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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.

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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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Laugardalshöll” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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