Palau Sant Jordi
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| Location | Passeig Olímpic, s/n, 08004 Barcelona, Spain |
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| Capacity | Sporting events: 12,000 (athletics) 16,500 (handball) 16,670 (basketball) 24,000 (concert) but for safety 18,000 |
| Surface | Parquet |
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| Built | 1990 |
| Opened | 21 September 1990 |
| Renovated | 2014 |
| Expanded | 2009 expanded temporary (architect: Nussli Group) |
| Architect | Arata Isozaki and Mamoru Kawaguchi |
| Tenants | |
| FC Barcelona (1990–1992) | |
Palau Sant Jordi (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈɫaw ˈsaɲ ˈʒɔrði], English: St. George's Palace) is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Olympic Ring complex located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, it was opened in 1990. The maximum seating capacity of the arena is 16,670 for basketball, and 24,000 for musical events. It is the eleventh largest indoor arena in the world, the third largest indoor arena in Europe and the largest in Spain.
The Palau Sant Jordi was one of the main venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics hosting the artistic gymnastics, handball final, and volleyball final events. Today, it is used for all kinds of indoor sport events as well as for concerts and other cultural activities, due to its great flexibility.
The arena was the venue of the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics.
It was the venue of three EuroLeague Final Fours in 1998, 2003, and 2011. It also hosted the EuroBasket 1997, from the quarterfinals on, and the 2012 Spanish Basketball Cup.
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