NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Assembly Hall (Champaign)

The Assembly Hall is a large dome-shaped indoor arena located in Champaign, Illinois, and is part of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Hall hosts games for the Fighting Illini men's and women's basketball teams, and doubles as a performance and event center. Assembly Hall Source: Image taken by Dori License: Dual GFDL and CC File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Assembly Hall Source: Image taken by Dori License: Dual GFDL and CC File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x736, 186 KB) Summary Photo of the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois, prior to the Illinois Fighting Illini - S.E. Missouri St. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x736, 186 KB) Summary Photo of the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois, prior to the Illinois Fighting Illini - S.E. Missouri St. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x732, 138 KB) Summary Photo of the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois, prior to the Illinois Fighting Illini - Longwood game, 12/27/2004. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x732, 138 KB) Summary Photo of the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois, prior to the Illinois Fighting Illini - Longwood game, 12/27/2004. ... St Peters Basilica (topped with a lantern), Rome A dome is a common structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. ... The following is a list of indoor arenas. ... A view of Champaign from above ( see wider view). ... The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also known as UIUC and the U of I (the officially preferred abbreviation), is the flagship campus in the University of Illinois system. ... The intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are known as the Fighting Illini. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ...

The Assembly Hall opened on March 2, 1963 and continues to attract attention for its design and construction. Four hundred feet across, it at one time was one of only two edge-supported domes in the world. The roof is supported by 614 miles of one-quarter inch steel wire wrapped at the base of the dome under intensive pressure. The architect was Max Abramovitz, a distinguished University of Illinois alumnus. Max Abramovitz (May 23, 1908â€“September 12, 2004) was a prominent architect of the New York City firm Harrison, Abramovitz, & Abbe. ...

The largest Illinois arena outside of the United Center in Chicago, Assembly Hall has nearly 16,000 permanent seats, but when portable chairs are placed on the floor for an in-the-round performance there is a potential of up to 17,200 depending on the size of the stage. Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 kmÂ² 340 km 629 km 4. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ...

Prior to Assembly Hall, the basketball team played at Huff Hall. (Prior to Huff Hall, the basketball team played at Kenny Gymnasium.)

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