Palau Sant Jordi (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.
It was opened in 1990 and designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and the maximum seating capacity of the arena is 17,000 for basketball, and 24,000 for musical events.
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| Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi |
The Palau Sant Jordi was one of the main venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics hosting the artistic gymnastics, handball final, and volleyball final. Nowadays, 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.
The arena was the venue of three Euroleague final four in 1998, 2003 and 2011. It also hosted the EuroBasket 1997 from the quarter-finals and the 2012 Spanish Basketball Cup.
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| Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi |
The final of 2000 Davis Cup was the 89th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Spain defeated Australia at Palau Sant Jordi on 8–10 December, giving Spain their first title. The arena also received the final of 2009 Davis Cup between Spain and Czech Republic with the victory for the Spaniards 5-0.
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| Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi |
The arena was the main venue of the 2003 FINA World Championships. A temporary, regulation swimming pool was installed for the occasion. It played the same role for the 2013 FINA World Championships, since the city of Barcelona hosted the Championships again after 10 years.
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| Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi |
The arena was one of six sites that hosted the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship including the Final. It also will be one of six sites to host the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.
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