Zénith de Strasbourg, Music and sports venue in Eckbolsheim, France

The Zénith de Strasbourg in Eckbolsheim is a concert and sports hall built from steel and concrete, with a translucent orange fabric shell stretched over metal arches and off-centre ellipses. The fabric, made of silicone-coated glass fibre, covers 12,000 m² and is self-cleaning. Inside, the modular hall has a ceiling up to 16 m high and a floor area of 6,000 to 7,000 m².

Construction of the Zénith de Strasbourg began in January 2006 and was completed on 23 December 2007; it was inaugurated on 3 January 2008 in the presence of mayor Fabienne Keller and architect Massimiliano Fuksas. It was the 15th Zénith to open in France, after Limoges in March 2007. The 48.62 million euro building was financed 68% by the urban community of Strasbourg, with support from the Bas-Rhin general council, the Alsace region and the state.

The hall serves as a meeting point for concert-goers and sports fans from across the region, who come to see international stars and major competitions. The name Zénith refers to a network of large venues built in several French cities since the 1980s.

The hall stands in Eckbolsheim, west of Strasbourg, on a 26-hectare landscaped site whose three car parks hold about 3,000 spaces, including 20 coach, 200 bicycle and 80 motorcycle places. Sixty-five spaces are reserved for visitors with reduced mobility, and lifts on the ground floor have braille controls. Tactile paving runs across the site, and 30 well-placed seats in the hall are set aside for visually impaired visitors, each with an adjoining seat for a companion.

With its capacity, this location is the largest among all French Zénith halls and was specifically designed to be used for both concerts and sports events. The acoustics can be adapted to each type of event thanks to movable elements.