Erste Bank Arena

Erste Bank Arena (also known as Albert Schultz Eishalle) is an indoor sporting arena located in Vienna, Austria. The arena has a capacity of 7,022 people[1] and was opened in January 1995. It underwent major renovations in 2010 and 2011 to increase the capacity from 4,500 to over 7,000.

Erste Bank Arena
Erste Bank Arena in March 2018
Former namesAlbert Schultz Eishalle (1995–2018)
LocationAttemsgasse 1, 1220 Vienna, Austria
Coordinates48°14′45″N 16°26′00″E
OwnerCity of Vienna
Capacity7,022
Construction
Broke ground1989
OpenedJanuary 1995
Renovated2010–11
Expanded2011
Construction cost20.5 million Euro
ArchitectAlfred Berger and Sepp Müller
Tenants
Vienna Capitals (EBEL)
EHV Sabres Wien (EWHL)

It has three rinks for hockey, figure skating, and public skating and is currently home to the Vienna Capitals ice hockey team. Slovakia's Colosseo EAS installed audio visual components into all three upgraded halls and can be used with various sports such as ice hockey, handball, volleyball, basketball or tennis.

References

  1. albertschultzeishalle.at, Halle 1 Eissportzentrum Kagran Archived 2017-02-14 at the Wayback Machine

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