Lanxess Arena

Lanxess Arena
Henkelmännchen

Location	Cologne, Germany
Coordinates	50°56′20.13″N 6°58′53.12″E / 50.938925, 6.9814222
Broke ground	July 31, 1996
Opened	October, 1998
Owner	Kölnarenamanagment GmbH
Construction cost	€ 153 million
Architect	Peter Böhm
Tenants	Kölner Haie (DEL) (1998-present) VfL Gummersbach (HBL) (2001-present)
Capacity	20,000 (concerts) 19,500 (handball) 18,500 (hockey)

Pregame festivities at Game 4 of the 2007/08 German Championship final between the Kölner Haie and Eisbären Berlin.

The Lanxess Arena (formerly known as Kölnarena, German for Cologne Arena) is an indoor arena in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is primarily used by Kölner Haie (ice hockey), by VfL Gummersbach (team handball) and as a concert venue. It will be the venue for the German leg of the Spice Girls reunion tour and has hosted concerts by Shania Twain, Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, Shakira, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Destiny's Child, Bruce Springsteen, Kylie Minogue, Tokio Hotel and Celine Dion. Kölnarena opened in 1998 and can accommodate 20,000 spectators.

World Wrestling Entertainment is a regular at the Lanxess Arena, as they hosted events in 2002, 2003, 2006 and in October 2007.

The Arena was used for the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship, including the third place game and the final game.

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