Hala Olivia
 Hala Olivia, 2019 | |
| Address | al. Grunwaldzka 470 80-309 Gdańsk |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 54°24′4.77″N 18°34′19.64″E / 54.4013250°N 18.5721222°E |
| Owner | Stoczniowiec Gdańsk |
| Capacity | 4,667 (permanent seats) 6,500 (highest possible capacity) |
| Field size | 12 metres (39 ft) tall |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1965–1972 |
| Opened | 16 December 1972 |
Hala Olivia is an arena and hotel located in Oliwa, Gdańsk, located close to the Olivia Centre and main campus of the University of Gdańsk. It is owned by Stoczniowiec Gdańsk, also being its main venue.
Characteristics and location
The building has a volume of 80,000 m3 (2,800,000 cu ft) and a height of 12 metres (39 ft). It consists of two halls, one with 3,867 permanent seats, and one with 800. The former can handle up to 6,500 people at once.[1]
It is owned and used by Stoczniowiec Gdańsk, the city of Gdańsk's ice hockey team. It also contains a 50-room hotel, Hotel Olivia.[2] Found at the intersection of two roads – al. Grunwaldzka and ul. Bażyńskiego – he arena is located very close to the Olivia Centre, a business park containing the largest building in northern Poland.[3]
History
The arena was designed by Stanisław Kuś,[4] Maciej Krasiński, and Maciej Gintowt, for the purposes of ice hockey team Stoczniowiec Gdańsk.[1] It was constructed over the course of seven years.[5] It was designed to resemble a boat sailing among sea waves.[4] The first national conference of Solidarność took place there in 1981.[5]
Hala Olivia was closed from 11 to 28 December 2007 due to the risk of its roof caving in;[6] the roof was then repaired, with the repairs being finished in November 2010. In December 2014, a general renovation of the whole building began.[7] At a cost of 22 million zł, in 2016, another renovation was carried out, restoring it to its initial condition, as it had appeared in 1972.[8][9]
Notes
- ^ a b Małkowski, Kazimierz (1979). Przewodnik po Trójmieście : Gdańsk – Sopot – Gdynia. Gdańsk: Wydawnictwo Morskie. p. 148. ISBN 83-215-7185-9.
- ^ "Hala Olivia". stoczniowiec.org.pl. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Olivia - Hala Widowiskowo-sportowa". urbanity.pl. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Dzień Otwarty i rocznicowa gala". trojmiasto.pl. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ a b Celej, Piotr (6 April 2015). "Historia gdańskiej hali Olivia". strefahistorii.pl. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Hala "Olivia" w Gdańsku zamknięta". gazetawyborcza.pl. Gazeta Wyborcza. 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Klimowicz-Sikorska, Marzena (19 December 2014). "Ruszył warty 20 mln zł remont Hali Olivia". trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Szymczewski, Arnold (26 December 2016). "Drugie życie Hali Olivia". trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Oleksy, Ewelina (23 November 2016). "Hala Olivia w Gdańsku po remoncie. Iluminacje na otwarcie [ZDJĘCIA, VIDEO]". dziennikbaltycki.pl. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
