Max Schmeling Hall
The Max-Schmeling-Halle is a multi-purpose hall in the Berlin district of Pankow . It is named after the German heavyweight boxing world champion Max Schmeling .
The official opening of the hall took place on December 13th, 1996 in the presence of the namesake Max Schmeling. The Max-Schmeling-Halle is next to the Velodrom and the Mercedes-Benz Arena one of the largest event halls in the capital. The Max-Schmeling-Halle and the Velodrom belong to the State of Berlin and are operated by Velomax Berlin Hallenbetriebs GmbH , a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Gegenbauer group of companies. The hall can accommodate up to 11,900 guests.
location
The Max-Schmeling-Halle is located on Falkplatz in the Gleimviertel ( Prenzlauer Berg part of the Pankow district ) and is part of the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark .
use
The hall was named after Max Schmeling because it was originally planned as a boxing hall as part of Berlin’s application for the 2000 Summer Olympics and was later expanded into a multifunctional hall. Today the arena with its steep grandstands is home to the volleyball Bundesliga club Berlin Recycling Volleys and the handball club Füchse Berlin . In addition to ball sports of all kinds, numerous other sports competitions are held here, including a. in boxing , dance , cheerleading , table tennis , martial arts and indoor hockey . The hall offers space for up to 8,500 spectators; up to 11,900 visitors are possible at concerts. Due to its multifunctionality, the hall is also suitable and convertible for events of all kinds.
Concerts
Many international artists have already been guests in the hall, here is an excerpt:
David Bowie , Eric Clapton , Herbert Grönemeyer , Earth, Wind and Fire , Tom Jones , Madonna , Eagles , Roxy Music , Elton John , Simply Red , Santana , Mariah Carey , Fleetwood Mac , Lionel Richie , The Corrs , Bryan Adams , Udo Lindenberg , Beastie Boys , Sons Mannheims , Backstreet Boys , Marius Müller-Westernhagen , Die Toten Hosen , Deep Purple , Alice Cooper , André Rieu , Pink , Chris de Burgh , Puhdys , Shakira , Joe Cocker , Snoop Dogg & P. Diddy , Bob Dylan , Beyoncé , Justin Timberlake , Rod Stewart , James Blunt , Howard Carpendale , DJ BoBo , Paul Potts , The Pussycat Dolls , Judas Priest , The Killers , Robbie Williams , Status Quo , Adoro , Jean Michel Jarre , Katy Perry , Bruno Mars , Beatsteaks , The Kelly Family , Drake , Mötley Crüe & Slash , Blink-182 , The Cranberries , Billy Talent , Seeed , Lil Wayne , Tim Bendzko , Casper , Marteria , Pharrell Williams , Jan Delay , Cro , Ed Shee ran , Motörhead , Clueso , Slipknot , Kraftklub , Noel Gallagher , Deichkind , Ariana Grande , Unheilig , The BossHoss , Imagine Dragons , Sido , Nightwish , KIZ , Ellie Goulding , Andreas Bourani , Alligatoah , Peter Maffay and Blackpink .
Other sporting events
International sporting events such as world and European championships also take place here regularly. The Max-Schmeling-Halle was the venue for the 2018 indoor hockey world championship .
There are three three-field sports halls to the left and right of the arena. These can be divided into three areas with the help of fabric curtains. In addition to the state performance center for basketball and the daily training operations of sports clubs and school sports, the teams from Alba Berlin also train in the complex of the Max-Schmeling-Halle and the state performance center for dancing is also located there.
particularities
architecture
The largest solar power system on a public building in Berlin is located on the roof of the Max-Schmeling-Halle. The 1064 installed photovoltaic modules with an area of 1749 m² can produce up to 250 kW of electricity. The annual yield is 220 MWh with an average duration of sunshine, which corresponds to the electricity requirements of around 110 households. The plant avoids 220 tons of carbon dioxide annually . The Berlin Energy Agency (BEA) designed, financed and built the solar system and has been operating it for a total of 20 years since 2009.
Two-thirds of the hall is embedded in the ground, which means that it fits in well with the surrounding landscape. Green areas have been created around the hall and bee colonies have also been living in the hall since spring 2016 , operated by a beekeeper from the Stadtbiene e.V. V. 15 farm sheep were used to mow the lawn in the summer of 2019 . In 2002 the hall won the gold medal of the international IOC / IAKS competition for the world's best architecturally best and best-used halls, especially for their ecological design, and has been Green Globe certified since 2011. In the certification process, the solar system, the combined heat and power plant , the north-facing main glass facade and the architecture of the "Green Bridge" as a connection between the formerly separate halves of East and West Berlin as well as the connection to local public transport are particularly important .
Records
- Record number of spectators in the men's volleyball Bundesliga on May 2, 2013 with 8553 spectators.
- Record number of spectators in indoor hockey at the final of the 2018 World Cup on February 11, 2018 with 8,300 spectators.
Award
In 2019, KIZ received the award for pop culture for the most impressive live performance for its only for women concert in the Max-Schmeling-Halle .
Transport links
The Max-Schmeling-Halle can be reached on foot in around ten minutes from the Gesundbrunnen and Schönhauser Allee S-Bahn stations . There is also a connection to the underground ( line U2 ; Schönhauser Allee station or Eberswalder Strasse station ) and the trams of the M1 (Milastraße stop) and M10 (Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark stop), from which you can access the hall can be reached in around six minutes on foot. The architectural concept of the hall provides that there are no separate visitor parking spaces.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Boxidol and the Multipurpose Hall - Official opening of the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin. Retrieved August 11, 2016 .
- ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the Max-Schmeling-Halle (English)
- ↑ Facts about the solar system in the Max Schmeling Halle
- ↑ Corina Niebuhr: Horned Gotland sheep are currently looking after the green roof of the Max-Schmeling-Halle. In: berliner-woche.de. Berlin Week , July 19, 2019, accessed on August 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Green entertainment
- ^ IZ-aktuell, newsletter of the real estate newspaper from February 1, 2011
- ↑ Bundesliga (M): Friedrichshafen fends off the championship match ball - historic attendance record in the Max-Schmeling-Halle. In: volleyball-verband.de. German Volleyball Association , May 3, 2013, accessed October 7, 2018 .
- ^ Philip Häfner: Hockey party with a bittersweet ending. In: morgenpost.de. Berliner Morgenpost , February 11, 2018, accessed on October 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Operator website : arrival and parking situation
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