Barclays Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Brooklyn, New York. The arena opened in 2012 featuring a maximum capacity of 17,732 which is capable of hosting a number of sporting and entertainment events.

The arena was built primarily as the new home of the Brooklyn Nets NBA team who relocated from New Jersey in 2012. The opening of the arena was significant as it marked the return of professional sports to Brooklyn for the first time since the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1957.

Barclays Center features a modern design with a preweathered steel latticework design covering the majority of the building’s exterior. The brown colour of the preweathered steel was intended to reflect the famous brownstones found around the Brooklyn. The building’s signature feature is the oculus, an opening in the arena’s canopy that features a 360-degree LED screen.

The interior of the arena is equally modern, featuring polished concrete floors and exposed metal work intended to reflect the building’s exterior design. The design of interior concourse areas do feel rather cold and uninviting with sports fans bringing the only life and colour to the building on game days. The best feature of the interior is the steep seating bowl which was achieved by having the arena floor built below street level.

The arena currently serves as the home of the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA and New York Liberty in the WNBA. The arena served as the temporary home of the New York Islanders in the NHL as the team explored options for a new arena. The arena is also a popular concert venue and a regular stop for most concert tours of the United States.

The arena is easily accessible via the New York City Subway. The Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center subway station is located directly adjacent to the arena’s main entrance and is serviced by the 2, ​3, ​4, ​5​, B, ​D, N, ​Q​, R and ​W​ trains. The station exit features the same preweathered steel design that covers the exterior of the arena.