22-499: Festhalle Frankfurt , known in English as Frankfurt Festival Arena , is a multi-purpose arena located in Frankfurt , Germany. The interior of the dome at its highest reaches a height of 40 meters. It provides an area of 5,646 square metres, offering by a variable grandstand system space for up to 8,500 people (together with the two tiers) seated, and 13,500 people unseated. At the end of
44-485: A location, often with the specific intent of comparing an idea to a sporting event. Such examples of these would be terms such as "the arena of war", "the arena of love" or "the political arena". World of Our Own World of Our Own is the third studio album recorded by Irish boy band Westlife . It was released through RCA Records on 12 November 2001. It reached number one in the United Kingdom and includes
66-496: A roof. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing maximum visibility. Arenas are usually designed to accommodate a multitude of spectators. The word derives from Latin harena , a particularly fine-grained sand that covered the floor of ancient arenas such as the Colosseum in Rome , Italy, to absorb blood. The term arena is sometimes used as
88-430: A synonym for a very large venue such as Pasadena's Rose Bowl , but such a facility is typically called a stadium . The use of one term over the other has mostly to do with the type of event. Football (be it association , rugby , gridiron , Australian rules , or Gaelic ) is typically played in a stadium, while basketball , volleyball , handball , and ice hockey are typically played in an arena, although many of
110-476: Is also the sport of indoor American football (one variant of which is explicitly known as arena football), a variant of the outdoor game that is designed for the usual smaller playing surface of most arenas; variants of other traditionally outdoor sports, including box lacrosse as well as futsal and indoor soccer , also exist. The term "arena" is also used loosely to refer to any event or type of event which either literally or metaphorically takes place in such
132-413: Is one of the most important buildings of the late historicism . The architect's aim was to create the splendor of the neo-baroque style, the hall is a worthy representative of a fair city building of its day. The rectangular layout is superimposed by a cupola-crowned rotunda , which makes a contrast to the majestic architecture of the lower part. The Festhalle was an archetype for many subsequent halls;
154-507: Is the fourteenth biggest selling boy band album ever in the UK. The album was one of the best selling international albums in Hong Kong in 2002. In January 2005, the album was re-released in a 2-in-1 box set with the group's previous album, Coast to Coast . The album sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide. The band spent four months making this album and wrote seven songs on it. The album cover
176-617: The 19th century, the Frankfurt fair was held in various facilities. Frequently it was housed in the Hippodrome in Sachsenhausen (the quarters located south of the river Main ), while at other times it was held in single-use pavilions. After a time many felt the city needed a dedicated exhibition hall. A competition was advertised, and the plans of the Marburg architect Friedrich von Thiersch made
198-646: The Festhalle in 2001 and 2012. In 2004 and 2007 the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) hosted some major live shows there. Footage of Depeche Mode's show at this venue on 21 July 1993, is included on their video release Devotional . On 13 April 2002, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for their World of Our Own Tour supporting their album World of Our Own . On 24 September 2004 Canadian rock trio Rush recorded their R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour DVD at this venue. On 28 June 2009
220-568: The First World War, the banquet hall was turned into a camp for soldiers. After the war the hall reverted to its original purpose. On the night of 8 to 9 November 1938, during the November pogroms hundreds of Frankfurt's Jewish citizens were driven across the city centre to the Festhalle and some were seriously mistreated. The noted Frankfurt Opera singer Hans Erl was forced to sing " In Diesen Heil'gen Hallen " ("In These Holy Halls"). From here,
242-599: The armed forces. On 18 December 1940, textiles started a fire and put severe fire damage to the hall; whether to have been an act of arson, is unclear. Bombing by the Allied Forces damaged the Frankfurt Festhalle further. After the Second World War thoughts appeared to demolish the hall, but the citizens of Frankfurt and their Mayor Walter Kolb prevented this. So makeshift repairs were enacted. Led Zeppelin were
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#1732852784067264-427: The centennial anniversary of the Festhalle was celebrated by a doors open day. The Festhalle recently was being extensively renovated. In the bars on the window sills, windows and ventilation shafts were re-fitted with the originally existing gold leaf. Cupolas on the towers that had not been reconstructed after the war have been rebuilt. The paint was changed from white to the pristine bright ocher. On 9 October 2022,
286-524: The dome, in particular, was often imitated. The most famous example is the Centennial Hall in Wrocław by Max Berg . Arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre , musical performances , and/or sporting events . It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may be covered by
308-506: The draw for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers took place here. A planned May 2023 concert by Roger Waters was attempted to be canceled, after the Frankfurt city council called the former Pink Floyd singer/bassist “one of the world’s most well-known antisemites.”. Waters took the matter before a court and, on 24 April, the court ruled in Waters’ favor, agreeing that he could perform. The Festhalle
330-516: The first mass transports went into the Nazi concentration camps . The Festhalle is thus of considerable relevance for the Holocaust. The Frankfurt physician and Holocaust survivor Dr. Max Kirschner describes the deportation in his memoirs. Since 1991, a plaque displayed in the rotunda bears remembrance of this dark spot in history. During the Second World War, the hall was used for the storage of uniforms of
352-518: The first rock band to headline the hall in July 1970. During the 1980s, extensive modernizations, such as the installation of air conditioning were implemented. Pink Floyd performed here on their 1977 In The Flesh Tour for two consecutive nights on 26 and 27 January and then on 20 and 21 June 1989 as part of their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour . The Grateful Dead played the Festhalle on 22 October as part of their European Fall 1990 tour. Today,
374-543: The hall is serving again as an exhibition hall and is a popular venue for concerts by numerous prominent artists. During the International Motor Show Daimler AG traditionally occupies the Festhalle for the presentation of their Mercedes-Benz motor cars. In the first half of the 1990s the ATP World Championship was carried out in the banquet hall. The MTV Europe Music Awards were held in
396-574: The larger arenas hold more spectators than do the stadiums of smaller colleges or high schools. There are exceptions. The home of the Duke University men's and women's basketball teams would qualify as an arena, but the facility is called Cameron Indoor Stadium . Domed stadiums, which, like arenas, are enclosed but have the larger playing surfaces and seating capacities found in stadiums, are generally not referred to as arenas in North America. There
418-526: The short list of finalists. After several amendments, von Thiersch's concept was widely accepted. Construction began on 11 June 1907. On 19 May 1909, it was officially opened by Kaiser Wilhelm II . At the time of its completion, the Festhalle was the largest dome in Europe. The German Gymnastics Festival and the International Air Show, were the first events in the new building. In 1914, at the outbreak of
440-404: The singles " Queen of My Heart " (which was a double A-side with " When You're Looking Like That "), " World of Our Own " (which was a double A-side with " Angel "), " Bop Bop Baby ", and the final single from the group's last album, " Uptown Girl ". " Evergreen " was later covered by Will Young as his winner's single for the 2002 Pop Idol competition. The album went 4× Platinum in the UK and
462-414: Was released on 18 February 2002 as the second single from this album. The band described it as a 'poppy' song. " Bop Bop Baby " was released on 20 May 2002 as the third single from this album. Bonus track "Bad Girls" was originally intended to be recorded by Luis Fonsi . The World of Our Own Tour saw Westlife touring the UK and Europe in 2002. The tour centered on a space theme with giant globes for
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#1732852784067484-469: Was shot in Dublin. " Uptown Girl " was recorded by the band as a part of the 2001 Comic Relief charity single. It was released on 5 March 2001. " Queen of My Heart " was released on 5 November 2001 as the first single from this album. In an interview, Kian said that the song was about a person who wants to go back to their soulmate whom they have been away from each other for a long time. " World of Our Own "
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