-2004 and the foundation stone was laid on July 23 of that year. Completion was planned for the turn of the year 2005/06. After defects (errors in the calculation of the structural analysis and possible risk of collapse) in the planning, construction was interrupted and continued in April 2008. At the end of the year on December 22nd, the arena was officially opened. The initially estimated construction costs of 45 million zlotys almost doubled to 86 million zlotys. The venue is largely surrounded by a green wall. A strip of glass elements stretches across the roof; he lets daylight into the hall. In the hall are u. a. Changing rooms for players, coaches, referees and performing artists are available. There are also medical rooms, a fitness studio, a sauna, a restaurant, a press center and conference rooms. The hall is illuminated with an illuminance of 2,800 lux ; this enables broadcasts on high definition television . There are 450 parking spaces for cars and 10 for buses in front of the hall.
The first sporting event in the new building was a basketball game of the Euroleague Women between Lotos Gdynia and Fenerbahçe Istanbul on January 30, 2009. The hall meets the requirements of the world basketball association FIBA . In addition to the games of the three home teams Asseco Prokom Gdynia, Lotos Gdynia and Łączpol Gdynia, there are volleyball games of the Polish women's national team, handball games (including women's international matches), kickboxing events ( Beast of the East 2009 and 2010), boxing and concerts and entertainment events (e.g. B. The Sweet , Slade , Smokie , Lord of the Dance , Electric Light Orchestra , Disney concert).
photos
| Construction site July 2008 | The roof structure | Entrance to the hall | inner space |
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Web links
- hswgdynia.pl: Homepage of the hall (Polish)
- gdynia.pl: The hall on the homepage of the city of Gdynia (Polish)
- mmtrojmiasto.pl: Image gallery of the construction works (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ trojmiasto.pl: News about the construction delay (Polish) article from April 2, 2006
- ↑ trojmiasto.gazeta.pl: report on the hall (Polish) article dated December 2, 2008