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Leeds Arena

The Leeds Arena is an entertainment-focused indoor arena located in the of , West Yorkshire, England. It is the first in the United Kingdom to have a fan-shaped orientation.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: entertainment focused arena in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
  • Also known as: “First Direct Arena” and “First Direct Bank Arena”
  • Address: Merrion Way, Leeds, LS2 8BY
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Merrion Centre and Leeds City Museum.

Shopping center
Photo: Gunnar Larsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a shopping centre located in the area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Since opening in 1964, the centre has been owned and managed by Town Centre Securities. is situated 710 feet southwest of Leeds Arena.

Museum
Photo: Andrew roberts uk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, established in 1819, is a museum in , , England. Since 2008 it has been housed in the former Mechanics' Institute built by Cuthbert Brodrick, in Cookridge Street. is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Leeds Arena.

Church
Photo: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formally the Cathedral Church of St Anne, also known as Saint Anne's Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds, and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds. is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Leeds Arena.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arena Quarter and Lovell Park.

Quarter
Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mixed city centre development with residential, retail and office developments in , , . It is located in and the area is best known for housing Leeds Arena.

Suburb
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is an inner-city area of , , . The area falls within the Hyde Park and Woodhouse ward of the Leeds Metropolitan Council.

Neighborhood
The was an area of , north of the city centre and west of Mabgate. John Cossins' 1726 Plan of Leedes shows two fields marked Ley Lands north of Lady Lane and west of the which correspond to the area.

Leeds Arena

Latitude
53.80346° or 53° 48′ 12″ north
Longitude
-1.54212° or 1° 32′ 32″ west
Operator
SMG Europe
Open location code
9C5WRF35+95
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23161017
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q6515833
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Satellite Map

Discover Leeds Arena from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“Leeds Arena” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “里茲競技場”
  • Dutch: “First Direct Arena”
  • French: “First Direct Arena”
  • French: “First Direct Bank Arena”
  • German: “First Direct Arena”
  • German: “First Direct Bank Arena”
  • Italian: “First Direct Arena”
  • Japanese: “エコー・アリーナ・リヴァプール”
  • Japanese: “ファースト・ダイレクト・アリーナ”
  • Polish: “First Direct Arena”
  • Polish: “Leeds Arena”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Leeds Arena”. Photo: jcw1967, CC BY 2.0.