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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indoor arena in Warsaw, Poland}}<br />
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{{Infobox venue<br />
| stadium_name = Arena COS Torwar<br />
| nickname = <br />
| image = Hala Torwar 2020a.jpg<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| fullname = Central Sports Centre Torwar<br />
| location = [[Śródmieście, Warsaw|Ujazdów]]<br />
| address = ul. [[Łazienki Street|Łazienkowska]] 6a<br>00-449 [[Warsaw]]<br>[[Poland]]<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| broke_ground = May 1953<br />
| built = <br />
| opened = {{Start date|1953|12|12|df=y}}<br />
| renovated = 1999, 2012<br />
| expanded = <br />
| closed = <br />
| demolished = <br />
| owner = [[:pl:Centralny Ośrodek Sportu|Centralny Ośrodek Sportu]]<br />
| operator = <br />
| surface = <br />
| construction_cost = <br />
| architect = {{hlist|[[:pl:Julian Brzuchowski|Julian Brzuchowski]]|Danuta Breda}}<br />
| structural engineer =<br />
| services engineer =<br />
| general_contractor =<br />
| project_manager =<br />
| main_contractors = <br />
| former_names = Hala Torwar {{small|(1953-2016)}}<br />
| tenants = [[Projekt Warsaw]] <br />UHKS Mazowsze<br />
| seating_capacity = 4,806<br />
| dimensions =<br />
| scoreboard =<br />
}}<br />
The '''Central Sports Centre Torwar''' (formerly known as '''Hala Torwar''', commonly referred to as the '''Arena COS Torwar''') is an indoor [[arena]] in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]. It opened in 1953 and seats 4,824 people in the stands, with up to an additional 1,480 seats available to add on the floor, located at ul. [[Łazienki Street|Łazienkowska]] 6a in Warsaw.<br />
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It is located adjacent to [[Stadion Wojska Polskiego]] and is primarily used for [[popular music]] [[concert]]s, [[ice hockey]] and other indoor sports, and it is the home of the hockey team UHKS Mazowsze.<br />
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Torwar Hall hosted the 2001 [[Saporta Cup]] final in which [[Maroussi BC]] defeated [[Elan Sportif Chalonnais]].<ref name="Saporta Cup 2000-01">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090915200820/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c2/C2_2001.htm Saporta Cup 2000-01]}}</ref> On 22–28 January 2007 the Hall hosted the [[2007 European Figure Skating Championships]] and the arena hosted a Preliminary round group of the [[EuroBasket 2009]].<ref>[http://miasta.gazeta.pl/wroclaw/1,35751,3851818.html Kibice wywalczyli nam polskie mecze] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414164024/http://miasta.gazeta.pl/wroclaw/1,35751,3851818.html |date=2009-04-14 }}, 15 January 2007</ref> It has also hosted a number of [[Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki]] (KSW) [[mixed martial arts]] events.<br />
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In 1984 [[Iron Maiden]] played the opening night of their 197 concert [[World Slavery Tour]] to a capacity crowd at Torwar with thousands of fans listening outside the venue. In 1985 [[Depeche Mode]] played one of their first concerts in Eastern Europe in Torwar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/1985-07-30_Torwar_Hall,_Warsaw,_Poland|title = 1985-07-30 Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland - Depeche Mode Live Wiki}}</ref><br />
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[[OneRepublic]] performed at this venue on 2 November 2014 during the European leg of their [[Native Tour]].<br />
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[[Def Leppard]] played here in 2015 with support from hometown heroes [[Lessdress]], Poland's best known glam[[Hard rock|/sleaze rock]] band.<ref>{{Cite web|title=05/19/2015: Def Leppard / Lessdress / Ex-libris @ Torwar Hall {{!}} Concert Archives|url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/def-leppard-lessdress-ex-libris|access-date=2021-09-09|website=www.concertarchives.org}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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title=[[Saporta Cup]]<br> Final Venue|<br />
before=[[CIG de Malley]] <br>[[Lausanne]] |<br />
after=[[Palais des Sports de Gerland]] <br>[[Lyon]]|<br />
years='''[[2000–01 FIBA Saporta Cup|2001]]'''<br />
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{{Legia Warsaw}}<br />
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[[Category:Indoor arenas in Poland]]<br />
[[Category:Ice hockey venues in Poland]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues in Warsaw]]<br />
[[Category:Basketball venues in Poland]]<br />
[[Category:Volleyball venues in Poland]]<br />
[[Category:Boxing venues in Poland]]<br />
[[Category:Mixed martial arts venues in Poland]]<br />
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