Švyturys Arena

Švyturio Arena
Location Klaipėda, Lithuania
Owner Švyturys, Klaipėda city municipality
Capacity Basketball: 6,200
Ice hockey: 4,416
Concerts: 7,500
Boxing/Wrestling: 6,512
Construction
Broke ground October, 2009
Opened July 28, 2011
Construction cost 16 Million
Architect AB „Miestprojektas“ Kaunas
Tenants
BC Neptūnas
Website
svyturioarena.lt

Švyturio Arena (English: Lighthouse Arena) is an indoor arena in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The capacity of a catamaran-shaped arena is 6,200 seats for basketball games, 4,416 for ice hockey, 6,512 for boxing/wrestling matches and 7,450 seats for concerts.

Klaipėda Arena held Group D matches for the 37th European Basketball Championship from 31 August to 5 September 2011.

The arena is named after the company Švyturys, which bought the rights for the name.

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Coordinates: 55°41′13″N 21°9′21″E / 55.68694°N 21.15583°E / 55.68694; 21.15583

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