Porsche Arena
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Porsche Arena is a multi-purpose arena, located in Stuttgart
, Germany
. The seating capacity of the arena varies, from 5,100 to 8,000 people and it was opened in 2006, after 14 months of construction.
To fund the construction, costs had already been pre-construction sales of the name rights planned. Dr. Ing h.c. F. Porsche AG
bought the name rights, for a ten million euro, for a term of 20 years.
The arena is part of a sport complex that includes the adjacent Mercedes-Benz Arena and Schleyerhalle.
It is the venue for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
, a WTA Tour event and also hosted some matches at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship
.
Anton Hunger: “The tournament is now at home in Stuttgart. We knew we’d make mistakes at the first edition. But we didn’t promise too much last year and have eliminated almost all the mistakes in 2007. A total of more than 36,000 spectators were in the arena. The number was up on the previous year even though seating was slightly reduced to improve comfort.”
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The seating capacity of the arena varies, from 5,100 to 8,000 people and it was opened in 2006, after 14 months of construction.
To fund the construction, costs had already been pre-construction sales of the name rights planned. Dr. Ing h.c. F. Porsche AG
Porsche
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....
bought the name rights, for a ten million euro, for a term of 20 years.
The arena is part of a sport complex that includes the adjacent Mercedes-Benz Arena and Schleyerhalle.
It is the venue for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is a tennis tournament held in Stuttgart, Germany . Held since 1978, the tournament is the oldest women's indoor tournament in Europe. Currently it is a Tier II tournament on the WTA Tour. The singles champion also receives a Porsche 911 Carrera sports car in addition...
, a WTA Tour event and also hosted some matches at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship
2007 World Men's Handball Championship
The 20th World Men's Handball Championship took place from January 19 to February 4, 2007 in Germany. 24 national teams played in 12 German cities.The tournament was won by Germany.-Stadiums:...
.
Anton Hunger: “The tournament is now at home in Stuttgart. We knew we’d make mistakes at the first edition. But we didn’t promise too much last year and have eliminated almost all the mistakes in 2007. A total of more than 36,000 spectators were in the arena. The number was up on the previous year even though seating was slightly reduced to improve comfort.”
External links
- Homepage Porsche-Arena
- City of Stuttgart
- Image Web site: Stadionwelt
- Transportation Plan with, PDF
- Porsche Arena detail, PDF
- Photos of the finished Porsche Arena
- Wikimapia Official site
- Porsche Arena imagne 1 (2007)
- Porsche Arena imagne 2 (07 October 2006)
- Porsche Arena imagne 3
- Porsche Arena Germany Brazil volleyball 1
- Porsche Arena Germany Brazil volleyball 2
