Empire City Mall

The Empire City is a shopping mall situated at the Empire City development in Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia.

Mall

Mammoth Empire is the developer of the Empire City. At its basement two there are 2,000 car parking bays.[1]

Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium

The mall building hosts an ice skating rink[1] dubbed as the Empire City Ice Arena[2] or the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium. The 1,800 sq m, 600-seater (5,000 standing capacity) facility is Olympic-regulated and has full equipment to host major international tournaments.[3]

Ice Business, a Germany-based firm was responsible for the construction of the venue's ice skating rink located on the first sub level of the building it occupies.[4] The ice rink is the first in Malaysia to have a cement flooring[5] and has a capacity to accommodate 500 people.[1]

The ice skating rink was planned to be ready by February 1, 2017.[1][6] This target was moved to mid-May 2017[1] and later June 19, 2017,[5] but was finally opened on August 18, 2017.[7] The cost of the construction is believed to be in the region of RM30 million.[5]

The rink was used to host the ice hockey and figure skating events of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, and then subsequently the International Ice Hockey Federation’s Challenge Cup of Asia 2018.[3] It is then opened for public in May 2018.[3]

References
  1. Cheng, Thean Lee (27 April 2017). "Olympic-size ice-skating rink ready by mid-May for SEA Games". The Star. Star Media Group Berhad. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. "Ice Skating". SEA Games Kuala Lumpur 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. "Olympic-sized ice skating rink in Selangor open to public | Star2.com". Star2.com. 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. "Empire City Project – Malaysia". Ice Business. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. Wai, Tan Ming (12 June 2017). "Empire City ice rink will be up and running by June 19". The Star. Star Media Group Berhad. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. Cheng, Thean Lee (7 January 2017). "All eyes on Empire City". The Star. Star Media Group Berhad. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. "Empire City gets green light to open Olympic-size skating rink - Business News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-01.

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