Kohl Center

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Kohl Center
The Madhouse in Madison
The Kohl Center in Madison
The Kohl Center in Madison
Data
place 601 West Dayton Madison , Wisconsin 53715
United StatesUnited States
Coordinates 43 ° 4 '9.8 "  N , 89 ° 23' 48.3"  W Coordinates: 43 ° 4 '9.8 "  N , 89 ° 23' 48.3"  W.
owner University of Wisconsin – Madison
operator University of Wisconsin-Madison
start of building September 7, 1996
opening January 17, 1998
Renovations 2012
surface Parquet
ice surface
costs 76.4 million US dollars (1998)
27.9 million US dollars (2012)
architect HOK Sport
capacity 17,230 places (basketball)
15,359 places (ice hockey)
playing area 60.96 × 29.57 m
(200 × 97 ft , ice hockey)
Societies)
Events
  • Wisconsin Badgers games (WCHA women's ice hockey, through 2012)

The Kohl Center is a multi-purpose hall in the city of Madison in the US state of Wisconsin . It offers a maximum of 17,230 places. The property is owned by the University of Wisconsin – Madison and is used primarily by the Wisconsin Badgers' university teams (men's and women's basketball and men's ice hockey). The women's ice hockey team also competed in the Kohl Center until 2012, then moved to the newly built LaBahn Arena with 2,273 seats.

history

Before the Kohl Center was built, the UW-Madison basketball teams played in the Wisconsin Field House , which opened in 1930 , while the ice hockey team was based at the Dane County Coliseum . The construction of the new sports hall was supported by a donation of US $ 25 million from Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl . Kohl, who studied at UW-Madison himself and obtained his bachelor's degree in 1956 and later headed Kohl’s retail company , made the largest single donation in the history of the university.

Construction of the arena began on September 7, 1996. January 17, 1998 saw the inauguration of the Kohl Center. Since no money was planned for a new video cube in the Kohl Center; the old system from the Wisconsin Field House was installed. Only in 2005 did the building receive a new video display board under the hall roof. At that time, a bar and restaurant in the rank and came LED - advertising boards all round added to the upper tier. In 2006 a second sports academy center was set up in the lower part of the hall. In 2008 the Kohl Center received a new basketball field.

With the construction project of the LaBahn Arena, the Kohl Center was renovated as a further part. This included, among other things, the redesign and enlargement of the changing rooms. All four cabins were equipped with lounges with large-screen TVs, a dining area and a video room. In addition, the medical area was renovated and expanded with rehabilitation pools and relaxation tubs. The total cost of the new build and renovation totaled $ 27.9 million.

In the foyer of the front entrance, a sculpture by glass artist Dale Chihuly attached. The work of art is called Mendota Wall .

Events

The university's sporting events include: a. Concerts, ice shows, career fairs, political gatherings and conventions take place. The Marching Band Concert Varsity Band Spring Concert is held annually in the Kohl Center .

On February 12, 2008, then-Senator from Illinois and presidential candidate Barack Obama was a guest at the Kohl Center in front of over 18,400 spectators.

Concerts

gallery

  • Facade of the Kohl Center

  • Basketball at the Kohl Center

  • Ice hockey in the Kohl Center

See also

Web links

Commons : Kohl Center  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ uwbadgers.com: LaBahn Arena (English)
  2. ↑ uwbadgers.com: UW Fieldhouse (English)
  3. ↑ Ceremony to Mark Kohl Center Construction, Fundraising Efforts ( Memento from August 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  4. ^ Dale Chihuly - The Mendota Wall - Public Art at UW-Madison. In: publicart.wisc.edu. June 2009, accessed November 30, 2017 .
  5. ↑ badgerband.com: Varsity Band Spring Concert (English)
  6. ↑ news.wisc.edu: Recent sightings: Barack Obama at the Kohl Center article from February 13, 2008 (English)