Zénith de Strasbourg is an
indoor sporting arena and
concert hall
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This list does not include other venues such as sports stadia, dramatic theatres or convention ...
that is located in the city of
Eckbolsheim
Eckbolsheim (; ) is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
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,
Bas-Rhin
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, in eastern
France
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.
Design
It was designed, in the
Postmodern
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Expressionist
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style, by Italian architect
Massimiliano Fuksas
Massimiliano Fuksas (born January 9, 1944) is an Italian architect. He is the head of ''Studio Fuksas'' in partnership with his wife, Doriana Mandrelli Fuksas, with offices in Rome, Paris and Shenzhen.
Biography
Fuksas was born in Rome in 194 ...
.
Venue
The Zénith de Strasbourg arena has a capacity of 12,079. Thus, making it the biggest Zénith in France. It opened in 2008, one of the
Le Zénith
Le Zénith () is the name given to a series of indoor arenas in France. The first arena, the "Zénith Paris" is a rejuvenation of the Pavillon de Paris. In French culture, the word "zénith" has become synonymous with "theater". A zénith is a ...
series of similar venues throughout France.
See also
*
List of indoor arenas in France
The following is a list of Arena, indoor arenas in France with a capacity of at least 2,500 spectators, most of the arenas in this list are for multi use proposes and are used for popular sports such as individual sports like karate, judo, boxing ...
References
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Indoor arenas in France
Music venues in France
Sports venues in Strasbourg
Expressionist architecture
Postmodern architecture in France
Modernist architecture in France
Sports venues completed in 2008
Massimiliano Fuksas buildings
21st-century architecture in France
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