Wiener Stadthalle
 
Exterior view of the main hall in 2008
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| Full name | Wiener Stadthalle, Betriebs- und Veranstaltungsges.m.b.H. |
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| Location | Roland Rainer Platz 1, 1150 Vienna, Austria |
| Coordinates | 48°12′07″N 16°19′58″E / 48.20194°N 16.33278°ECoordinates: 48°12′07″N 16°19′58″E / 48.20194°N 16.33278°E |
| Owner | City of Vienna |
| Capacity | 16,152 (Hall D) 1,482 (Hall E) 2,036 (Hall F) |
| Surface | Versatile |
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| Built | 1953–1958 |
| Opened | 1957 1 March 1958 (Hall C) 21 June 1958 (Hall D) 1994 (Hall E) 2006 (Hall F) |
| Expanded | 1974, 1994, 2006 |
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Roland Rainer (Hall F) |
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Vienna Ice Revue (1958–1973) Ice Hockey World Championships (1967, 1977, 1987, 1996, 2005) Erste Bank Open (1974–present) Holiday on Ice 2004 European Short Course Swimming Championships Nestroy Theatre Prize (2013) Eurovision Song Contest 2015 |
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Wiener Stadthalle (German: [ˈviːnɐ ˈʃtathalə]; English: Viennese City Hall) is a multi-purpose indoor arena and convention center located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. Austrian architect Roland Rainer designed the hall which was constructed between 1953 and 1958. The arena has a seating capacity of approximately 16,152 people.
The complex houses six venues (each of which can be used separately or combined) and an adjacent swimming pool, two gymnasiums, an indoor ice rink, a small and a large multi-purpose hall and auditorium with a stage. It serves as a venue for a variety of events, including concerts, exhibitions, trade fairs, conferences, lectures, theatre, TV and sport.
The Wiener Stadthalle is a subsidiary of Wien Holding and stages more than 350 events each year that attract around one million visitors. Halls A, B and C, as well as the Stadthallenbad, are managed by the Viennese sports venues corporation GmbH.
Austrian broadcaster ORF announced on 6 August 2014, that Stadthalle would be the host venue for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, following the victory of Conchita Wurst in the 2014 Final in Copenhagen, Denmark. The arena hosted the 60th contest in the main hall; the semi-finals were held on 19 and 21 May and the grand final was held on the night of 23 May 2015, where Måns Zelmerlöw won the contest for Sweden.
The arena has been site of the annual Erste Bank Open tennis tournament since 1974 and has hosted the ice shows Vienna Ice Revue and Holiday on Ice, the touring horse show annually and the circus show Artisten-Tiere-Attraktionen from 1959 to 1995.
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