|
Year Opened |
1996 |
| Capacity |
17,500 |
|
Architect |
HOK
Sport+Venue+Event / A/E Hart Freeland
Roberts |
| Web Site |
www.gaylordentertainmentcenter.com |
| Phone |
615/770-2000 |
|
Anchor Tenants |
Nashville
Predators (NHL) / Nashville Kats (AFL) |
| Parking |
Public parking
is located North of Broadway in public lots. |
|
Directions |
501 Broadway,
Nashville, TN 37203. From East Tennessee on
I-40: Follow I-40, take the Memphis fork,
exit on Broadway (209A). Turn right on
Broadway and Gaylord Entertainment Center
will be on your right, between 6th and 5th
Avenues. From the North on I-65: Follow I-65
South to I-40 West. When I-40 splits, take
I-40 East to the right. Take the Broadway
exit (209B). Turn left on Broadway and
Gaylord Entertainment Center will be on your
right, between 6th and 5th Avenues. From the
South on I-65: Stay North on I-65 to I-40
West towards Memphis, exit on Broadway
(209A). Turn right and Gaylord Entertainment
Center will be on your right between 6th and
5th Avenues. From the East on I-24: Follow
I-40 West towards Memphis. Exit on Broadway
(209A). Turn right and Gaylord Entertainment
Center will be on your right between 6th and
5th Avenues. From the Northwest on I-24:
Follow I-24 East to I-65 South to I-40 West.
When I-40 splits, take I-40 East to the
right. Take the Broadway exit (209B). Turn
left on Broadway and Gaylord Entertainment
Center will be on your right, between 6th
and 5th Avenues. |
History
Located in downtown Nashville, bars and
restaurants surround the Sommet Center, and the arena is easy walking distance
to many hotels as well. It is hard to miss with
the 200-foot tower adjoining the arena, plus the
glass wall revealing the pathways throughout the
Sommet Center.
Completed in 1996, the formerly known Nashville
Arena is considered a modern landmark in
downtown and blends in very nicely with the
Nashville skyline. Predominately a home to the
Nashville Predators, the Sommet Entertainment
Center also has housed many concerts, U.S.
Gymnastics championships, United States Figure
Skating championships, early rounds of the NCAA
Basketball Tournament, and other exciting
events.
I don't know if you can put Southern hospitality
and playoff hockey in the same sentence, but the
Sommet Entertainment Center does an excellent
job of providing both.
