Bremen-Arena

The ÖVB Arena (until 2004 Stadthalle Bremen, from 2005 to 2009 AWD Dome, from 2009 to 2011 Bremen Arena) in Bremen is a north of the Bremen main station located on the Bürgerweide multifunction event hall and the largest indoor event center of the city. Carrier of the hall is the WFB Bremen Economic Development.

History

A first draft for a town hall by Carl Rotermund of 1928 after the war - because out of date - not realized. In a two- stage competition from 1957 to the design of the Viennese architect Roland Rainer was victorious against a more organic design by Hans Scharoun. The building was built as a town hall of Bremen from 1961 to 1964. The design includes a hanging rope construction is a rare, formative structure.

In addition to the town hall, the Congress Centrum Bremen was opened in 1993 with several meeting rooms. In May 1997, followed a year after the opening of the hall complex of halls 4, 4.1, 5 and 6 according to the plans of the Bremen architect Gert Schulze along the northern Bürgerweide. Together with the town hall of Bremen, the site was thus extended to the Bremen Exhibition Centre with office space, restaurant and car park. 2001/2002 Hall 7 was built on the western part of the Bürgerweide addition.

From 2004 to 2005, the town hall of Bremen was modernized for 50 million euros and expanded to several thousand seats and the East Foyer. It now offers 14,000 seats. The rebuilding of the city hall is architecturally controversial: The striking pillar of the support structure remained outwardly preserved, but lost their function. Due to the drastic changes in appearance and statics of the hall was rejected by Roland Rainer another mention of his name as an architect of the hall.

Parallel to the conversion of the carrier named in January 2005 around the town hall of Bremen AWD Dome. Between the years 2005 and 2009, she carried this name, named after the financial services company DWS, who acquired the naming rights for this period. The renaming of the city hall in AWD Dome in Bremen was controversial. As criticism was expressed that at all taking place in the building events necessarily at the same time advertising for the eponymous company AWD 'm made. The erroneous designation as " Dome" (bubble) has been questioned by critics. Was colloquial and is in Bremen therefore still the old name Stadthalle common. On 5 May 2009 it was announced that AWD withdraws as title sponsor at the end of 2009.

Since no new sponsor was found in direct connection for the expiring contract with the AWD, the WFB Bremen Economic Development designated the venue since January 1, 2010 as the Bremen Arena. The recent renaming was seen by the population as critical as the designation as AWD Dome.

On 18 August 2011 it was announced that the Bremen Arena has found a new sponsor. Since 1 September 2011, the hall is officially ÖVB arena. The contract for the assignment of the naming rights with the public insurance Bremen runs until 2019 ÖVB Arena offers. Six ranks with approximately 8,000 fixed seats. All seats are rising and the seating is offset. Variable interior seating with up to 2,500 seats. Maximum Capacity: 14,000 spectators ( interior with seats ). Eight individually usable boxes in different sizes. Light-flooded foyer on two levels. Wardrobes in North and South Foyer. Around 2,500 parking on the Bürgerweide and approximately 350 parking spaces in the parking garage. The ÖVB Arena is wheelchair accessible.

Events

Is used the Bremen Arena mainly for concerts, fairs such as Bremen Classic Motorshow, festivals and sporting events, including the Bremen Six Days, Apassionata, the Table Tennis World Cup 2006 preliminary round games of the Handball World Championship for Men 2007 WWE WrestleMania Revenge Tour 2007 and the Davis Cup quarter-finals in 2008, and since 2013, the DHB - Supercup. Even Wetten, dass. ? and the Cirque du Soleil offer has played here.