Casal España Arena

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Casal España Arena
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Valencia Arena (2018-2020)

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place SpainSpain Valencia , Spain
Coordinates 39 ° 26 '57.3 "  N , 0 ° 21' 51.8"  W Coordinates: 39 ° 26 '57.3 "  N , 0 ° 21' 51.8"  W.
start of building June 29, 2020
opening 2023 (planned)Template: future / in 3 years
surface Concrete
parquet
costs € 220 million (planned)
architect HOK Sports + Recreation + Entertainment
ERRE arquitectura
capacity 15,600 seats (basketball)
18,600 seats (concert, maximum)
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Events

The Casal España Arena is a planned multi-purpose hall in the Spanish city ​​of Valencia , Valencian Community . You should next concerts , show -, culture - and art events in the first place, the new venue of the basketball club Valencia BC ( Liga ACB be). On June 29, 2020, work began next to the current Pabellón Fuente de San Luis .

history

The Pabellón Fuente de San Luis in Valencia, the third largest city in the country, opened in 1983, originally had 5,000 seats and is still one of the smaller halls of the EuroLeague with 9,000 seats . Even at league level, the capacity is only in the middle. In early August 2018, the leading company Licampa 1617, founded by Juan Roig , entrepreneur, billionaire and patron of the Valencia Basket Club, presented the first plans for a multi-purpose arena. In addition to the league games, the building will also be equipped for the international NBA games . There are also boxes , catering areas, integrated training areas and a museum. The system was designed by the American architecture firm HOK Sports + Recreation + Entertainment in collaboration with ERRE arquitectura from Valencia. The hall should offer space for 15,000 visitors, be ready in 2022 and cost 192 million euros .

New plans for construction were announced in October 2019. The Valencia Arena should now offer a maximum of 18,600 seats (basketball: 15,600) and would be the largest multi-purpose arena in Spain , ahead of the Bizkaia Arena in Barakaldo (18,000) and the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona (17,960). The costs rise to 220 million euros and the building on an area of ​​21,500 m² should be Template: future / in 3 yearsready for occupancy by 2023 . Furthermore, the new headquarters of the Valencia Basket Club, a covered car park with around 1,300 parking spaces and a 20,000 m² park are planned. The project is financed entirely through the Licampa 1617 company by Juan Roig.

After the city approved the construction project in June 2020, Juan Roig and Mayor Joan Ribó signed the contract for the transfer of common land for the construction of the arena. On June 29, 2020, the investor Juan Roig unveiled the name of the new venue on the building plot at the start of work. The Valencia Basket Club will play in the Casal España Arena .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Juan Roig visit the inicio de obras de “Casal España Arena” in València. In: licampa1617.es. June 29, 2020, accessed July 22, 2020 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ Licampa 1617 Reveals master plan for new arena. In: sportsvenuebusiness.com. August 1, 2018, accessed October 14, 2019 .
  3. ↑ A new Arena stadium in Valencia. In: errearquitectura.com. ERRE arquitectura, accessed on October 14, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Alex Hornall: HOK Design New € 192m Basketball Arena For Valencia. In: isportconnect.com. August 1, 2018, accessed October 14, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Laurence Dollimore: Billionaire building biggest arena in the Country near Spain's Costa Blanca in hope to attract stars like Beyonce, Ed Sheeran and Elton John. In: theolivepress.es. October 8, 2019, accessed October 14, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Spain’s largest arena planned in Valencia. In: stadionwelt.de. October 14, 2019, accessed July 22, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Juan Roig invertirá 220 millones en levantar el macro pabellón Arena en Valencia. In: cincodias.elpais.com. October 4, 2019, Retrieved October 14, 2019 (Spanish).
  8. ^ Valencia council approves arena project. In: thestadiumbusiness.com. June 22, 2020, accessed on July 22, 2020 .
  9. ^ Roig y Ribó firman la cesión de suelo municipal para construir el Arena. In: valenciaplaza.com. June 23, 2020, accessed on July 22, 2020 .