Top ice skating rinks around the world

New Delhi: Ice Skating is a famous sport since ancient times. It was introduced as a sport but then enjoyed by people from all walks of life. It can be done for a variety of reasons, including exercise, leisure, traveling, and various sports. With the arrival of winters people from all over the world tie their boots to head towards best ice skating rinks. It is considered as the best winter pass time as it offers a unique experience of leisure and physical activity. Ice skating occurs both on specially prepared indoor and outdoor tracks, as well as on naturally occurring bodies of frozen water, such as lakes and rivers. There are variety of ice skating rinks designed indoors and outdoors for areas where snow is not found. Here are ten amazing ice skating rinks of the world:1. Banff Lake Louise (Canada) This incredibly scenic rink is located on Lake Louise falls in Canada. Every year the locals anxiously await for Lake Louise to freeze solid enough to start the skating season. Depending on the temperatures the rink is usually ready for use in the first week of December. 2. Vienna Ice Dream (Austria) Wiener Eistraum (Viennese Ice Dream) is an annual ice skating event organized by the city of Vienna right in front of the Vienna City Hall in Austria. Every year, from January to March, Vienna city hall is transformed into a winter fairytale with a 6,000m² lit ice-skating areas. Austrian foods and drinks are available at booths scattered around the park that surrounds the rink.3. Red Square Rink (Moscow) Moscow's Red square is Russia's largest ice skating rink. This outdoor skating rink on Red Square has an area of 3 thousand square meters. The rink's capacity is 500 people per session. Red Square Rink is one of the most well-known ice skating rinks in Moscow, especially for tourists who may want to combine an evening at the city's most famous landmark with this favorite winter pastime. 4.Rideau Canal Skateway (Ottawa) A highlight of winter in Ottawa is the Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest skating rink. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rideau Canal is a leisure skating rink but also a thoroughfare for local commuters heading to work, school and shopping. The natural rink stretches 7.8 kilometers and passes Canada's parliament buildings.5. The Rink at Rockefeller Center (New York) Ice skating at Rockefeller Center is considered a classic New York experience. The rink was originally built in 1936 as a temporary promotion set up to draw people's attention to the "Sunken Plaza" -- the shops and restaurants under the building, but later it bcame one of the best ice skatink rinks in the world.6. Shichahai Lake (Beijing) Shichahai skating rink popularly known as Houhai is located in Houhai, Xicheng District. It is an open-air skating rink.Shichahai Lake is actually three connected lakes: Qianhai Lake (front lake), Houhai Lake (back lake) and Xihai Lake (West Lake). Surrounded by historic architecture, the outdoor rink has ice chairs and ice bikes available for rent.7. Eiffel Tower Ice Rink (Paris) The Eiffel Tower ice rink is a good example of an impractical and awesome modification. The first-level rink is located about 60 meters above the Champs de Mars and is included in tower admission price. It opened in 1969, was renovated and reopened in 2004. The rink is closed this year due to refurbishment on the tower's first floor, but next year it'll be open again. 8. Skate at Somerset House (London) Skate at Somerset House is one of London's most glamorous ice rinks. After dark, music turns up the tempo as the rink transforms into an ice dance floor as part of the Club Nights sessions. Top live DJs from Europe and the UK's leading clubs spin the latest soundtracks while you enjoy skate at Somerset House.9. Evergreen Lake (Colorado) This 8.5-acre stretch of ice has 11 pond hockey rinks and a huge public skating area. Snow-covered pine trees pepper the nearby Evergreen Mountain. Evergreen Lake is open for public ice skating during the winter season. They offer both for day and night skating, with different hours depending on the day.10. Bondi Winter Festival Ice Rink (Sydney) Sydney never sees snow, but during its winter months of June and July, Bondi Beach opens an ice rink right beside the surf. As the largest outdoor rink in the southern hemisphere, it attracts around 30,000 visitors a year.