Miami Arena

Former home of the Miami Heat

Miami, FL

Still to visit

Teams

Miami Heat
NBA · basketball
1988–1999
Florida Panthers
NHL · hockey
1993–1998

Stadium facts

Capacity: 15,200; Basketball. Hockey is listed at 14,700.Source for capacity
Opened: July 13, 1988; Closed in July 2008. Demolished from August to October 2008.Source for opened
Cost: $52.5 million; Source for cost

Names and sponsors

Miami Arena
1988–2008
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The Pink Elephant
Nickname
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Timeline

1988
1988
1990
1993
1996
2008
2008

July 13, 1988

Julio Iglesias opens the arena

Miami Arena opened with a Julio Iglesias concert on July 13, 1988, and cost $52.5 million. The Heat, the Hurricanes, and later the Panthers all used it. The page's nickname for the building is The Pink Elephant.

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Brickell / downtown. Central for Kaseya Center; plan car time for hard Rock (Miami Gardens) and loanDepot Park.
South Beach. Best leisure base — budget rideshares to inland arenas/ballparks.

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