8-489: The Ellis Park Arena (formerly Standard Bank Arena and often acknowledged as Ellis Park Indoor Arena ) is an indoor sporting arena located in Johannesburg , South Africa. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people. A large number of sports events and concerts have occurred in this arena. The Ellis Park Arena has 4,300 permanent seats which give all spectators an unobstructed view. In addition there are retractable seats on
16-557: A cocktail environment and can be used for private functions. While the Donald Ross Room accommodates 100 people, the VIP suite and Media Centre each cater for 200 people. The main foyer can accommodate up to 1,000 people. The arena hosted NBA Africa Game 2015 on 1 August, the first NBA-sanctioned game in Africa. It was contested between NBA players that were born in Africa or had parents born in
24-519: 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 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
32-421: 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 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
40-627: The continent and players from the rest of the world. The Legends Cup of the Legends Football League was originally supposed to be hosted here in 2019; instead, it'll be played at the Accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington , United States. This article about a sports venue in South Africa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Indoor arena An arena
48-510: The east and west sides on the floor for an additional 850 spectators. Chairs can also be placed on the floor up to a maximum of 1,200 making the capacity of the Arena approximately 6,300. There is a covered walkway around the Arena which includes a theatre style foyer, a fully licensed bar facility, as well as refreshment outlets and entertainment areas. Several suites in the Ellis Park Arena have
56-457: 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 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
64-531: 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 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
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