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August 23rd, 2004, 11:00 PM

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what are you on about, north american arenas are big but they look really ugly. west european countries, japan & south korea are all way better than canada or the usa's arenas

I have tried to find pictures on indoor arenas (ie, basketball, hockey, etc) in Europe and Asia before, but have had little luck. There is plenty out there on stadiums from everywhere and arenas in North America, but not arenas eslewhere, at least as far as I can tell.

Are there any good sites to look for pics and info on European/Asian basketball arenas?

mlm · August 31st, 2004, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by UnknownColumn

I have tried to find pictures on indoor arenas (ie, basketball, hockey, etc) in Europe and Asia before, but have had little luck. There is plenty out there on stadiums from everywhere and arenas in North America, but not arenas eslewhere, at least as far as I can tell.

Are there any good sites to look for pics and info on European/Asian basketball arenas?

To me there is no doubt that US/Canada has the better anenas, but some new, rather large ones, have been built in Europe the last years. I'm sure more is comming.

Hare are a few photos from www.stadionwelt.de (you can find more there) from some of the newer ones, I hope it's okay to use them:

Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany - 18.500:

ColorLineArena, Hamburg, Germany - 12.759:

Sazka Arena, Prag, Chech - 17.000:

(from www.sazkaarena.com]

Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden - 13.850:

(photo from http://electron.cs.uwindsor.ca/60-27.../location.html)

Hartwell Arena, Helsinki, Finland - 13.665:

(photo from http://electron.cs.uwindsor.ca/60-27.../location.html)

There are other new ones too, but don't have any information on them

mlm · August 31st, 2004, 01:13 AM

Oh, just found another website, with some information about euro arenas - European Areans Association

EDIT: And another, http://www.hockeyarenas.net/

416 · August 31st, 2004, 02:01 AM

I think the Bell Centre (formerly the Molson Centre) in Montreal is the best arena in Canada. It's equally well served by public transit and it's larger than the ACC.

The Bell Centre is accessible to all. By Metro and by bus Lign 2 (orange) of the metro serves both Lucien-L'Allier and Bonaventure stations.

Commuter trains Close by is the Windsor Train Station. Also accessible from the Central Train Station.

By car Highways and bridges will get you there. Autoroutes 10, 20, 40; Champlain, Victoria, Jacques-Cartier and Mercier Bridges; Louis-H.-Lafontaine Tunnel.

Seats: 21,450 hockey fans

December 31st, 2004, 08:08 AM

Here is the Arena from Bern. The Team with best Attendance in Europe.

http://hockeyarenas.net/index.php3?p...ch=bern&arID=1

December 31st, 2004, 09:54 AM

MEN Arena, Manchester, England:

Capacity 21,000. You can see the light rail lines going into the station underneath the arena.

Mo Rush · December 31st, 2004, 01:49 PM

SKYDOME still impresses me due to it multiple uses
GO TORONTO 2016

CF · January 1st, 2005, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DanG

Here is the Arena from Bern. The Team with best Attendance in Europe.

http://hockeyarenas.net/index.php3?p...ch=bern&arID=1

That reminds of the Sattledome.

fahed · January 5th, 2005, 02:00 AM

Cool Arenas (No experiance with them)

Huge Bed!!!

Smart_j · January 9th, 2005, 02:03 PM

I know it's all about Canadian Arena's over here but just for the record:

What about the sportpaleis ('the old lady') in Antwerp, built in 1932. Probably one of the oldest and certainly one of the the bigger (appx. 15.000 seats) indoor arena's in Europe:

http://www.sportpaleis.be

Or the Amsterdam ArenA, with 'just' 48.984 seats, lightrail, train, P&R:

tayser · January 9th, 2005, 02:47 PM

In terms of Canadian stadia, I can't go past Montréal's Olympic stadium, way way way ahead of its time, and it's just timeless, completely synonymous with Canada. Leaps and bounds ahead of the rest, by a country mile!

habsfan · January 13th, 2005, 10:11 PM

Tayser,

that last picture of Montreal and the pink sky, i'm using it as my screen saver!

TreeBeard · January 15th, 2005, 07:09 AM

I hate these giant concrete blocks like the SKYDOME and Olympic Stadium. I think Commonwealth stadium is by the far the best stadium in Canada. There is no atmosphere in these giant concrete stadiums.

***Jaybird*** · January 20th, 2005, 05:10 AM

Two more of Ontario's greatest arenas:

The John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario, 10,000+ seating capacity and home to the OHL's London Knights Major Junior Canadian hockey team and hosts major events. Seen MANY Knights games here.

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton's 17,500 seat arena, supposed to home to a future NHL franchise, but lost out twice. Is home to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL and hosts major events.

The old Maple Leaf Gardens, officially closed in 1999 as the old home of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs. Seated 16,500. On Carlton and Church in downtown Toronto. Only NHL game I saw in Toronto was here in 1996, when I used to be a Leafs fan.

Here's the FRONT of Ottawa's 18,000 seat Corel Centre (I know it was shown before, but I wanna contribute). It's on the west end of Highway 417 in Kanata, Ontario.

Rapid · January 20th, 2005, 11:55 PM

It seems that our only aesthetically pleasing arena is the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

DrJoe · January 21st, 2005, 12:28 AM

except it's not an arena.

fgdf · January 21st, 2005, 05:06 PM

I hate "the best in the world" sentence !! men you do have cool arenas but they aren't best in the world?? in what design? capacity. It's your own private opinion don't force us to think the way you do. d**n it.... wrrr

SimpleSimon · March 3rd, 2005, 01:16 AM

MTS Centre in Winnipeg:

Canwest Global Park

medevil_kenivel · March 6th, 2005, 07:15 AM

the mts centre in wpg is the shit. i went to see the tragically hip there and it was frickin great.

***Jaybird*** · March 9th, 2005, 04:29 AM

^ I concur about the MTS Centre. It looks sweet enough to have an NHL team back in there! I wish I could even see a Moose game there, but it's sooooo far away from where I live. I love London's downtown JLC, but the MTS in Winnipeg looks awesome!

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August 31st, 2004, 01:13 AM	#23
mlm Member #109 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Herning, Denmark Posts: 2,661 Likes (Received): 34	Oh, just found another website, with some information about euro arenas - European Areans Association EDIT: And another, http://www.hockeyarenas.net/ __________________ My photos: Hannover - Paris - Frankfurt - Berlin - Rotterdam - The Alps - Hamburg - Barcelona - Rhine-Ruhr - Los Angeles - Northeastern America - Austria/Germany - Alps/Cities <---NEW Personal websites: Herningshuse.dk - Mikael Lyk Madsen Photography Last edited by mlm; August 31st, 2004 at 01:22 AM.

August 31st, 2004, 02:01 AM	#24
416 Not in service Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ishtar Posts: 318 Likes (Received): 0	I think the Bell Centre (formerly the Molson Centre) in Montreal is the best arena in Canada. It's equally well served by public transit and it's larger than the ACC. The Bell Centre is accessible to all. By Metro and by bus Lign 2 (orange) of the metro serves both Lucien-L'Allier and Bonaventure stations. Commuter trains Close by is the Windsor Train Station. Also accessible from the Central Train Station. By car Highways and bridges will get you there. Autoroutes 10, 20, 40; Champlain, Victoria, Jacques-Cartier and Mercier Bridges; Louis-H.-Lafontaine Tunnel. Seats: 21,450 hockey fans __________________ “(It’s) a fun and friendly big city. Toronto is and will always be a great big egotistical city – but it knows how to work and it knows how to party.” Julie Ovenell-Carter, Vancouver Sun

December 31st, 2004, 01:49 PM	#27
Mo Rush life.love.everything else Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cape Town Posts: 29,212 Likes (Received): 2	SKYDOME still impresses me due to it multiple uses GO TORONTO 2016 __________________ You don't need a Holiday, you need CAPE TOWN #cityofinspiration

January 5th, 2005, 02:00 AM	#29
fahed Mr Anti Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 863 Likes (Received): 0	Cool Arenas (No experiance with them) Huge Bed!!! __________________ إن الحاضر الذي نعيشه الآن على هذه الأرض الطيبة هو انتصار على الماضي وقسوة ظروفه" المرحوم الشيخ زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان

December 31st, 2004, 08:08 AM	#25
DanG Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Here is the Arena from Bern. The Team with best Attendance in Europe. http://hockeyarenas.net/index.php3?p...ch=bern&arID=1

December 31st, 2004, 09:54 AM	#26
EarlyBird Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	MEN Arena, Manchester, England: Capacity 21,000. You can see the light rail lines going into the station underneath the arena.

January 9th, 2005, 02:03 PM	#30
Smart_j 'Always around' Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Eindhoven ('the city') Posts: 147 Likes (Received): 0	I know it's all about Canadian Arena's over here but just for the record: What about the sportpaleis ('the old lady') in Antwerp, built in 1932. Probably one of the oldest and certainly one of the the bigger (appx. 15.000 seats) indoor arena's in Europe: http://www.sportpaleis.be Or the Amsterdam ArenA, with 'just' 48.984 seats, lightrail, train, P&R: __________________ For more highrise visit High Rise Dot Com Check out the Porthos Special for the latest news Last edited by Smart_j; January 9th, 2005 at 02:39 PM.

January 9th, 2005, 02:47 PM	#31
tayser Champagne Socialist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 10,533 Likes (Received): 33	In terms of Canadian stadia, I can't go past Montréal's Olympic stadium, way way way ahead of its time, and it's just timeless, completely synonymous with Canada. Leaps and bounds ahead of the rest, by a country mile! __________________ "America gave the world George Bush, France gave the world the ménage à trois... Game Over." UrbanMelbourne.info

January 13th, 2005, 10:11 PM	#32
habsfan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Montréal, P.Q. Posts: 1,593 Likes (Received): 0	Tayser, that last picture of Montreal and the pink sky, i'm using it as my screen saver! __________________ Veni, Vidi, Vici 24 Stanley cups and counting! GO HABS GO!!!

January 15th, 2005, 07:09 AM	#33
TreeBeard Who yeah gonna call? Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: A Van down by the river Posts: 110 Likes (Received): 0	I hate these giant concrete blocks like the SKYDOME and Olympic Stadium. I think Commonwealth stadium is by the far the best stadium in Canada. There is no atmosphere in these giant concrete stadiums. __________________ What do American's really think of Canada? They don't You live by the words you choose

January 20th, 2005, 05:10 AM	#34
*Jaybird* Making Detroit look good! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mitchell, Ontario Posts: 3,888 Likes (Received): 20	Two more of Ontario's greatest arenas: The John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario, 10,000+ seating capacity and home to the OHL's London Knights Major Junior Canadian hockey team and hosts major events. Seen MANY Knights games here. Copps Coliseum, Hamilton's 17,500 seat arena, supposed to home to a future NHL franchise, but lost out twice. Is home to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL and hosts major events. The old Maple Leaf Gardens, officially closed in 1999 as the old home of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs. Seated 16,500. On Carlton and Church in downtown Toronto. Only NHL game I saw in Toronto was here in 1996, when I used to be a Leafs fan. Here's the FRONT of Ottawa's 18,000 seat Corel Centre (I know it was shown before, but I wanna contribute). It's on the west end of Highway 417 in Kanata, Ontario.

January 20th, 2005, 11:55 PM	#35
Rapid Skybar Posts: 24,564 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,004 Likes (Received): 1	It seems that our only aesthetically pleasing arena is the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

January 21st, 2005, 12:28 AM	#36
DrJoe Registered Idiot Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: TO/Cobourg,Ont Posts: 1,712 Likes (Received): 2	except it's not an arena. __________________ *

January 21st, 2005, 05:06 PM	#37
fgdf ^ Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: POZnan* Posts: 1,955 Likes (Received): 0	I hate "the best in the world" sentence !! men you do have cool arenas but they aren't best in the world?? in what design? capacity. It's your own private opinion don't force us to think the way you do. d**n it.... wrrr __________________ M I N I M A L I Z M _synu i córko \|

March 3rd, 2005, 01:16 AM	#38
SimpleSimon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 156 Likes (Received): 0	MTS Centre in Winnipeg: Canwest Global Park __________________ Simple Simon met a pieman Going to the fair; Says Simple Simon to the pieman, "Let me taste your ware." Says the pieman to Simple Simon, "Show me first your penny." Says Simple Simon to the pieman, "Indeed I have not any."

March 6th, 2005, 07:15 AM	#39
medevil_kenivel London, Canada Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: London, on Posts: 21 Likes (Received): 0	the mts centre in wpg is the shit. i went to see the tragically hip there and it was frickin great.

March 9th, 2005, 04:29 AM	#40
*Jaybird* Making Detroit look good! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mitchell, Ontario Posts: 3,888 Likes (Received): 20	^ I concur about the MTS Centre. It looks sweet enough to have an NHL team back in there! I wish I could even see a Moose game there, but it's sooooo far away from where I live. I love London's downtown JLC, but the MTS in Winnipeg looks awesome! __________________ I'm a kind of person feeling like living back in the 1950s, one who favors and enjoys the Golden-age, rust-belt cities of Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit, and the Gothic skylines of New York and Philadelphia. In my eye, they have more character, soul, and history to be pictured than today's world-class, cosmopolitan, and sprawling cities. Jaybird's ZENFOLIO Photo Galleries Jaybird's PBASE Photo Galleries

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