General
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Construction period: four years
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Opening: summer 1997
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Construction costs: 205 million DM or 105 million EUR
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Architects: Jörg Joppien, Albert Dietz and Annette Maud-Joppien
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Occasion: Berlin's bid for the Olympic Games 2000
Capacities of the arena
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Capacity with centre stage and unseated: approx. 11.900 people
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Fixed seating: 7.491
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Seating inside the arena: max. 4.040
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Concession stands: 20
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Wheelchair spots: at least 16
Size of the arena
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Height under secondary structure: 16.6 m
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Overall height: 18 m
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Arena interior with grandstands retracted: approx. 2,298 m²
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Arena interior with extended stands: approx. 1,335 m²
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Circulation and foyer area: approx. 3,300 m²
Other facilities
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Halls A and B (can be divided into six parts): 2.430 m²
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Hall C (threefold divisible): 1.215 m²
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columned hall: 2,420 m²
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ballet hall: 210 m²
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dance hall: 400 m²
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Print and media room: approx. 20 m²
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Press conference room: 150 m²
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Conference room: 58 m²
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VIP lounge: 460 m²
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Albatros restaurant: 150 m² plus event room 55 m²
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Group dressing rooms: 16
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Artists dressing rooms: 7
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production offices: 12
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Arena interior, foyer, orbit: 2,000 m²
