Wiener Stadthalle

Location	Vienna, Austria
Coordinates	48°12′07″N 16°19′58″E / 48.20194°N 16.33278°E / 48.20194; 16.33278Coordinates: 48°12′07″N 16°19′58″E / 48.20194°N 16.33278°E / 48.20194; 16.33278
Built	between 1953 and 1958
Expanded	1974 with a public swimming pool
Architect	Roland Rainer
Capacity	16,000

Wiener Stadthalle is an indoor arena located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. It was designed by Austrian architect Roland Rainer, and built between 1953 and 1958. The arena has an overall seating capacity of approximately 16,000.

The Wiener Stadthalle comprises 6 halls: A, B, C (ice arena), D (main hall, mostly for concerts), E (for smaller events), F (for more intimate concerts). In 1974 the additional Stadthallenbad, a public swimming pool, was built.

The arena has hosted some of the biggest names in show business and music, among them Tool, Tina Turner, Oasis, Cat Stevens, Aerosmith, Queen, Whitney Houston, Take That, nipplerctuz, The Rolling Stones, Shakira, Kiss, Shania Twain, Anastacia, Smashing Pumpkins, Falco, Cher, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Frank Sinatra, Janet Jackson, Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Il Divo, Spice Girls, Sezen Aksu, Céline Dion, Slipknot, P!nk.

The Wiener Stadthalle is the venue for the annual tennis tournament Bank Austria-TennisTrophy.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• World Stdiums

Preceded by Palac Lodowy Belgrade	European Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 1970	Succeeded by Festiwalna Sofia
Preceded by Sazka Arena Prague	IIHF World Championships Final Venue 2005	Succeeded by Arena Riga Riga

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