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Magic Arena, originally known as the Noble City Holy Cathedral, is an indoor arena in Noble City, Sylvania. Originally built in 1893, it closed in 1909. It's interior was then gutted in 1963 and was converted into a hockey arena in 1971.

History
The Magic Arena was built as the Noble City Holy Cathedral in 1893. The church's operations lasted from 1894 to 1909. After the church closed due to lack of funding, it sat derelict and decrepit for many years.

In 1963, Circus Maximus ringmaster Henry Istvan purchased the building from the Lovian government for $1.00, then had the interior completely gutted, save for some furnishings. He then laid a concrete floor from front to back. From 1964-1970, it underwent a transformation inside into a hockey rink, and opened in 1971 as the Magic Arena with an exhibition game between the NHL's Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks.

In the 1980's, Circus Maximus often held performances in the venue's back parking lot, with special figureskating shows inside the building. Concerts where often held as well in the arena itself.

In 2013, the 1980's-era jumbotron was replaced with a new $500,000 video jumbotron built by Daktronics.

In 2016, Monster Jam held it's second Noble City show in the arena for the first time since 2002. Dennis Anderson and Grave Digger dominated the weekend, and Tom Meents and Max-D were declared honorable Lovian citizens after the truck completed Lovia's first monster truck backflip.