Stadthalle Wien
 
Exterior view of the main hall in 2008
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| Full name | Wiener Stadthalle, Betriebs- und Veranstaltungsges.m.b.H. |
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| Location | Roland Rainer Platz 1, 1150 Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, Vienna, Austria |
| Coordinates | 48°12′07″N 16°19′58″E / 48.20194°N 16.33278°ECoordinates: 48°12′07″N 16°19′58″E / 48.20194°N 16.33278°E |
| Owner | City of Vienna |
| Capacity | 16,152 (Hall D) 1,482 (Hall E) 2,036 (Hall F) |
| Surface | Versatile |
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| Built | 1953–1958 |
| Opened | 1957 1 March 1958 (Hall C) 21 June 1958 (Hall D) 1994 (Hall E) 2006 (Hall F) |
| Expanded | 1974, 1994, 2006 |
| Architect |
Roland Rainer (Hall F) |
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Wiener Stadthalle (German: [ˈviːnɐ ˈʃtathalə]; English: Viennese City Hall) is a multi-purpose indoor arena and convention center located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. Austrian architect Roland Rainer designed the hall which was constructed between 1953 and 1958. The arena has a seating capacity of approximately 16,152 people.
The complex houses six venues (each of which can be used separately or combined) and an adjacent swimming pool, two gymnasiums, an indoor ice rink, a small and a large multi-purpose hall and auditorium with a stage. It serves as a venue for a variety of events, including concerts, exhibitions, trade fairs, conferences, lectures, theatre, TV and sport.
The Wiener Stadthalle is a subsidiary of Wien Holding and stages more than 350 events each year that attract around one million visitors. Halls A, B and C, as well as the Stadthallenbad, are managed by the Viennese sports venues corporation GmbH.
The arena has been site of the annual Erste Bank Open tennis tournament since 1974 and has hosted the ice shows Vienna Ice Revue and Holiday on Ice, the touring horse show annually and the circus show Artisten-Tiere-Attraktionen from 1959 to 1995.
The Stadthalle has also hosted a number of sporting events including the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships, the 2004 European Short Course Swimming Championships, the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship (will also co-host the upcoming 14th tournament in 2020), the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship, the Austrian International open badminton tournament and the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1967, 1977, 1987, 1996 and 2005.
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