Sports hall at the Böllenfalltor
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| Böllenfalltorhalle | |
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| Böllenfalltorhalle | |
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| place | Darmstadt |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 51 '26.7 " N , 8 ° 40' 14.5" E |
| owner | City of Darmstadt |
| operator | Darmstädter Sportstätten GmbH & Co. KG |
| start of building | August 1964 |
| opening | December 18, 1965 |
| First game | January 15, 1966 |
| architect | Ernst Samesreuther |
| capacity | 5000 spectators (2000 seats) |
| playing area | 20 m × 40 m |
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The sports hall at the Böllenfalltor, also known as the Böllenfalltorhalle , in Nieder-Ramstädter Straße 170, Darmstadt, is one of the largest event locations in Darmstadt. It has a capacity of about 5,000 spectators, including 2,000 seats, and was from its completion in 1965 until the opening of Darmstadtium the main hall for music and sports events in Darmstadt.
history
According to a design by the well-known Darmstadt architect Ernst Samesreuther , construction of the spacious sports hall began on an outdoor area in front of the stadium at Böllenfalltor in August 1964, and was inaugurated sixteen months later on December 18, 1965 by the Hessian Interior Minister Heinrich Schneider with 1000 guests from politics, clubs, business and sport. The reinforced concrete skeleton structure, the centerpiece of which is a 20 x 40 m playing field, was largely built from prefabricated concrete parts. The architectural achievement is particularly evident in the strikingly arched hall roof, which was clad with wooden slats on the inside. Two six-tier grandstands with wooden benches offer space for around 2000 spectators for sporting events, and up to 5000 people can be admitted for concerts.
Since then, the sports facility has served as a school sports and training facility for Darmstadt sports clubs; over the years there have been various national and international championships in boxing, football, handball, hockey, gymnastics and volleyball. International music groups such as Ten Years After , Udo Lindenberg , Andrea Berg or Höhner , as well as comedians such as Rüdiger Hoffmann , Atze Schröder and Martin Schneider came to appearances in the Böllenfalltor-Halle.
Works of art in and on the Böllenfalltorhalle
- In the entrance area of the hall, a concrete relief by the Darmstadt artist Helmut Lander was installed during the construction phase .
- On October 22, 2016, the graffito Welcome in the Jonathan Heimes Stadium at the Böllenfalltor by the 34-year-old designer Julian Bock, who is hard of hearing, was presented on the south side of the Böllenfalltorhalle. The artist, known under the name Deafman , from English: deaf or hard of hearing, was commissioned by the Darmstadt pharmaceutical company Merck because of the renaming of the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor to Jonathan Heimes Stadium at Böllenfalltor to paint the wall of the Lilienschänke with the graffito to embellish.
traffic
The Böllenfalltor-Halle can be reached directly by public transport via tram lines 2 and 9, Merck-Stadion stop . Not far from the hall is the final tram stop with a transfer station for the bus lines N, NE, O, R. The hall, like the football stadium, is conveniently located on the outskirts of the city on federal road 449 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sports hall at the Böllenfalltor. Retrieved January 7, 2017 .
- ↑ Kerstin Schumacher: Birthday child made of wood and concrete . In: " Darmstädter Echo ", January 3, 2017, p. 10.
- ↑ Bettina Bergstedt: The designer Julian "Deafman" Bock works on the south side of the Böllenfalltorhalle. Darmstädter Echo , October 17, 2017, accessed on January 7, 2017 .