The Dome (Swakopmund)
| The Dome Swakopmund Indoor Sport Center |
|
|---|---|
| Data | |
| place | Swakopmund , Namibia |
| Coordinates | 22 ° 39 '54.5 " S , 14 ° 31' 47.3" E |
| owner | Swakopmund Indoor Sport Center |
| operator | Swakopmund Indoor Sport Center |
| start of building | beginning 2013 |
| opening | August 1, 2014 |
| surface | > 7000 m² |
| costs | 100 million Namibian dollars |
| capacity | 8000 (standing) 4500–5000 (sitting) |
| Societies) | |
| Events | |
|
Concerts (including Kurt Darren ), |
|
The Dome (formerly Swakopmund Indoor Sport Center ) is a multifunctional arena for sporting and cultural events in Swakopmund , on the Namibian coast . It opened on August 1, 2014. The arena was one of only two arenas of its kind in Southern Africa when it opened . It is currently (as of April 2018) the third largest of its kind in Southern Africa, after the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg and the Durban ICC Arena in Durban .
The total construction costs amounted to more than 100 million Namibian dollars . At the start of planning in April 2012, total costs of 85 million Namibian dollars were expected.
construction
The arena focuses on sport and can support up to 40 different sports through its structure. The total area of the arena with ancillary rooms is more than 7,000 square meters and is covered by a tarpaulin roof with an area of 11,400 square meters. The facility includes the main arena with an area of 6200 square meters, side rooms, doctor's offices, gym, health center, meeting and conference rooms, shops and swimming pool.
Events
The first events in December 2013 were various concerts by South African and Namibian artists. These included Elvis Blue , Theuns Jordaan , Ray Dylan and Kurt Darren .
The arena is home to the Coastal Pirates ( inline hockey ).
Web links
- Official website of The Dome (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Ground level. The Dome Swakopmund. Retrieved September 26, 2016
- ↑ 2.8.2014 morning news. Hitradio Namibia, August 2, 2014 ( Memento of the original from August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on August 2, 2014
- ↑ a b c d sports center: Everything under one tarpaulin. Allgemeine Zeitung, January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014
- ↑ Huge sports center planned. Allgemeine Zeitung, April 25, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2014
- ↑ NEW: Swakopmund Indoor Sport Center. Travel News Namibia, August 16, 2013 Retrieved January 16, 2014
- ↑ South African artists perform in Swakopmund. Allgemeine Zeitung, January 9, 2014 ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on January 16, 2014
