Hockey, speed skating, professional figure skating or just a trip to the skating rink with friends - but you never know what you can do on the territory of the ice arena. There are enough of them on the territory of our country, as well as developed countries with a relatively cold climate.
From the point of view of architecture, the hockey "stadium" is also interesting because it is ice arenas that often become a unique and inimitable highlight of a region, city, or even the whole country.
Megasport
The Moscow arena, built not so long ago, is considered the second largest hockey facility in the entire CIS. The cylindrical shape, architecture in the "avant-garde" style with references to Soviet objects of the 30s of the last century, as well as about 14 thousand seats, make it, at least, an interesting object. If you are on Khodynskoe field - take a look. And if you are in Sochi, be sure to look at the Bolshoi complex.
Hartwall Areena
Like the Moscow arena, the Finnish Hartwall Areena was built specifically for the World Ice Hockey Championship. It has slightly fewer seats, but it is still, in its own way, huge - up to 13,500 spectators during sporting events and 1,500 more if a concert is held in the arena. Unlike the previous object, it is made in the style of minimalism, or, to put it simply, it is built in the form of a giant washer. In another Scandinavian country, Sweden, there is another "minimalist" arena, but in the form of a ball - the Ericsson Globe.
City of jaca
Let's move on from large to small ice arenas. For example, to the Spanish City of Jaca, which holds five times less than arenas in Moscow or Helsinki. But outwardly, it is much unusual, and its attractiveness will be appreciated not only by those who follow hockey and place bets on hockey. The complex is made of glass and metal, has the shape of a "futuristic turtle shell", and is also located not in the capital, but in the resort town of Jaca.
Saitama super arena
The Japanese arena is phenomenal. It accommodates over 35,000 spectators and was created by the efforts of two bureaus. Perhaps that is why, at first glance, Saitama Super Arena looks like something incomprehensible, piled up and assembled from various blocks.
The Croatian Zagreb arena accommodates slightly less spectators (25,000 people), but outwardly it looks more organic, despite the fact that it is assembled from "concrete" ribs.
For those who follow sports with the puck on ice or place bets on hockey, the predictions are not entirely rosy today - team disciplines are experiencing a real pandemic crisis. You won't be able to sit in the stands during a match, but now ice arenas can be studied from a different point of view - an architectural one. Moreover, there are plenty of palaces worthy of attention.
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