Wembley Arena
Arena frontage | |
Interactive map of Wembley Arena OVO Arena Wembley | |
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| Location | Arena Square Engineers Way Wembley Park Wembley HA9 0AA |
| Coordinates | 51°33′29″N 0°16′59″W / 51.55806°N 0.28306°W |
| Owner | Quintain |
| Operator | Anschutz Entertainment Group / ASM Global |
| Capacity | 12,500 |
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Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Wembley Arena (formerly The Empire Pool) |
| Designated | 9 October 1976 |
| Reference no. | 1078877 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 1933 |
| Opened | 25 July 1934 |
| Renovated | 2005–2006 |
| Reopened | 2 April 2006 |
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| Website | |
| ovoarena | |
Wembley Arena (/ˈwɛmbli/) (originally the Empire Pool, currently known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, Greater London, England. The 12,500-seat facility is Greater London's second-largest indoor arena after the O2 Arena, and the ninth-largest in the United Kingdom.
The Empire Pool (also known as Empire Pool and Sports Arena) was built for the 1934 British Empire Games by Arthur Elvin. As its original name suggested, it was where the games' swimming events were held. The pool was last used for the 1948 Summer Olympics. The modern arena is now used as a venue for music, comedy, family entertainment and sport.