O 2 Arena (Prague)

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O 2 arena
The O2 Arena in Prague
The O 2 Arena in Prague
Earlier names

Sazka Arena (2004-2008)

Data
place Českomoravská 2345/17 Libeň , 190 00 Prague  9, Czech Republic
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
Coordinates 50 ° 6 '17.1 "  N , 14 ° 29' 36.9"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 6 '17.1 "  N , 14 ° 29' 36.9"  E
owner Bestsport akciová společnost
start of building September 27, 2002
opening March 24, 2004
surface Parquet
ice
PVC - Flooring
costs 8 billion CZK
(approx. 314.4 million euros)
architect Vladimír Vokatý
Martin Vokatý
Jirí Vít
capacity 17,000 seats (ice hockey)
18,000 seats (concerts)
11,000 seats (athletics)
Societies)
Events

The O 2 Arena is a multifunctional hall in the Libeň district of the Czech capital Prague . It was built for the 2004 Ice Hockey World Championship . The hall is located northeast of the city center in the Prague 9 administrative district . The Českomoravská metro station on line B is located near the hall . It offers 17,000 spectators, at concerts there are up to 18,000 seats. The main user of the hall has been the HC Sparta Prague ice hockey club since the 2015/16 season . Before that, it was the city rival HC Slavia Prague , relegated from the top Czech league in 2015 .

history

Although the Czech Ice Hockey Federation and the City of Prague had had the idea of ​​building a large hall for sporting and cultural events in the capital for some time, it was not until the Men's Ice Hockey World Championship in 2004 that these plans could be realized. The foundation stone was laid in September 2002 and construction was completed in 2004.

Surname

From the opening on March 24, 2004 to February 29, 2008, the hall was called Sazka Arena , after a rebranding on March 1, 2008 it was officially called O 2 Arena , after the telephone company Telefónica O 2 Czech Republic, part of Telefónica Europe group, name sponsor was.

gallery

  • Ice hockey match between HC Slavia Prague and HC Mountfield on September 12, 2007

  • View under the hall ceiling (2004)

  • Motorcycle Show (2007)

  • The Laver Cup 2017 in the O 2 Arena

Web links

Commons : O₂ Arena  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ idnes.cz, Sazka Arena končí. Do pronájmu ji získala Telefónica O2a , February 4, 2008, last accessed on March 17, 2014