BMW Park, Indoor sports arena in Sendling-Westpark, Germany
BMW Park is a multi-purpose hall in Sendling-Westpark, in the southwest of Munich, known for its circular ground plan and aluminum facade. The roof is a self-supporting construction that spans the large interior without additional columns.
The hall opened in 1972 for the Olympic basketball games and was part of the sports facilities for the Munich Summer Games. Since 2011 the basketball team of FC Bayern Munich has played its home games here permanently.
The name honors Rudi Sedlmayer, who led the Bavarian sports association for many years and supported amateur athletics. Today the hall belongs to the everyday life of basketball fans who come here to cheer their team.
Reach the arena by subway lines U4/U5 to Heimeranplatz or bus 133 to Siegenburger Straße; by car take the B2R, exit Grüntenstraße. The hall seats up to 7,200 for sports events. Entrance doors are numbered 1 to 4 at the top of concrete steps with metal handrails.
The arena was a filming location for the 1975 science-fiction film Rollerball, and on 23 April 1983 it hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1994 it held a nuclear licensing hearing attended by more than 50,000 objectors over the Forschungsreaktor München II.
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