Pinnacle Bank Arena
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West Haymarket Arena (project name) |
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| place | 400 Pinnacle Arena Drive Lincoln , Nebraska 68508
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 49 '4.9 " N , 96 ° 42' 45.1" W |
| owner | City of Lincoln |
| operator | SMG |
| start of building | September 7, 2011 |
| opening | August 16, 2013 ( Soft Opening ) August 29, 2013 (official) |
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Concrete Parquet ice PVC - Flooring |
| costs | 179 million US dollars |
| architect | DLR Group |
| capacity |
Sports 15,500 seats (basketball) Concert 15,900 seats (central stage) 15,500 seats (final stage) |
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The Pinnacle Bank Arena is a multi-purpose arena in the US city of Lincoln in the state of Nebraska . The arena, built on the site of an old rail yard in the West Haymarket neighborhood, is owned by the City of Lincoln. The main sporting users are the NCAA men's and women's college basketball teams ( Big Ten Conference ) of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), the Nebraska Cornhuskers .
history
The Pinnacle Bank Arena is the main component of the West Haymarket Redevelopment Project ( German West Haymarket renovation project ) for 344 million US dollars . The project includes a hotel with 200 rooms, 100 apartments, 100,000 sq ft (approximately 9290 m² ) of retail space and office space, also with an area 100,000 sq ft The earlier. Department store - and industrial area of West Haymarket was one of the oldest neighborhoods in Lincoln. In May 2010, a public vote was taken on the construction project. Construction work on the new arena began on September 7, 2011 under the project name West Haymarket Arena. One month later, on December 6th, Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler announced that Pinnacle Bank had become the arena's name sponsor . The topping-out ceremony was celebrated in December 2012 . After around two years of construction, a soft opening of the $ 179 million arena took place on August 16 and 17, 2013 . In a ceremony, around 775 graduations were awarded to UNL graduates. The arena was officially opened with an open house and the symbolic cutting of the ribbon on August 29th. The first game of the Nebraska Cornhuskers was played in November of that year. Every year around 140 events take place in the Pinnacle Bank Arena, which attract around 700,000 visitors. 15,500 seats are available for basketball games and concerts with a final stage. With a central stage in the middle of the interior, there are another 400 more seats. The multi-purpose hall with an area of 470,000 sq ft (around 43,664 m²) is equipped with 36 suites , 20 boxes , two private lounges and 73 sales stands.
gallery
Main entrance (2013)
North entrance (2013)
Interior of the arena with basketball court (2013)
Web links
- pinnaclebankarena.com: Official website (English)
- huskers.com: Nebraska Men's Basketball Facilities (English)
- dlrgroup.com: Pinnacle Bank Arena on the website of the DLR Group (English)
- setlist.fm: concert list of the Pinnacle Bank Arena (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pinnacle Bank Arena ( Memento from April 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Beutler: Arena name 'icing on the cake' ( Memento from June 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ First arena event goes smoothly, brings life to the West Haymarket ( Memento from August 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Pinnacle Bank Arena Opening updated. ( Web video ) In: youtube.com. LNKTV City, August 30, 2013, accessed August 26, 2019 .
- ^ History. In: pinnaclebankarena.com. Accessed August 26, 2019 .