PalaLottomatica
| Palazzo dello Sport, PalaSport, PalaEUR | |
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| Former names | Palazzo dello Sport (1960-2003) |
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| Location | Piazzale dello Sport I-00144 Rome |
| Coordinates | 41°49′31.31″N 12°27′59.55″E / 41.8253639°N 12.4665417°ECoordinates: 41°49′31.31″N 12°27′59.55″E / 41.8253639°N 12.4665417°E |
| Owner | Ente EUR Spa |
| Operator | All Events Spa |
| Capacity | Basketball: 11,200 |
| Surface | Parquet |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1956 |
| Built | 1960 |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Renovated | 2003 |
| Architect | Marcello Piacentini |
| Structural engineer | Pier Luigi Nervi |
| Services engineer | Ingg. Nervi & Bartoli |
| Tenants | |
| Virtus Roma (1983-1999, 2003-2011) | |
PalaLottomatica, formerly known as Palazzo dello Sport or PalaEUR, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena in Rome, Italy. It is located in the heart of the well known modern EUR complex. The arena hosted the 1960 Olympic basketball tournaments.
The stadium features 8 meetings points, a restaurant for 300 people and a 2,700 square metre (3,229 sq. yard) outdoor terrace. It has a seating capacity of 11,200 spectators for basketball games.
Palazzo dello Sport was designed by architect Marcello Piacentini in 1957 and its reinforced concrete dome was engineered by Pier Luigi Nervi and it was constructed in two years from 1958–1960 in time for the 1960 Summer Olympics. The facility was designed and built along with a smaller facility, the Palazzetto dello Sport, its dome also engineered by Nervi.
Formerly known as PalaSport and informally as PalaEUR, by the name of the neighbourhood that hosts it, the 'EUR' precisely, it was renamed "PalaLottomatica" with the name of Lottomatica, the main sponsor that financed the modernization work from 1999 to 2003.
The stadium has been made more functional, especially in terms of acoustics, to also accommodate important musical events. Other changes were made to the original aesthetics of the stadium, particularly the night lighting of exterior glazing that now occurs at "tabellone della tombola", with numbers dramatically illuminated behind the glass.
After the remodeling, it is able to accommodate up to 11,200 seated spectators. The structure is versatile and hosts sporting events (including internal competitions of, for example, Pallacanestro Virtus Roma), concerts, conferences, and theatrical events.
The PalaLottomatica Rome, together with Mediolanum Forum of Milan, is a member of the European Arenas Association (EAA).
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