General
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The hall was opened in the summer of 1997 and it's construction took four years in total.
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205 Mill. DM/105 Mill. EUR was the amount of the cotsts for construction in total.
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Three architects Jörg Joppien, Albert Dietz and Annette Maud-Joppien designed and built the Max-Schmeling-Halle.
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Berlin’s application for the Olympic Games 2000 (Olympia Sportstättenbauten GmbH) which at the end never took place here was the initial reason for the construction.
Arena Capacity
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Capacity with center stage, no seats provided: approx. 11,900 persons
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Fixed seats: 7,491
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Floor - Standing Room: max. 4,040
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Permanent food stands: 20
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Wheelchair capacities: at least 16
Arena Size
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Clearance height: 16,60 m, Total Height: 18 m
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Floor with retracted telescopic stages: 2.300 m²
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Floor with extended telescopic stages: 1.335 m²
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Gross building volume: 339,547 m³
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Gross floor space: 48,800 m²
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Surface area of north glass front: 180 m Length, 14 m Height
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Land area: 38,565 m²
Other Equipment
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Halls A and B (6 x dividable): 2,430 m²
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Hall C (3 x dividable): 1,215 m²
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Colonade hal: 2,420 m²
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Ballet room: 210 m²
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Dance room: 400 m²
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Print/Media room: approx. 20 m²
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Press centre: 150 m²
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Conference room: 58 m²
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VIP-Lounge: 460 m²
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Restaurant Albatros: 150 m² additional event room: 55 m²
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Group changing rooms: 16
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Artists’ changing rooms: 7
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Production offices: 12
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Exhibition space: 2,000 m²