Location | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany |
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Owner | City of Bonn |
Operator | Municipality of Bonn |
Capacity | 6,000 (Basketball) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | February, 2007 |
Opened | June, 2008 |
Construction cost | € 16.8 million euros |
Architect | Jan van Dorp Architektur, Bonn |
Tenants | |
Telekom Baskets Bonn (BBL) (2008–present) |
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