 Building from the outside | |
 | |
| Former names | |
|---|---|
| Location | Heysel/Heizel Plateau, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°54′03″N 4°20′32″E / 50.9008°N 4.3423°E |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1987 |
| Opened | 1989 |
| Renovated | 2011–2013 |
| Expanded | 2011–2013 |
| Architect | Alliage[1] |
| Structural engineer | Bureau Van Wetter[1] |
| General contractor | Verelst SA[1] |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The ING Arena is an indoor arena in Brussels, Belgium, that is part of the Brussels Expo complex. Located on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Laeken (northern part of the City of Brussels), it was originally built as the twelfth hall of the complex in 1989, but was extensively redesigned and reopened in its current form in September 2013.[2] Until 14 September 2023, the arena was known as the Palais 12 in French or Paleis 12 in Dutch.[3] It now hosts major events, such as concerts, conferences, entertainment shows and major sporting events for a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.[4]
The ING Arena forms the foundation stone for the NEO project, which aims to refurbish the Heysel Plateau into a new, modern, multipurpose neighbourhood in northern Brussels.[5][6]
- ^ a b c "Brussels Expo Hall 12 (Laeken, 1989)". Structurae. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Inauguration du Palais 12, la plus grande salle de concerts de la capitale". RTBF (in French). 13 September 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "ING Arena: new name, same emotion". newsroom.ing.be. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Concerts : pourquoi il n'y a (presque) plus de musique au Palais 12". RTBF (in French). 16 October 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Palais 12 du Heysel : que le spectacle commence ! (Alliage architectes)". www.architectura.be (in French). 17 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "NEO project". www.brussels.be. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2023.