AFAS Dome
indoor arena in Antwerp, Belgium, known as Sportpaleis until 2025
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Summary
AFAS Dome is a concert hall[1]. It draws 1,142 Wikipedia views per month (concert hall category, ranking #21 of 196).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antwerp[3]
- Country: Belgium[4]
- Instance of: event venue[5], indoor arena[6], music venue[7]
- Architect: Albert Herent[8]
- Owned by: Province of Antwerp[9]
- Operator: be•at[10]
- Named after: AFAS Software[11]
- Location: Merksem[12]
- Commons category: Sportpaleis (Antwerp)[13]
- Archives at: FelixArchief[14], Sportimonium vzw[15]
- Inception: September 11, 1933[16]
- Sport: tennis[17], basketball[18], volleyball[19], esports[20]
- Significant event: Night of the Proms[21]
- Official website: https://www.afas-dome.be[22], https://www.afas-dome.be/en[23], https://www.afas-dome.be/fr[24]
- Described at URL: https://www.podiuminfo.nl/podium/6149/info/AFAS-Dome/Antwerpen/[25], https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/afas-dome[26], https://www.ticketmaster.be/venue/afas-dome-merksem-antwerpen--tickets/sportpalei/107[27]
- Maximum capacity: 23,001 spectator[28], 18,575 individual seat[29]
- Heritage designation: beschermd monument[30], vastgesteld bouwkundig erfgoed[31]
- Official name: AFAS Dome[32]
- Nickname: Antwerps Sportpaleis[33], Sportpaleis Antwerpen[34]
- Date of official opening: September 11, 1933[35]
- Length: 132 m[36]
- Area: 11,600 m²[37]
- Width: 88 m[38]
- Adjacent structure or building: Lotto Arena[39]
- Street address: Schijnpoortweg 119, 2170 Antwerpen[40]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for AFAS Dome include Sport premetro station[41], a tram stop[42], in Belgium[43], founded in 1996[44].
Why It Matters
AFAS Dome has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for it include Sport premetro station[41], a tram stop[42], in Belgium[43], founded in 1996[44].