Gigantium
The Gigantium (called Sparekassen Danmark Arena for sponsoring reasons), in Aalborg, Denmark, is a large, rentable faire building, which hosts a large variety of concerts, markets and exhibitions, among other things.
| Location | Aalborg, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 57°1′5″N 9°57′45″E |
| Owner | Aalborg Municipality |
| Capacity | Concerts: 8,500 Handball: 5.000 (5.700 in Ice Arena) Ice hockey: 5,000 |
| Surface | Sports linoleum, hardwood, ice, artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Renovated | 2003 (arena) |
| Expanded | 2007, 2011, 2014 |
| Architect | Arena: Schmidt hammer lassen Ice arena: Friis & Moltke |
| Tenants | |
| Aalborg Håndbold (1999–present) Danish Handball League (1999–present) AaB Ishockey (2007–present) Aalborg Pirates (2007–present) | |
| Website | |
| gigantium | |
It has a capacity of 5,000 people. For concerts, the capacity is 8,500 people. In addition, there is an ice rink/arena for training purposes, a swimming pool and an athletics hall within the sports complex. The main arena building was severely damaged by a fire on 5 July 2017.
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