Hansehalle, Sports and event venue in Lübeck, Germany
The Hansehalle is a multipurpose hall in the St. Lorenz-Nord district of Lübeck, next to the Stadion an der Lohmühle. It holds 3,200 seats and covers 5,000 m² of usable space. Since 1995 a light installation by Thorbjørn Lausten, made of neon tubes, a glass plate and an electronically controlled spotlight, has hung in the hall.
The Hansehalle hosted the German table tennis championships in 1963 and 1978, the German Open in badminton in 1964, and the German Olympic judo qualifiers the same year. In 1972 it staged the third table tennis international between China and Germany, closing China's first tour of West Germany. The Lübeck architect Ulrich Schünemann rebuilt and enlarged it by a third in 1993/94.
The venue serves as a gathering place for sports competitions, concerts, and public events that connect the local community. It functions as a social hub where residents experience different forms of entertainment and athletic competition throughout the year.
The Hansehalle sits directly beside the Stadion an der Lohmühle, home ground of VfB Lübeck, in the St. Lorenz-Nord district. It has 5,000 m² of usable floor space and 3,200 seats. Renovation work costing 2.5 million euros was planned to begin in summer 2020 after delays.
Since 1995 the hall has carried the installation Lichtspiegel by Danish artist Thorbjørn Lausten, made of neon tubes, a glass plate and an electronically controlled spotlight. The work is mounted on the building itself and is easy to miss when arriving for an event.
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