Location | Berlin, Germany |
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Coordinates | 52°31′51″N13°27′03″E / 52.53083°N 13.45083°E |
Owner | Unternehmensgruppe Gegenbauer |
Operator | Velomax |
Capacity | 12,000 (concerts) 6,887 (tennis) 4,911 (press conference) |
Construction | |
Built | 1992–1997 |
Opened | 1997 |
Construction cost | €138 million [1] |
Architect | Dominique Perrault |
Structural engineer | Ove Arup & Partners |
Tenants | |
Six Days of Berlin (1999-present) UCI Track Cycling World Championships (1999, 2020) 2017 UEC European Track Championships 2014 European Aquatics Championships |
The Velodrom (velodrome) is an indoor track cycling arena, in the Prenzlauer Berg locality of Berlin, Germany. Holding up to 12,000 people, it was also Berlin's largest concert venue, until the opening of O2 World in 2008.
It is part of a larger complex, which includes a swimming pool as well, built in the course of the unsuccessful Berlin application for the 2000 Summer Olympics. This project is related to the German reunification and the wish of a city, Berlin, about to become the capital, to be nominated for the Olympic Games.
It replaced the former Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle, which was demolished in 1993. It mainly hosts indoor sporting events, trade shows and concerts.
The building was designed by French architect Dominique Perrault who won an international design competition in 1992 and was awarded the German Award of Architecture, second prize for the velodrome and the Olympic swimming pool. [2] The site chosen is at the intersection of urban elements and of different networks. In order to resolve the conjunction of these two systems, the buildings which house the velodrome and the Olympic Swimming Pool vanish from sight. The idea was to create an orchard of apple trees with two buildings set into the ground, one round and the other rectangular, covered with a wire gauze, which shimmer in the sunlight and appear to be stretches of water more than buildings.
The project includes
The arena is famous for its steel roof construction – with a diameter of 142 meters, it has Europe's largest steel roof.
In 1998, Janet Jackson performed there during her The Velvet Rope Tour. [3] [4]
In 1999 and 2020, it hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships and has been the site of the annual Six Days of Berlin since then.
In 2001, 2004 and 2009, Rammstein performed a total of 9 shows part of their Mutter Tour, Reise, Reise Tour and the Liebe ist für alle da Tour
In 2002 and 2008, Kylie Minogue performed her Fever Tour [5] and KylieX2008 tours. [6]
In 2004, Britney Spears performed a sold-out show of The Onyx Hotel Tour. [7]
In 2007, Daft Punk performed Alive 2006/2007. [8] [9]
In 2014, the Velodrom has been the site of 32nd European Aquatics Championships. [10]
In 2017, cycling European Track Championship took place.
On June 12, 2022, My Chemical Romance performed at the arena as part of their Reunion Tour. [11]
On December 4, 2022, Rosalía performed a show from her Motomami World Tour. [12]
ESL hosted the Berlin Major for DOTA 2 here on May 5-7, 2023.
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