The Venue
Facts
Did you know that there is a building in Berlin that the Brandenburg Gate would fit into? The Uber Arena, opened in September 2008, is one of the most modern multipurpose arenas in the world. It is home to DEL record-champions Eisbären Berlin hockey and the most succesful German basketball team of the past 20 years, ALBA BERLIN. As well as high-class sporting events, the Uber Arena hosts the finest entertainment and concert highlights. Located right in the heart of Berlin, between East Central Station (Ostbahnhof) and Warschauer Straße, the Uber Arena is a 17,000-seat venue with numerous event and entertainment suites.
The technical standards of the Uber Arena not only ensure ideal acoustics and a perfect view from all seats but also guarantee that the arena can be transformed from a concert venue to a hockey rink or basketball court within a few hours.
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General
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Laying of the first stone: 13 September 2006
Opening: 10 September 2008
Costs for the arena construction: 165 million Euro
Construction time: 728 days
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Technical Data
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Length: 160m, width: 130m, height: 35m
Total arena area: 60,000 m2
Ice hockey rink: 60m x 30m
8 escalators and 8 passenger lifts
About 4,200 tons of steel have been used for the construction of the arena.
The roof of the arena can carry 142 tons of roof load.
The concrete area that is covered by the ice of the rink has a constant temperature of -12 °C.
The parquet floor for the basketball games consists of 424 panels.
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Capacities
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Maximum capacity: 17,000 (seating + standing)
Entertainment and event suites
6 locker rooms
4 dressing rooms
On average 1.3 mio visitors and 130 events per year
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Digital Media
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LED Façade: half-round glass façade (105 degree), size: 1440 m2, one of the biggest LED installations in the world. 3 ½ basketball courts would fit into the LED façade.
5 outdoor multimedia LED marquee signs
Octagonal video cube incl. LED sub-line (Ribbon Board). Weight: ca. 27 tons
360° LED band
Arena TV system
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Food & Drinks
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Beer consumption per year: ca. 400,000 liters
Coca Cola consumption per year: ca. 94,000 liters
Consumption of soft drinks per year: ca. 229,500 liters
Average beer consumption during a hockey game: ca. half a liter of beer per visitor
Average consumption of non-alcoholic beverages during an event at the Uber Arena: ca. 0.2 liters per visitor
Consumption of food at the Uber Arena within one year: ca. 132,000 pretzels, 38,000 curry wursts (5 tons), 19,000 Leberkäse (3 tons), 75,000 servings of fries (15 tons), 20,500 bratwursts and 4,700 burgers.
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Facility Management
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Consumption of water in 5 years Uber Arena: 15 million liters – this corresponds to roughly 150,000 filled bath tubs
40 – 60 bags of rubbish are produced during one event. That’s about 120 liters.
308 toilet bowls, 308 toilet seats and 308 toilet brushes are installed in the arena.
257 wash basins, 55 showers and 9 single showers
