Arena COS Torwar
Torwar | |
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| Former names | Torwar Hall |
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| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°13′21″N 21°2′32″E / 52.22250°N 21.04222°E |
| Owner | Centralny Ośrodek Sportu, Warsaw |
| Capacity | up to 8,000 (concerts) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1953 |
| Renovated | 1999 |
| Tenants | |
| UHKS Mazowsze | |
Torwar Hall is an indoor arena in Warsaw, Poland. It is located adjacent to Legia Stadium and is primarily used for popular music concerts, ice hockey and other indoor sports, and it is the home of the hockey team UHKS Mazowsze. It opened in 1953, was modernized in 1999, and holds 4,838 people. Torwar Hall hosted the 2001 Saporta Cup final in which Maroussi BC defeated Elan Sportif Chalonnais.[1] On January 22-28, 2007 the Hall hosted the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships. The arena will host a Preliminary round group of the EuroBasket 2009.[2] Torwar is very often used for concerts, with the capacity from 5 to 8 thousand people. Some of the biggest popstars including Pearl Jam, Iron Maiden, Placebo, Depeche Mode, Jean Michel Jarre, R.E.M., Simply Red, Tokio Hotel, US5, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, KoRn, The Cure, Rihanna, Mark Knopfler and Alicia Keys have performed here as well.
Notes
- ^ Saporta Cup 2000-01
- ^ Kibice wywalczyli nam polskie mecze, 15 January 2007
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