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. It was initially named and is still colloquially known as ''Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle'' after the then president of the Bavarian State Sport Association . The 7,200-capacity hall opened in 1972 to host

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events for the

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Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
and has been the regular home venue of the

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club since 2011. It also served as a set for the movie Rollerball and as the venue of the

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Location

The hall is situated in the southwest of Munich in the

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district, at the connection between autobahn A96 and the city's internal belt road, ''Mittlerer Ring''. North-east of the hall, a small garden is located. To the west and south-west, sports complexes can be found. The "Westpark", one of Munich's major parks, is located south-east of the arena. The hall can be reached by car over the main highway B2R, exit Grüntenstraße. By public transport, the arena can be reached by subway lines U4/U5 at the stop Heimeranplatz and by bus line 133 at the stop Siegenburger Straße.

History

The hall was designed by the architect Georg Flinkerbush, the complex also includes a restaurant and a warm-up hall. Shortly after its completion, the hall served as the basketball venue for the

. In 1975, the arena served as one of the locations for the film '' Rollerball''. It also hosted the 1978

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final in which

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defeated Mobilgirgi Varese 75-67.8 EUROLIGAS BALONCESTO (6 SUBCAMPEÓN) (EUROPEAN BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS CUP)
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. On 5 May 2001, Irish vocal pop band

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held a concert for their

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supporting their album '' Coast to Coast''. On 1 February 2003, the arena was closed for unknown reasons. It reopened in 2007 under new operator MPP Entertainment. Following the reopening, both the Baskets Munich and the basketball team of

expressed interest in a tenancy. On 8 January 2009, it became known that the firm operating the hall had registered for insolvency. In 2011, after renovations to the arena were completed, the newly promoted

basketball team moved into the arena, rebranding it as ''

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Dome''. Since 2023, its naming rights have been allocated to car manufacturer

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References

Citations

Bibliography

1972 Summer Olympics official report, Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 201–2.

External links

Official website
* {{Authority control Indoor arenas in Germany Basketball venues in Germany Sports venues in Munich Music venues completed in 1972 Sports venues completed in 1972 1972 establishments in West Germany Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball venues Olympic judo venues FC Bayern Munich (basketball)