with a roof made up of alternating arches and cables, many unique industrial roofs in Poland, two basketball arenas in Venezuela with hanging roofs, the structure of the National Museum of Art in Caracas, the Venezuelan Pavilion at the Seville's Expo in 1992, and several bridges and roofs in South Korea. Hosted events Electronic Sports League tournaments, including the Intel Extreme Masters World Championships beginning in 2014: EMS One Katowice 2014, ESL One Katowice 2015, IEM Season IX - Katowice, IEM Season X - Katowice, IEM Katowice 2017, IEM Katowice 2018, IEM Katowice 2019, IEM Katowice 2022 Blaze Bayley (of Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane) recorded his Alive in Poland DVD at Spodek in 2007 Deep Purple recorded their Live Encounters DVD at Spodek in 1996 Pearl Jam recorded their 6/16/00 - Katowice, Poland album at Spodek Smashing Pumpkins cover photo (inside) for the album Adore was taken in Katowice after a concert in Spodek The band Hey recorded their 1994 Hey Live! album at Spodek. The arena held the final rounds of the EuroBasket 2009. FIVB Volleyball World League Final Round 2001 & 2007 EuroBasket Women 2011 Intel Extreme Masters World Championship 2014 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Intel Extreme Masters World Championship 2015 2016 European Men's Handball Championship Intel Extreme Masters World Championship 2016 2016 IIHF World Championship Division IA Intel Extreme Masters World Championship 2017 The WTA Tour BNP Paribas Katowice Open, a professional women's tennis tournament, was held at Spodek between 2013–2016 Intel Extreme Masters World Championship 2018 Intel Extreme Masters World Championship 2019 CS:GO Major 2019 BWF World Senior Championships Intel Extreme Masters World Championship 2020 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship 2023 World Men's Handball Championship Gallery See also List of indoor arenas in Poland Supersam Warsaw Sport in Poland References External links (in Polish) Aerial view of the complex and depictions and descriptions of its interior (in Polish) Pictures of Spodek construction Aerial views Sports venues completed in 1971 Buildings and structures in Katowice Handball venues in Poland Indoor arenas in Poland Indoor ice hockey venues in Poland Sports venues in Silesian Voivodeship Indoor track and field venues Tennis venues in Poland Basketball venues in Poland 1971 establishments in Poland Volleyball venues in Poland Tourist attractions in Katowice Boxing venues in Poland Mixed martial arts venues in Poland UFO culture