Solar Ice Rink

Solar Ice Rink

The Solar Ice Rink is an ice rink located in Nairobi, Kenya. The rink is located in the Panari Sky Centre, a large retail, leisure and hotel accommodation complex.

Opened in 2005, the Solar Ice Rink is the largest rink in Africa [ [http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=260015&area=/insight/insight__africa/ Kenyan skaters flock to East Africa's first ice rink : Mail & Guardian Online ] ] , and the first rink in East and Central. The rink cost US$700,000 to build. [ [http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=31755 Kenyan skaters chillin' on East Africa's first ice rink - Turkish Daily News Dec 27, 2005 ] ]

The rink covers an area of 15,000 square feet (1,393 square metres), and can accommodate 200 skaters. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4543576.stm BBC NEWS | World | Africa | East Africa's ice skating first ] ]

References

External links

*http://www.panarihotel.com/solar.htm
*http://www.icerink.co.za/


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