Almaty Arena
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| Location | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| Coordinates | 43°14′58″N 76°49′21″E / 43.249517°N 76.822565°E |
| Owner | City of Almaty |
| Operator | City of Almaty |
| Capacity | Ice hockey: 12,000 |
| Field size | 9.96 ha (99,600 m2)[1] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 20, 2014 |
| Built | 2014–present |
| Opened | August 2016 (planned)[2] |
| Construction cost | $170 million[3] |
| General contractor | Bazis A[1] |
| Tenants | |
| 2017 Winter Universiade | |
Almaty Ice Palace is a multi-purpose indoor arena currently under construction, located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Planned to open in August 2016, arena will seat 12,000 spectators for ice hockey.[2] Apart from hosting ice hockey matches, the arena will venue for boxing, figure skating, basketball, concerts, and other events. It is one of the venues to host 2017 Winter Universiade and potentially 2022 Winter Olympics.[4][5] The arena will be located in the north of punched Ryskulov Avenue, to the west from Momyshuly street in the Alatau District.[1]
History
Almaty's successful bid to host 2017 Winter Universiade, coupled with its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, drove the need to build an ice hockey arena meeting the standards of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). On March 27, 2014, the city's mayor Akhmetzhan Yessimov announced the building of the new arena for 12,000 spectators and a minor arena for 3,000.[6] The arenas were projected to cost $170 million and $89 million respectively.[3]
Structure and facilities
Ice palace will be the second largest in CIS with the area of 9.96 ha (1,072,000 sq ft), similar with Minsk-Arena and smaller than Bolshoy Ice Dome.[1] The complex will consist of three units: ice arena with 12,000 seats, a training rink with recreation complex, and a swimming pool.[1] The layout of the ice arena will allow it to function as a universal platform for figure skating, ice hockey, boxing, basketball, volleyball, as well as a concert hall with 5,000 seats, in the case of laying thermal insulation covering the entire area of the ice field with about 1,800 m2 (19,000 sq ft).[1] Special attention is given to the technology of ice freezing. 120 cubic meters of water is needed for each rink pouring. The water is pretreated from various mechanical impurities, iron, chlorine and the salts, and then falls into the softener system and maintain the desired storage temperature.[1] Ice surface is aligned with special ice machines to achieve the desired thickness - 5 cm after a complete freezing.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Construction of the main sports structure of Universiade 2017 was started". Bazis A. July 11, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ a b "Huge ice palace to be built in Almaty city - mayor". Kazinform. March 27, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Строительство двух ледовых дворцов к Универсиаде-2017 в Алматы обойдется в 256 миллионов долларов (in Russian). Vesti.kz. June 3, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
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- ^ "Three candidates for 2022". IIHF. March 23, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ "Almaty Prepares for 28th Winter Universiade". The Astana Times. March 31, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.