Paris La Defense Arena

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Paris La Defense Arena
The main front of the U Arena (2017), to the right of the Grande Arche in La Défense
The main front of the Paris La Défense Arena (2017), on the right the Grande Arche in La Défense
Earlier names

Arena 92 ​​(planning and construction phase)
U Arena (2016–2018)

Data
place 99 Jardins de l'Arche 92000 Nanterre , France
FranceFrance
Coordinates 48 ° 53 '45 "  N , 2 ° 13' 48.7"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 53 '45 "  N , 2 ° 13' 48.7"  E
owner Racing arena
operator Racing 92
opening 16th October 2017
First game 22nd December 2017
surface artificial grass
costs € 353 million
architect Christian de Portzamparc
capacity 30,681 seats (rugby)
40,000 seats (concert, maximum)
playing area 100 × 70 m
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Events

The Paris La Défense Arena is a rugby stadium with a closable roof in Nanterre , a suburb west of the French capital Paris . It is the home ground of the traditional rugby club Racing 92 .

history

The owner and operator of the Paris La Défense Arena is the gaming company of the rugby club Racing 92, which was formed in 2001 and which was founded in 1882 and represents the heights of the Seine in the western region of Paris.

Since 1907 it has been using the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in the Paris suburb of Colombes as its home ground, with a few interruptions , which, among other things, hosted the 1924 Summer Olympics . Due to its aging structure and the associated decline in audience capacity, it was decided in 2011 to move to a new stadium in Nanterre.

The completely redesigned Paris La Défense Arena was built on the site of the former Stade des Bouvets , in the immediate vicinity of the high-rise La Défense district . It offers space for up to 40,000 spectators, depending on the use. Its completion was originally planned for 2014 and later for 2016, but was delayed several times by a total of three years due to local residents' protests. The grand opening finally took place on October 16, 2017, followed by three concerts by the Rolling Stones band . Racing 92's first league game took place on December 22nd, 2017 with a 23:19 win over Stade Toulousain .

In addition to rugby games, the Paris La Défense Arena also offers space for numerous other events, such as concerts and sporting events. It has a modern multi-purpose construction with a closable roof, similar to the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, built in 2001, or the Telenor Arena in Fornebu, which opened in 2009 .

In mid-2018 the U Arena was renamed Paris La Défense Arena . The sponsorship agreement has a term of ten years. Every year three million euros are paid. The aim is to make the La Défense business district better known and more attractive.

The French pop singer Mylène Farmer organized a series of concerts in the Paris La Défense Arena from June 7 to 22, 2019, with nine performances in front of a total of 235,000 visitors.

For the Summer Olympics in 2024 in Paris under the name of the stadium is Arena 92 as the venue of the competitions in artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining provided.

gallery

  • The arena under construction in June 2017

  • The interior of the arena on June 12, 2018 during a game between the legends teams France 98 and FIFA 98

and display information about the image
Panorama of Paris La Défense Arena photographed from Grande Arche (December 2017)

Web links

Commons : Paris La Défense Arena  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ La U Arena peine à réveiller les Terrasses , Le Parisien December 26, 2017, accessed on December 28, 2017
  2. ↑ Le nouvel écrin du Racing 92, la U Arena, ouvre ses portes , L'Équipe October 16, 2017, accessed on December 28, 2017
  3. ↑ Du stade des Bouvets à l'Arena 92 , Grand Paris Métropole December 16, 2013, accessed on December 28, 2017
  4. ↑ L'Arena 92 ​​sera livrée en septembre 2017 , L'Équipe May 2, 2016, accessed on December 28, 2017
  5. ^ European No Filter Tour , The Rolling Stones May 9, 2017, accessed December 28, 2017
  6. ↑ Baptême du feu réussi pour le Racing 92 à la U Arena , Rugbyrama December 22, 2017, accessed on December 28, 2017
  7. ↑ L'Arena 92 ​​inaugurée fin 2016 , Le Figaro December 2, 2013, accessed December 28, 2017
  8. ^ David Opoczynski, Louis Moulin: "Paris La Defense Arena": la U Arena de Nanterre se fait un nouveau nom. In: leparisien.fr. Le Parisien , May 7, 2018, accessed October 30, 2018 (French).
  9. ↑ Mylène Farmer rajoute une nouvelle date à sa série de concerts. In: Defense-92.fr. February 17, 2019, accessed on February 18, 2019 (French).