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| stadium_name = Almaty Ice Palace
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| owner = [[Almaty|City of Almaty]]
| operator = City of Almaty
| broke_ground = 20 June 2014
| location =  [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
| built = 2014–present
| opened = August 2016 (planned)<ref name="Kazinform" />
| architect = 
| construction_cost = $170 million<ref name="Arenas cost">{{cite web|url=http://vesti.kz/universiada/189808/|script-title=ru:Строительство двух ледовых дворцов к Универсиаде-2017 в Алматы обойдется в 256 миллионов долларов|trans_title=Construction of two ice palaces for the Universiade-2017 in Almaty will cost $ 256 million|publisher=Vesti.kz |date=3 June 2014 |accessdate=1 September 2010|language=ru}}</ref>
| general_contractor = Bazis A<ref name="Structure and facilities" />
| tenants = [[2017 Winter Universiade]]
| seating_capacity = [[Ice hockey]]: 12,000
| website =
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'''Almaty Ice Palace''' is a multi-purpose indoor arena currently under construction, located in [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]. Planned to open in August 2016, arena will seat 12,000 spectators for [[ice hockey]].<ref name="Kazinform">{{cite web|publisher=Kazinform|title=Huge ice palace to be built in Almaty city - mayor|url=http://www.inform.kz/kaz/article/2642704|date=27 March 2014|accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref> Apart from hosting ice hockey matches, the arena will venue for boxing, figure skating, basketball, concerts, and other events. It is one of the venues to host the [[2017 Winter Universiade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnews.kz/en/news/post/119915/|title=Almaty to construct Ice Palace for 2017 Winter Universiade|publisher=BNews.kz |date=16 January 2013 |accessdate=1 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9017&cHash=12af96fc1782b100e4b28b55ff1ba48a |title=Three candidates for 2022 |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] |date=23 March 2014|accessdate=1 September 2010}}</ref> The arena will be located in the north of punched Ryskulov Avenue, to the west from Momyshuly street in the Alatau District.<ref name="Structure and facilities" />

==History==
Almaty's successful bid to host the [[2017 Winter Universiade]], coupled with its bid to host the [[2022 Winter Olympics]], drove the need to build an ice hockey arena meeting the standards of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). On 27 March 2014, the city's mayor Akhmetzhan Yessimov announced the building of the new arena for 12,000 spectators and a minor arena for 3,000.<ref>{{cite web|author=Julia Rutz|publisher=The Astana Times|title=Almaty Prepares for 28th Winter Universiade|url=http://www.astanatimes.com/2014/03/almaty-prepares-28th-winter-universiade/|date=31 March 2014|accessdate=3 September 2014}}</ref> The arenas were projected to cost $170 million and $89 million respectively.<ref name="Arenas cost" />

==Structure and facilities==
The Ice palace will be the second largest in the CIS with the area of 9.96 ha (1,072,000 sq ft), similar with the [[Minsk-Arena]] and smaller than the [[Bolshoy Ice Dome]].<ref name="Structure and facilities">{{cite web|publisher=Bazis A|title=Construction of the main sports structure of Universiade 2017 was started|url=http://en.bazis.kz/news/nachato_stroitelstvo_glavnogo_sp|date=11 July 2014|accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref> The complex will consist of three units: the ice arena with 12,000 seats, a training rink with a recreation complex, and a swimming pool.<ref name="Structure and facilities" /> The layout of the ice arena will allow it to function as a universal platform for figure skating, ice hockey, boxing, basketball, volleyball, as well as a concert hall with 5,000 seats, in the case of laying thermal insulation covering the entire area of the ice field with about 1,800 m2 (19,000 sq ft).<ref name="Structure and facilities" /> Special attention is given to the technology of ice freezing. 120 cubic meters of water is needed for each rink pouring. The water is pre-treated from various mechanical impurities, iron, chlorine and the salts, and then falls into the softener system and maintain the desired storage temperature.<ref name="Structure and facilities" /> Ice surface is aligned with special ice machines to achieve the desired thickness - 5&nbsp;cm after a complete freezing.<ref name="Structure and facilities" />

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