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Laugardalshöll
Sign in to saveLaugardalshöll (; also known as Laugardalshöllin and Laugardalsholl Sport Center) is a multi-purpose sports and exhibition venue located in the Laugardalur district of Iceland's capital Reykjavík. The complex consists of two main venues, a sports hall and indoor arena for track and field athletics events.
Key facts
- Venue.name
- Laugardalshöll
- Venue.nickname
- Laugardalshöllin, Laugardalsholl Sport Center
- Venue.logo_image
- File:Laugardalsholl logo.gif
- Venue.image
- Stjarnan vs KR (16615329255).jpg
- Venue.image_size
- 250px
- Venue.caption
- Final of Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup in 2015
- Venue.location
- Reykjavík, Iceland
- Venue.seating_capacity
- Sports: 2,300 for basketball and handball (main hall)Concerts: 3,000 seated or 5,500 with standing (main hall)5,000 seated or 10,000 standing (athletics center)
- Venue.broke_ground
- 29 August 1959
- Venue.built
- 1961, 1963–1965
- Venue.opened
- 4 December 1965
- Venue.renovated
- 2004–2005, 2022–2023
- Venue.expanded
- 1995, 2005
- Venue.owner
- City of Reykjavík
- Venue.operator
- Sports and Exhibition Center (ÍSH)
- Venue.architect
- Gísli HalldórssonSkarphéðinn Jóhannesson
- Venue.tenants
- Icelandic men's national basketball teamIcelandic women's national basketball teamIcelandic men's national handball teamIcelandic women's national handball team
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Key dates
- Inception
- 4 December 1965
- Opened
- 4 December 1965
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- architectural structure
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Laugardalur
- Sport
- badminton
- Official website
- www.laugardalsholl.is
- Image
- Ísland - Frakkland Laugardalshöll, 16. & 17. apríl 2010 (4539188772).jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Construction and opening
- Later expansions
- Proposal for new venue
- Events
- See also
- References
- External links
Laugardalshöll (; also known as Laugardalshöllin and Laugardalsholl Sport Center) is a multi-purpose sports and exhibition venue located in the Laugardalur district of Iceland's capital Reykjavík. The complex consists of two main venues, a sports hall and indoor arena for track and field athletics events.
Opened on 4 December 1965, it hosts a variety of sporting events, such as handball, basketball, volleyball and athletics, as well as various other events as a general purpose venue. The capacity of the main hall, Laugardalshöllin, is currently 2,300 for basketball and handball and around 3,000 seated (or 5,500 with standing) for concerts. It also serves as the home arena to the Icelandic national teams (both male and female) in basketball and handball.