ISS Dome
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| Location | Düsseldorf, Germany |
|---|---|
| Capacity |
13,400 (hockey) 12,500 (concerts) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 19 May 2005 |
| Opened | 2 September 2006 |
| Construction cost | € 70 million |
| Architect | RKW Architektur + Städtebau |
| Tenants | |
| Düsseldorfer EG (DEL) (2006-present) | |
The ISS Dome is a multi-use indoor arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, it opened in 2006. The arena has a capacity of 12,500 people and 13,400 people for hockey matches.
It is used mostly for ice hockey matches, as well as concerts. It is home team is the DEG Metro Stars.
American rock band Pearl Jam played the venue on 21 June, during their 2007 Tour, after the date was moved from the LTU Arena.[1]
Public transport
The ISS Dome is connected to the stations Düsseldorf-Unterrath and Düsseldorf-Rath with a shuttle bus. Both stations have direct transfer to the Rheinbahn tram lines 701,707 and 715. Furthermore, there are connections to the suburban rail S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr serving Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof, Duisburg, Essen, Dortmund and Cologne. It's planned to extend tram line 701 from station Düsseldorf-Rath to the ISS Dome. With this extension the city centre of Düsseldorf would be linked directly to the ISS Dome.
References
- ↑ "Venue Change in Dusseldorf". pearljam.com. 25 April 2007.
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Coordinates: 51°16′19″N 6°48′41″E / 51.27194°N 6.81139°E