Alau Ice Palace

Alau Ice Palace
Location47, Kabanbay Batyr ave.
Astana, Kazakhstan
Coordinates51°6′17″N 71°24′18″E / 51.10472°N 71.40500°E / 51.10472; 71.40500
Capacity8,000
SurfaceIce
Construction
Built2007–2011
OpenedDecember 2011
ArchitectVL Architects
General contractorSembol Construction
Tenants
2011 Asian Winter Games
2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
2015 World Judo Championships
Website
www.alau.info

The Alau Ice Palace (Kazakh: Алау Мұзайдыны сарайы; Alau Mūzaidyny Saraiy) is an 8,000-seat speed skating oval in Astana, Kazakhstan. It was ranked first among the world’s speed skating stadiums according to the Dutch AD Sportwereld publication’s ranking. As well as speed skating, it is also used for other sports and was opened in December 2011.