Kolodruma
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| Full name | Multifunctional sports hall Kolodruma |
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| Location | Naycho Tsanov Blvd., Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Coordinates | 42°07′41″N 24°46′00″E / 42.12806°N 24.76667°ECoordinates: 42°07′41″N 24°46′00″E / 42.12806°N 24.76667°E |
| Capacity |
Cycling: 4, 800 Volleyball, basketball, handball, football: 6, 100 Concerts: 7, 500 |
| Surface | Parquet |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2007 |
| Opened | 30 August 2015 |
| Construction cost | BGN 50 million |
| Architect | Sander Douma |
| Main contractors | Metalstroy AMS Ltd |
| Tenants | |
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Plovdiv Cycling Club "Tsar Simeon 1898" VC Maritsa Plovdiv | |
Kolodruma (Bulgarian: Колодрума) is a velodrome and a multifunctional indoor arena located in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. It has a seating capacity of 4,800 to 7,500 spectators depending on its use. It is built on the place of the former track cycling velodrome in Plovdiv and currently is the only indoor velodrome in Bulgaria and the largest one on the Balkans.[1]
Besides cycling events the arena can host additional 22 types of sports and can serve as concert's hall. The complex has also underground parking facility for 300 vehicles, a modern press centre, dressing rooms, coaching facilities, a sports-recreational centre, restaurants and a large commercial centre for a wide variety of sports merchandise and kit.
The architect of the project is the Dutch Sander Douma, who has previously created the largest-known velodromes in Europe, notably the facilities in Athens, Monte Carlo, Palma de Majorca, and Manchester amongst others.[2]
The arena was officially opened on 30 August 2015 by the presence of numerous government officials and Bulgarian sports celebrities.
List of major concerts
- Chris Norman – 19 October 2015[3]