The Colonial Life Arena is a multi-purpose stadium, located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. The construction work was commenced on 25th April 2001 and an estimated amount of $65 million was spent on it. The chief architecture firm involved in deswigning the structure of the stadium are Rosser International Inc. and JHS Architects. After a year, it was finally opened to the public on 21st November 2002 with a name "Carolina Center".