Courier Mail Piazza

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Courier Mail Piazza
Address South Bank Parklands
Location Brisbane, Australia
OwnerSouth Bank Corporation [1]
Capacity 2,158 [1]
Website
Official Website

The Courier Mail Piazza is a multi-purpose venue located in the South Bank Parklands in Brisbane, Australia. [1] The Courier-Mail has been the naming rights sponsor of the venue since 2013, [2] prior to which it was known as the Suncorp Piazza and South Bank Piazza.

The amphitheatre is covered by a sound shell (designed by architectural firm Ark Atelier), [3] and features a 5x4m suspended screen. [4] The amphitheatre seating of the venue has a capacity of 2,158 people, while the floor space (which has an area of 513m2) can accommodate either 750 people standing, or 532 people seated in temporary seating. [5]

The venue is close to the South Brisbane railway station and the Cultural Centre Busway Station.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Official website". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012.
  2. "Naming deal to revitalise piazza's focus". The Courier-Mail (1 - First with the news ed.). 17 January 2013. p. 003. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. "South Bank Piazza Sound Shell award submission".
  4. "Tourism information site". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  5. "Venue specifications".[ permanent dead link ]

Coordinates: 27°28′37″S153°01′17″E / 27.477027°S 153.021484°E / -27.477027; 153.021484