ING Arena

The ING Arena[1] formely known as Palais 12 (French) or Paleis 12 (Dutch) is an indoor arena in Brussels, Belgium, used for concerts and spectacles. With a capacity of roughly 15,000 it is one of the largest indoor venues in the country. Located on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau, it was originally built in 1989 but was redesigned and reopened in its current form in 2013.

ING Arena
Building from the outside
Former namesFrench: Palais 12 (1989-14 September 2023)
Dutch: Paleis 12 (1989-14 September 2023)
LocationHeysel Plateau, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50.9008°N 4.3423°E / 50.9008; 4.3423
Capacity15,000
Construction
Opened1989
Renovated2013
ArchitectAlliage
Website
Official website

The ING Arena forms the foundation stone for the NEO project, which aims to refurbish the Heysel Plateau into a new, modern, multipurpose neighbourhood in northern Brussels.[2][3]

Accessibility

The ING Arena is circumscribed by the Chaussée Romaine/Romeinsesteenweg, the Avenue de Madrid/Madridlaan, the Avenue de Miramar/Miramarlaan, the Avenue Impératrice Charlotte/Keizerin Charlottelaan, the Avenue des Magnolias/Magnolialaan, the Rue des Genévriers/Jeneverbomenstraat and the Rue du Verregat/Verregatstraat. This site is served by Heysel/Heizel metro station on line 6 of the Brussels Metro.

Notable concerts and events

In 2016, the Dalai Lama was a guest at an event at the Palais 12.[4] The Music Industry Awards have been presented annually in the hall since 2017. The 2017 Davis Cup World Group semifinals saw the Belgium Davis Cup team play Australia on 15–17 September. The hosts at the Palais 12 won the game 3–2 on clay.[5]

The Palais was one of nine venues for the 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship held in Belgium, France, Netherlands and Slovenia.[6]

Other notable concerts and events held in the arena include:

See also

References
  1. "ING Arena: new name, same emotion". newsroom.ing.be. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. "Palais 12 du Heysel : que le spectacle commence ! (Alliage architectes)". www.architectura.be (in French). 17 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. "NEO project". www.brussels.be. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. "10.000 personnes ont assisté à une conférence du Dalaï Lama au Heysel (vidéo)" [10,000 people attend a Dalai Lama lecture in Heysel (video)]. Le Soir (in French). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. "Belgium v Australia". daviscup.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. "France, Slovenia, Belgium and Netherlands to co-host 2019 men's EuroVolley!". CEV. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

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