The Prudential Center is a sports complex in Newark in the USA , opened in 2007. Also known as the "Rock". The complex itself was designed by Populous (formerly HOK Sport), and its exterior design by Morris Adjmi Architects. The sports arena is home to the New Jersey Devils ( NHL ) hockey team and two teams from the National University Sports Association . Fans and sports journalists affectionately call the Prudential Center “The Rock” [1] because of the logo of the Prudential Financial company, which owns the rights to the name of the arena and whose headquarters are nearby.
| Prudential Center Prudential center | |
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| Location |  165 Mulberry Street Newark , New Jersey 07102 |
| Pledged | October 3, 2005 |
| Built | 2007 |
| Open | October 25, 2007 |
| Construction cost | $ 375,000,000 |
| Architect | Populous (formerly HOK Sport), en: Morris Adjmi Architects (Exterior) |
| Owner | Newark Housing Authority |
| Developer | |
| Capacity | 18,500 basketball 17 625 hockey 16,250 football 18 500 Lacrosse 19 500 Concert |
| Home team | New Jersey Devils ( NHL ) (since 2007) New Jersey Nets ( NBA ) (from 2010 to 2012) en: Seton Hall Pirates ( NCAA ) (since 2007) NJIT Highlanders basketball ( NCAA ) (since 2008) New York Titans ( NLL ) (2007 to 2009) en: New Jersey Ironmen ( XSL ) (2007 to 2009) |
Events
The Prudential Center hosts a large number of concerts by artists such as Bon Jovi , Britney Spears , The Eagles , Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus , Spice Girls , Jonas Brothers , Metro Station , Alisha Keyes , Demi Lovato , David Archuleta , BTS .
On October 4, 2009, the arena hosted the WWE show “Hell in a Cell,” the first ever WWE show in Newark [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Matt Sweeney. Men's Basketball To Play Home Games (May 23, 2007). Date of treatment July 21, 2010. Archived April 25, 2012.
- ↑ Mike Johnson. UPDATES ON WWE VS. TNA IN ORLANDO, FIRST-EVER WWE PPV IN NEWARK, NJ AND MORE (July 15, 2009). Date of treatment July 21, 2010. Archived April 25, 2012.