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| Location | Berlin, Germany |
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| Coordinates | 52°31′51″N 13°27′03″E / 52.53083°N 13.45083°E |
| Owner | Unternehmensgruppe Gegenbauer |
| Operator | Velomax |
| Capacity | 12,000 (concerts) 6,887 (tennis) 4,911 (press conference) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1992–1997 |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Construction cost | 138,000,000 EUR[1] |
| Architect | Dominique Perrault |
| Structural engineer | Ove Arup & Partners |
| Tenants | |
| Six Days of Berlin (1999-present) UCI Track Cycling World Championships (1999, 2020) 2017 UEC European Track Championships 2014 European Aquatics Championships | |
The Velodrom (velodrome) is an indoor track cycling arena, in the Prenzlauer Berg locality of Berlin, Germany. Holding up to 12,000 people, it was also Berlin's largest concert venue, until the opening of O2 World in 2008.
It is part of a larger complex, which includes a swimming pool as well, built in the course of the unsuccessful Berlin application for the 2000 Summer Olympics. This project is related to the German reunification and the wish of a city, Berlin, about to become the capital, to be nominated for the Olympic Games.
It replaced the former Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle, which was demolished in 1993. It mainly hosts indoor sporting events, trade shows and concerts.
- ^ Velodrome homepage: facts Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine (in German)