Deutschlandhalle
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| Location | Messedamm 26 14055 Berlin |
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| Coordinates | 52°30′01″N 13°16′11″E / 52.50028°N 13.26972°ECoordinates: 52°30′01″N 13°16′11″E / 52.50028°N 13.26972°E |
| Owner | State of Berlin |
| Operator | Messe Berlin GmbH |
| Capacity |
Ice hockey: 8,630 Concerts: 10,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 29 November 1935 |
| Architect |
Franz Ohrtmann Fritz Wiemer |
| Tenants | |
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BSC Preussen (2001–2004) ECC Preussen Juniors Berlin (2006–2009) |
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Deutschlandhalle was an arena located in the Westend neighbourhood of Berlin, Germany. It was inaugurated on 29 November 1935 by Adolf Hitler. The building was granted landmark status in 1995, but on December 3, 2011 the building was demolished.
Built primarily for the 1936 Summer Olympics, the Deutschlandhalle could hold 8,764 people. The Olympic boxing, weightlifting and wrestling competitions took place here. On 19 February 1938 test pilot Hanna Reitsch demonstrated the first indoor flight in the arena with a Focke-Wulf Fw 61 helicopter.
Heavily damaged by air raids in 1943, the Deutschlandhalle was rebuilt after World War II and from 1957 served as a multi purpose arena and sports venue, in the last years primarily for ice hockey, but also for indoor soccer and again for boxing.
The arena hosted the 1980 basketball euroleague final between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Real Madrid (Madrid won 89-85), the 1995 basketball Korać Cup final in which local ALBA Berlin won the trophy and the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
The building has also been used for musical events: Ella Fitzgerald performed here in 1960; the concert was recorded as Ella in Berlin. On 4 September 1970, it was the site of Jimi Hendrix's second-to-last performance.
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