The Verizon Wireless Arena is the first event center of its kind to be built in New Hampshire, and is the largest construction project to ever be undertaken by the city of Manchester. (And just so you know, Verizon Wireless paid $11.4 million for the naming rights for 15 years.)

The Verizon Wireless Arena seats 10,019 for hockey, 11,140 for basketball, 10,050 for in stage concerts and 11,770 for center stage concerts. It also includes 600 club seats, 34 suites, two party suites and a private club lounge. There are four elevators and more than 300 doors. The building features a unique elliptical design that increases seating on the sides of the arena rather than the ends of the arena, providing outstanding sight lines for all fans.

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• Site size: 8.03 acres
• Asphalt: 2,650 tons
• Area of roof: 129,000 square feet
• Drywall: 4,800 sheets
• Soda dispensers: 18
• Beer towers: 38
• Cash registers: 38
• Arena lights: 160
• On-site parking spaces: 215
• Steel joists: 154 tons
• Number of footings: 121
• Schedule: 576 days
• Excavation: 72,000 cubic yards
• Sidewalk: 65,000 square feet
• Buildings demolished: 2
• Precast concrete: 750 pieces
• Area of glass: 6,000 square feet
• Eleven miles of piping were used under the ice floor, and the arena has 3,000 light bulbs located throughout.
• There are four elevators and more than 300 doors.
• The Verizon Wireless Arena will seat 10,019 for hockey, 11,140 for basketball, 10,050 for in stage concerts and 11,770 for center stage concerts.
• The building features a unique elliptical design that increases seating on the sides of the arena rather than the ends of the arena, providing outstanding sight lines for all fans.
• The entry level of the Verizon Wireless Arena leads to the main concourse with access to lower tier seating and a number of the arena suites. The upper level is accessed through the main entrance of the building on Elm Street.
• There is six indoor ticket windows located on street level off Elm Street.
• The Verizon Wireless Arena includes 600 club seats, 34 suites, two party suites and a private club lounge.