Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
Encyclopedia
Audi Dome is an arena
in Sendling-Westpark
, Munich
, Germany
. It is also known as Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, named after the president of the Bavarian State Sport Association from 1955 to 1973. The 6,800-seat hall opened in 1972 to host basketball
events for the 1972 Summer Olympics
.
The arena has been the regular home venue of Bayern Munich
basketball
club since 2011.
At the hall adjacent a small garden is in the northeast, in the west and south west sports complexes and in the southeast of the citizen of Munich west park.
The hall is with the car over the western main highway 2 R toward south, departure Grüntenstraße attainably (signage follow). With the public local traffic of the MVV, one arrives over the U4/U5 at the stop Heimeranplatz and with the bus line 133 to the stop Siegenburger Straße.
The hall offers place in sporting events for up to 7,200 visitors. Also inside the arena is a restaurant and a warm up hall
venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics
.
After that the hall next to concerts, displays and fairs served, over many years above all box organizations (for example Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko).
In 1975, the arena served as one of the filming locations for the Science Fiction film Rollerball
.
It also hosted the 1978 European Champions Cup
final in which Real Madrid
defeated Mobilgirgi Varese
75-67.
On 23 April 1983, the arena played host to the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest.
On 1 February 2003, the arena was closed for unknown reasons.
To find since December 2007 tried the new operator firm MPP Entertainment sponsors for a new opening. In the future, the basketball sport should animate above all the hall again. Both the Baskets Munich and the basketballs of the FC Bavaria Munich manifested interest.
On 8 January, becomes well known that the operator firm of the hall registered insolvency. In 2011 newly Basketball Bundesliga
promoted Bayern Munich
moved to the arena.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Sendling-Westpark
Sendling-Westpark
Sendling-Westpark is the 7th borough of Munich.- Location :Sendling-Westpark is located south west of Munich and expands into the North/South extension from the 8th borough Schwanthalerhöhe as far as Obersendling . The eastern border contains the S-Bahn line to Wolfratshausen, which connects...
, Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, 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...
. It is also known as Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, named after the president of the Bavarian State Sport Association from 1955 to 1973. The 6,800-seat hall opened in 1972 to host basketball
Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
-Group B:-Medal bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place13th–16th Place Forfeited match.-Gold Medal Match controversy:...
events for the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
.
The arena has been the regular home venue of Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich (basketball)
-Depth Chart:-Notable players:-External links:...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club since 2011.
Situation and environment
The hall lies in the southwest of Munich, at the connection place of the A96 to the Mittlerer Ring, internal belt road in the quarter Sendling west park. Address: Grassweg 74, 81373 Munich.At the hall adjacent a small garden is in the northeast, in the west and south west sports complexes and in the southeast of the citizen of Munich west park.
The hall is with the car over the western main highway 2 R toward south, departure Grüntenstraße attainably (signage follow). With the public local traffic of the MVV, one arrives over the U4/U5 at the stop Heimeranplatz and with the bus line 133 to the stop Siegenburger Straße.
Architecture and Data
The hall was sketched of the architect Georg Flinkerbush as a rotunda with an aluminum outside facade, at which a rectangular low building connects on both sides, to which the main building seems to permeate. The circle round base of the main building rejuvenates itself towards the top there to the free carrying cover construction self-sinking to the middle there.- Base: 2,516 m²
- Diameter of the main building: 56.60 m
The hall offers place in sporting events for up to 7,200 visitors. Also inside the arena is a restaurant and a warm up hall
Utilization of the Hall
Shortly after its completion, the hall served as the basketballBasketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
-Group B:-Medal bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place13th–16th Place Forfeited match.-Gold Medal Match controversy:...
venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
.
After that the hall next to concerts, displays and fairs served, over many years above all box organizations (for example Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko).
In 1975, the arena served as one of the filming locations for the Science Fiction film Rollerball
Rollerball (1975 film)
Rollerball is a 1975 American dystopian fiction film directed by Norman Jewison from a screenplay by William Harrison, who adapted his own short story "Roller Ball Murder", which first appeared in 1973 in Esquire magazine.-The Game:...
.
It also hosted the 1978 European Champions Cup
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
final in which Real Madrid
Real Madrid Baloncesto
Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....
defeated Mobilgirgi Varese
Pallacanestro Varese
-Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:...
75-67.
On 23 April 1983, the arena played host to the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest.
On 1 February 2003, the arena was closed for unknown reasons.
To find since December 2007 tried the new operator firm MPP Entertainment sponsors for a new opening. In the future, the basketball sport should animate above all the hall again. Both the Baskets Munich and the basketballs of the FC Bavaria Munich manifested interest.
On 8 January, becomes well known that the operator firm of the hall registered insolvency. In 2011 newly Basketball Bundesliga
Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage...
promoted Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich (basketball)
-Depth Chart:-Notable players:-External links:...
moved to the arena.
External links
- Official site
- 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 201-2.