Kisstadion
Encyclopedia
Kisstadion is an outdoor stadium
in Budapest
, Hungary
, which is primarily used for ice hockey, but thanks to its field dimensions, it is usable for any other sports except for association football.
, which was the last outdoor championship, the 1964 Women's European Basketball Championship, but also hosted Davis Cup matches and other shows and concerts.
Next to the stadium stand the office buildings, in which resided the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation, the Hungarian Bandy Federation and the Hungarian Field Hockey Federation.
In 1988 new floodlights were set up, thus making the arena available for TV coverage. In the stadium are also seven TV- and radio reporter rooms and journalist boxes.
One of the biggest shortcomings of the stadium is that it is not covered, therefore its season is limited from October to March and it is also more exposed to weather effects. During the years, there have been many plans to solve this problem, but it failed again and again, mostly for financial reasons. In addition, unlike other arenas, the Kisstadion has a particularly wide span (90 metres), which makes to find the statically appropriate solution more complicated and more expensive.
In 2009 it was planned, that the arena would be demolished and a brand new ice rink would be set up, but the ice hockey federation could not realize this goal. Most recently in November 2010, Attila Czene, head of Ministry of Resources have announced that a complete reconstruction is imminent and the stadium will get finally a roof.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, which is primarily used for ice hockey, but thanks to its field dimensions, it is usable for any other sports except for association football.
History
The arena was opened in 1961 and was home of a number of national and international sport events, such as the 1963 European Figure Skating Championships1963 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1963 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships of the 1962-1963 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations competed for the title of European Champion...
, which was the last outdoor championship, the 1964 Women's European Basketball Championship, but also hosted Davis Cup matches and other shows and concerts.
Next to the stadium stand the office buildings, in which resided the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation, the Hungarian Bandy Federation and the Hungarian Field Hockey Federation.
In 1988 new floodlights were set up, thus making the arena available for TV coverage. In the stadium are also seven TV- and radio reporter rooms and journalist boxes.
One of the biggest shortcomings of the stadium is that it is not covered, therefore its season is limited from October to March and it is also more exposed to weather effects. During the years, there have been many plans to solve this problem, but it failed again and again, mostly for financial reasons. In addition, unlike other arenas, the Kisstadion has a particularly wide span (90 metres), which makes to find the statically appropriate solution more complicated and more expensive.
In 2009 it was planned, that the arena would be demolished and a brand new ice rink would be set up, but the ice hockey federation could not realize this goal. Most recently in November 2010, Attila Czene, head of Ministry of Resources have announced that a complete reconstruction is imminent and the stadium will get finally a roof.
Selected events
- 1962 World Weightlifting Championships
- 1963 European Figure Skating Championships1963 European Figure Skating ChampionshipsThe 1963 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships of the 1962-1963 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations competed for the title of European Champion...
- 1964 Women's European Basketball Championship
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