Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy

  • ATP Paris Masters tournament (tennis, since 1984)
  • Supercross Paris -Bercy ( Motocross, since 1984)
  • Paris Six Days (1984-1986, 1988-1989)
  • Festival of the Arts Martiaux (since 1985)
  • World Figure Skating Championships 1989
  • Final Four in FIBA Europe Champions Cup 1990/91
  • Indoor Athletics Championships 1994
  • Trophée Eric Bompard (1987-1990, 1992-1993, since 1996)
  • Final Four in FIBA Europe Champions Cup 1995/96
  • IAAF World Indoor Championships in 1997
  • Eurobasket 1999
  • Gymnastics European Championships 2000 Women
  • Tournoi de Paris (judo, since 2000)
  • Handball World Championship Men 2001
  • Final Four of the FIBA Suproleague 2000/ 01
  • Finals of the Davis Cup 2002
  • Table Tennis World Cup 2003
  • NBA Europe Live Tour 2006
  • Electronic Sports World Cup 2006
  • Handball World Cup Women 2007
  • Finals of the Coupe de France in hockey (since 2007)
  • Handball World Cup Women 2007
  • Final Four of the ULEB Euro League 2009/10
  • Indoor Athletics Championships 2011
  • Judo 2011 World Championships
  • Climbing World Championship 2012
  • WKF Karate Championship 2012
  • Table Tennis World Cup 2013
  • Handball World Championship Men 2017
  • Hockey World Cup 2017
  • Boxing matches
  • Concerts
  • Shows

The Palais Omnisports de Paris -Bercy, short POPB or Bercy, is an indoor arena in the Bercy district of Paris in the 12th district in the east of the city. The building is located at the northern end of the 14-hectare Parc de Bercy directly on the right bank of the Seine.

The Palais Omnisports

The hall was designed by the architects Michel Andrault, Pierre Parat, Jean Prouvé and Aydın Guvan. Construction began in February 1981 and three years later, on February 3, 1984, the inauguration will be celebrated. The opening took Jacques Chirac, then mayor of Paris and later became president, before. The still futuristic building in pyramid shape is covered by a designed by Jean Prouvé steel frame construction. It is supported by four massive round concrete pillars. More striking feature is the area planted with lawns sloping exterior facade. The POPB offers, depending on the event, with a capacity of 3,500 up to 17,000 spectators. Not far from the Arena is the Pont de Bercy and Bercy station of the Paris Métro.

Inside the hall is the Patinoire Sonja Henie, a small ice rink with 500 seats and an ice surface of 56 × 26 meters. It was in memory after Sonja Henie, the most successful figure skater in history, named. The Hockey team receives Français flounces in the venue his opponents.

The Palais Omnisports de Paris -Bercy is a member of the European Arenas Association.

Sports events

The Palais Omnisports de Paris -Bercy was the venue for a variety of world and European championships. So found, among other things, the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 1997, the European Basketball Championship in 1999, the European Gymnastics Championships Women 2000 and the Electronic Sports World Cup 2006 in the arena in Bercy. The ATP Tennis Masters Paris indoor tournament is held annually in the arena. Since 2007, takes place every year the final of the National Hockey Cup, the Coupe de France at the Palais Omnisports. In May 2010, the finals of the European Basketball Cup, the ULEB Euro League 2012 21 WKF Karate World Championship was also held there.

Also typical outdoor sports are held there, such as beach volleyball, beach rugby, jet skiing, windsurfing and sailing ( was sailed in the boat class mini 12er ) but also various motorsport events such as Supercross Paris -Bercy ( Motocross ) or the kart race EDF Masters Kart, see there have repeatedly been held.

In 2017, the arena one of the nine host cities of the World Handball Championship for men as well as the Ice Hockey World Championship in 2017, in addition to the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, to be.

Concerts

The Bercy in addition to the sporting events, a much-used hall for concerts. The first concert at the Palais Omnisports announced on 29 February 1984, the hard rock band Scorpions with the support band Mama's Boys.

In addition, there 's event included: Madonna, Prince, AC / DC, Britney Spears, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Pearl Jam, Bryan Adams, Phil Collins, Indochine, Johnny Hallyday, Metallica, Marilyn Manson, Michel Sardou, Sean Paul, Dorothée, Blink 182, KoRn, Tokio Hotel, Depeche Mode, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N 'Roses, Tina Turner, Rammstein, Linkin Park, Scorpions, Jack Johnson, Lady Gaga, Daft Punk, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Tri Yann, Lorie, Jay -Z and Kanye West.

Cult enjoy the performances by Mylène Farmer, especially the organized between the 13th and January 29th, 2006 13 concerts of their " Avant Que L' Ombre " tour, which were sold out in late 2004, shortly after tickets go on sale. Since the structures of these gigantic stage show should not be dismantled and transported, the Bercy was the only one running on the arena tour. In 2013 found here in September ten sold out concerts of the " Timeless 2013 " tour instead.

Other Events

Another part of the hall use consists of musicals, shows and similar events. Danse Avec Les Stars These include - La tour ( in Germany under the name Let's Dance known), Cirque du Soleil, games of basketball show group Harlem Globetrotters or Holiday on Ice skating shows and L' Age de Glace Live! (after the film series Ice Age).

The hall is used in addition, also for political events. In the race for the French presidency in 2007 an election campaign of the candidate François Bayrou (UDF) took place on 18 April of the year. Five years later, in the presidential campaign in 2012, there was a party on April 29th meeting of the Socialist Party with candidate Francois Hollande, a few days before the runoff election against President Nicolas Sarkozy of the UMP.

Renovation

On the 30th anniversary an extensive renovation and modernization of the hall is planned. The project is under the name Bercy Aréna 2015. Scheduled to begin in March 2014 and after 18 months and a cost of 100 million euros the completion of the work for the October 2015 is sought. Instead of now around 17,000 visitors, the event hall over 20,000, even 21,000 visitors at concerts, grasp. The number of VIP boxes should be increased from 18 to 50.

Gallery

The Pont de Bercy and the Palais Omnisports

Nadal match against Wawrinka at the Paris Masters 2007

Interior during the WKF Karate Championship 2012

Spectators at the finals of the Coupe de France in 2013 in ice hockey

Trophée Eric Bompard 2011

Election campaign of François Bayrou (UDF) on 18 April 2007

Election rally of the later president François Hollande (PS ) 29 April 2012

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