Ice Palace (Russian: Ледовый Дворец, Ledovy Dvorets) is an arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built for the 2000 IIHF World Championship and opened in 1999. It holds 12,300 people.
Ice Palace is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena for SKA St. Petersburg. It hosted the IIHF European Champions Cup in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. It is also used for concerts, exhibitions and as a skating rink.
Sting performed during his Symphonicities Tour on September 13, 2010, along with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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—Maya Angelou (b. 1928)
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Every blackning Church appalls,
And the hapless Soldiers sigh
Runs in blood down Palace walls”
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