Exhibition and Sports Centre Spodek (UFO)(Hala Spodek) (Katowice)
Poland /
Slaskie /
Katowice /
Aleja Wojciecha Korfantego
World
/ Poland
/ Slaskie
/ Katowice
World / Poland / Silesian
interesting place, concert hall, 1971_construction, sports hall, Modern (architecture)
Spodek is a multipurpose arena in Katowice, Poland. It is primarily used for ice hockey, but because it is the largest venues of its kind in Poland, it hosts many important cultural, sports, and trade events. Music concerts are especially common non-sport events in Spodek. Spodek opened in 1971 and can hold 12,000 people, although this number is in practice limited to 10,000 or even 8,000. Its name means "saucer" in Polish, because it resembles a UFO flying saucer. Its is connected (immediately adjacent) to an ice rink, a hotel, and a gymnastics facility. (wiki)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spodek
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°15'59"N 19°1'32"E
- Silesian Museum 0.7 km
- Hotel Monopol 1 km
- Upper Silesian Centre of Culture (Górnośląskie Centrum Kultury) 1.5 km
- Silesia City Center 1.8 km
- Cmentarz Żołnierzy Armii Czerwonej 3.3 km
- Sielecki Castle 8.8 km
- Jewish Cementery 9 km
- Hałda kopalni klimontów 12 km
- Historic bridge over the River Biała Przemsza [beah-wah p-shem-shah] 18 km
- Hotel Piramida 20 km
- Gen. Zietek's roundabout (Rondo im. gen. Ziętka) 0.3 km
- Altus Building / Courtyard Katowice City Center Hotel 0.5 km
- ING Bank Slaski 0.6 km
- PKS Bus Station (Dworzec PKS) 0.7 km
- Empik 0.7 km
- Pentla 0.8 km
- Bogucice 1.1 km
- Punkt 44 1.5 km
- Central Katowice (Śródmieście) 1.6 km
- Silesian Culture and Recreation Park 3.6 km
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