Laugardalshöll
Encyclopedia
Laugardalshöll is an indoor sporting arena located in Reykjavík
, Iceland
. The capacity of the arena is 5,500 people.
It hosts various sporting events, such as team handball
.
Aside from sporting events, it also serves as the second largest concert venue in Iceland, after the indoor football arena Egilshöll
, hosting prominent acts, from Iceland and around the world.
Aside from sports and music events, it serves as a general purpose hall for all manner of events.
Perhaps the most prominent event to be held at Laugardalshöll was the World Chess Championship 1972, often dubbed the "Match of the Century", in which American challenger Bobby Fischer
defeated the Russia
champion Boris Spassky
.
Since 2007, it has also hosted CCP's
EVE Online
annual 'Fanfest'.
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. The capacity of the arena is 5,500 people.
It hosts various sporting events, such as team handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
.
Aside from sporting events, it also serves as the second largest concert venue in Iceland, after the indoor football arena Egilshöll
Egilshöll
Egilshöll is a multi-purpose sports facility in Reykjavík, Iceland. It features three football pitches, an ice rink and arena, and tennis courts...
, hosting prominent acts, from Iceland and around the world.
Aside from sports and music events, it serves as a general purpose hall for all manner of events.
Perhaps the most prominent event to be held at Laugardalshöll was the World Chess Championship 1972, often dubbed the "Match of the Century", in which American challenger Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer
Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess Grandmaster and the 11th World Chess Champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest chess players of all time. Fischer was also a best-selling chess author...
defeated the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
champion Boris Spassky
Boris Spassky
Boris Vasilievich Spassky is a Soviet-French chess grandmaster. He was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from late 1969 to 1972...
.
Since 2007, it has also hosted CCP's
CCP hf
CCP hf or CCP Games is an Icelandic video game developer and publisher, majority owned by the company's staff and founders, Novator Partners and the American investment fund General Catalyst Partners...
EVE Online
EVE Online
Eve Online is a video game by CCP Games. It is a player-driven, persistent-world MMORPG set in a science fiction space setting. Characters pilot customizable ships through a galaxy of over 7,500 star systems. Most star systems are connected to one or more other star systems by means of stargates...
annual 'Fanfest'.