Retractable Roof Hockey Arena

The veltins arena features a teflon coated fiberglass canvas retractable roof which spans the entire stadium.

Retractable roof hockey arena. The arena was the world s first major indoor sports stadium with a retractable roof. Leading into the four corners of the arena are 4 50 by 4 50 metres 14 8 ft 14 8 ft tunnels which serve both as access for construction and assembly and as ventilation for the interior. Aerial photographs of a giant little caesar being painted on the roof of detroit s new 862 million arena where early renderings had the red wings logo are stirring controversy on social media. However demolition was finished early as the last panel of the retractable roof fell down on march 31 2012.

Constructed in 1961 for the pittsburgh civic light opera the arena was home to minor league and ncaa d 1 basketball and ice hockey teams before becoming the home of the nhl s pittsburgh penguins in 1967 as well as hosting. The arena was being disassembled over time and originally expected to be complete in may 2012. Built in the early 1960s for pittsburgh s civic light opera it was the first stadium arena to have a retractable roof and was the home of the penguins from 1967 to 2010. The first retractable roof sports venue was the now demolished civic arena in pittsburgh pennsylvania united states.

A 50 piece band played the star spangled. The roof is supported by a. A new basketball hockey arena just perfect for concerts and whatever else might want to retract a roof. Use as a filming recording location.

A new basketball hockey arena just perfect for concerts and whatever else might want to retract a roof. Currently a parking lot for ppg paints arena occupies the space of the former arena. It s the perfect location too. A hockey arena with a retractable roof civic arena was home to the penguins for more than 40 years and a landmark in pittsburgh for almost half a century.

Civic arena opened with great fanfare at a public dedication sept. It s the perfect location too.