Courier Mail Piazza

The Courier-Mail Piazza
Suncorp Piazza
Address South Bank Parklands
Location Brisbane, Australia
Owner South Bank Corporation[1]
Capacity 2,158[1]
Website
Official Website

The Courier Mail Piazza is a multi-purpose venue located in the South Bank Parklands in Brisbane, Australia.[1] The Courier-Mail has been the naming rights sponsor of the venue since 2013,[2] prior to which it was known as the Suncorp Piazza and South Bank Piazza.

The amphitheatre is covered by a sound shell (designed by architectural firm Ark Atelier),[3] and features a 5x4m suspended screen.[4] The amphitheatre seating of the venue has a capacity of 2,158 people, while the floor space (which has an area of 513m2) can accommodate either 750 people standing, or 532 people seated in temporary seating.[5]

The venue is close to the South Brisbane railway station and the Cultural Centre Busway Station.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Official website".
  2. ↑ "Naming deal to revitalise piazza's focus". The Courier-Mail (1 - First with the news ed.). 2013-01-17. p. 003. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  3. ↑ "South Bank Piazza Sound Shell award submission".
  4. ↑ "Tourism information site".
  5. ↑ "Venue specifications".

Coordinates: 27°28′37″S 153°01′17″E / 27.477027°S 153.021484°E / -27.477027; 153.021484

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