Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle
| Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle | |
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| Exterior view of the hall in 1956 | |
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| place | Berlin , Germany |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 31 '51.7 " N , 13 ° 26' 58.5" E |
| start of building | 1950 |
| opening | 1950 |
| demolition | 1992 |
The Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle has been one of the most important sports facilities in Berlin since 1950 . It was located at Paul-Heyse-Straße 26 in Prenzlauer Berg . The hall was demolished in 1992. Today the Velodrome and the swimming and diving hall in the Europa Sportpark are located on their premises .
The Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle was created by converting an old wholesale market hall of the central cattle and slaughterhouse in preparation for the 1st youth meeting in Germany . It got its name after the Berlin resistance fighter against National Socialism and wrestler Werner Seelenbinder .
The hall was used for political events, concerts, trade fairs and sporting events. It was rebuilt in 1966/67, after which the character of a sports hall dominated. The local cycling track was built in every year for the cycling races, which were usually held from December to February. It had a length of 171 meters, a width of 6 meters and a curve superelevation of 51 degrees.
Use of the hall
Sports
- Cycle track for the East Berlin winter track races (winter track season from November to February)
- Training facility of the TSC Berlin
- Small / short course for speed skating
- Ice hockey rink and venue for the figure skating eliminations for the Olympic Games
- Gymnastics training and competition hall
- Venue of GDR championships in various sports
- Venue of boxing tournaments (TSC tournament)
- Venue of handball tournaments (New Year's tournament) and the finals of the GDR indoor handball championship until the introduction of the single-track league in 1964
- Venue of the home games of the handball club Rotation Prenzlauer Berg
- Venue for the indoor handball world championships 1958 and 1974 (preliminary round, intermediate round and finals)
Concerts
Although the hall was not a typical concert hall, it was also used as such, for example as a venue for the annual international festival of political song organized by the FDJ .
From March 9th to 12th, 1987 Peter Maffay gave four concerts here; a recording was shown on GDR television on April 5, 1987 and released on DVD on April 26, 2004 under the name Peter Maffay - Live '87 .
In addition, three important guest concerts took place in the GDR in the Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle as part of the 1988 music summer (see also: Radrennbahn Weißensee ): On March 7, 1988, the British band Depeche Mode played for the 42nd “birthday” of the FDJ. On July 2, 1988, The Wedding Present and Jonathan Richman performed here , the West Berlin band Marquee Moon , the Polish group Voo Voo and local bands such as Feeling B , The Expander of Progress and Mad Affaire . On October 1st and 2nd, 1988 the West Berlin singer Rio Reiser gave two concerts in the hall (sold out with 6000 spectators each).
In another guest concert, Tangerine Dream performed the “Brand'n'burger Concert” on February 20, 1990.
politics
In the hall were party days of the SED (1950-1971) and Congresses of GDR mass organizations ( FDJ , FDGB , DTSB place), as in 1975 the World Congress of IDFF .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cycling organization office of the Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle (ed.): Program of the International Omnium Championship in Berlin . Berlin 1965, p. 17 .
- ↑ Peter Maffay - Live '87 , on cinefacts.de
- ↑ Sascha Schmidt: The Sound of Others. Depeche Mode in the GDR . one day, March 6, 2008
- ↑ Galenza / Havemeister: Feeling B. Mix me a drink . Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2002. p. 71
- ↑ http://www.parocktikum.de/playlist.php?Datum=1988-07-09
- ↑ Rio Reiser with goose bumps rock , Berliner Kurier, February 29, 2000
- ↑ http://voices-in-the-net.de/1990-02-20.htm , Tangerine Dream Fan Project