WiZink Center

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WiZink Center
The WiZink Center in Madrid
The WiZink Center in Madrid
Earlier names

Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid (1960–2014)
Barclaycard Center (2014–2016)

Data
place Avenida Felipe II 28009 Madrid , Spain
SpainSpain
Coordinates 40 ° 25 '26 "  N , 3 ° 40' 18"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 25 '26 "  N , 3 ° 40' 18"  W.
owner Autonomous Community of Madrid
operator Impulsa Eventos e Instalaciones
start of building January 1956
opening February 25, 1960
Renovations 2002-2005
surface Parquet
athletics
facility ice rink
costs 1960: 56 million pts
2005: 124 million euros
architect 1960:
José Soteras
Lorenzo García Barbón
2005:
Enrique Hermoso
Paloma Huidobro
capacity 15,000 seats (basketball)
14,000 seats (handball)
10,000 seats (athletics)
16,000 seats (boxes)
13,000 seats (concert stage with seats)
18,000 seats (maximum)
playing area 90 × 50 m
Societies)
Events

The WiZink Center (from 1960 to 2014 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid , German  Sports Palace of the Community of Madrid ) is a multi-purpose hall in the Spanish capital of Madrid , which is used for various indoor sports, concerts , shows , exhibitions and conferences . It is also the home of the basketball clubs CB Estudiantes and Real Madrid Baloncesto .

history

Old Palacio de Deportes (1960-2001)

The old Palacio de Deportes went back to the initiative of the Madrid Mayor José María Gutiérrez del Castillo , who pushed ahead with the construction of a modern sports and multi-purpose hall for the Spanish capital at the beginning of the 1950s. The site of the old bullring Plaza de Toros de Goya , which was demolished in 1934, was chosen as the site . In January 1956, a design by the architects José Soteras and Lorenzo García Barbón was finally selected for the new arena, which envisaged a round building made of reinforced concrete with a diameter of 115 meters and a metallic roof structure. The cost of construction was 56 million pesetas .

The grand opening of the hall took place on February 25, 1960, and Spanish cycling stars Federico Bahamontes , Guillermo Timoner , Miguel Poblet and Antonio Suárez took part in the show competitions. Depending on the type of event, the capacity of the Palacio de Deportes varied from 10,000 to 15,000 spectators. In April 1985 the hall became the property of the Autonomous Community of Madrid , which had been newly founded a few years earlier, and was extensively renovated. During that time, the sports facility served as the home stadium for the Real Madrid Baloncesto and CB Estudiantes basketball clubs, and various other major events such as the 1986 World Basketball Championship or the 1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships took place in the Palacio de Deportes.

On June 28, 2001 at eight o'clock in the morning during scarfing work on the roof, a fire broke out, as a result of which the ceiling of the hall collapsed. The flames could only be extinguished after about two hours and the building was badly damaged.

Reconstruction (since 2002)

The Autonomous Community of Madrid decided to rebuild the hall. The building, designed by the architects Enrique Hermoso and Paloma Huidobro , only received the old main facade on the west side, with a view of Avenida de Felipe II , and the rear facade on Fuente del Berro street , the rest was built from scratch. Construction work on the new multi-purpose hall began on February 20, 2002. This was finally opened on February 16, 2005 and cost around 124 million euros . The hall holds a maximum of 16,000 spectators, including around 450 seats in a total of 36 VIP grandstands. The retractable lower tiers allow the hall to be quickly adapted for various sports, events and concerts.

In July 2014, the Barclays credit institution acquired the naming rights for the arena, which was named Barclaycard Center from September 1, 2014 to November 11, 2016 . After the Spanish subsidiary of Barclaycard was taken over by WiZink Bank , the name of the arena changed to WiZink Center . The contract, like that of the operating company Impulsa Eventos e Instalaciones , runs until 2023.

Concerts

The Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid or WiZink Center is used as a concert arena in addition to sporting events.

Location and public transport

The WiZink Center is located in the center of Madrid, in the Goya district within the Salamanca district . The hall can be reached by metro via line 2 and line 4 (Goya station), line 6 (O'Donnell station) and line 9 (Príncipe de Vergara station). Bus routes 2, 15, 21, 26, 29, 30, 43, 53, 56, 61, 63, 71, 143, 146, 152, 215, C1 and C2 also stop at the arena.

gallery

  • East facade

  • West facade

  • Exterior view, north side

  • Exterior view, south side

  • inside view

  • inside view

Web links

Commons : WiZink Center  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ factoriaurbana.com: data on the hall ( memento of the original from July 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.factoriaurbana.com
  2. ↑ El jefe de estado inauguró ayer el nuevo Palacio de Deportes. In: ABC . February 26, 1960, p. 53 , accessed May 28, 2014 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ Un incendio arrasa el Palacio de los Deportes de Madrid. In: El País . June 29, 2001, Retrieved May 28, 2014 (Spanish).
  4. ↑ Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid. In: madrid.org. Retrieved May 28, 2014 (Spanish).
  5. ↑ El Palacio de Deportes se llamará a partir de hoy WiZink Center. In: abc.es. November 11, 2016, Retrieved January 14, 2017 (Spanish).
  6. ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid , the Barclaycard Center and the WiZink Center (English)