Hala Olivia is an arena in Gdańsk, Poland. It was designed by Maciej Gintowt and Maciej Krasiński. Construction began in 1965, and the arena was opened on 16 December 1972.[1] It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home of Stoczniowiec Gdansk. The basketball club Prokom Gdynia also used the facility for home Euroleague fixtures. Hala Olivia holds 5,500 people. In September 1981, the first Congress of Solidarity, the Polish trade union, was held here. 865 delegates attended the sessions.
The building's exterior was completely renovated in 2016.[2] Renovations on the interior are ongoing. This is one of the few remaining sports arenas left of this particular socialist modernism style otherwise called Brutalism. Two other examples of this design style are the closed Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports in Vilnius Lithuania, and the now destroyed Volgar Sports Palace in Tolyatti, Russia.
The arena hosted a preliminary round group of the EuroBasket 2009.[3] It is located near the Oliwa campus of the University of Gdańsk.
- ^ "Remont Hali Olivia na ukończeniu". 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Remont Hali Olivia na ukończeniu". 13 October 2016.
- ^ Kibice wywalczyli nam polskie mecze Archived 2009-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, 15 January 2007.