The '''Great Western Forum''' is an [[list of indoor arenas|indoor arena]] in [[Inglewood, California]]. It was the home of the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] and [[Los Angeles Kings]] from [[1967]]-[[1999]], until the [[Staples Center]] was opened. The exterior of the oval-shaped building, completed in [[1967]] at a cost of $16 million, was modeled after a Greek temple. The [[arena]] sat 17,505 for [[basketball]] and 16,005 for [[ice hockey]]. It had no luxury suites, but held 2,400 club seats. The Forum hosted such events as tennis matches, rock concerts, ice shows, rodeos, and political events just to name a few.
The arena still stands. After the Lakers and Kings left, negotiations took place about having the Faithful Central Bible Church take over the building.
[[Category:Indoor arenas]]
[[Category:Basketball venues]]
[[Category:Indoor ice hockey venues]]
[[Category:Defunct sports facilities]]
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