Palau Sant Jordi
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| The Palau Sant Jordi and the Torre Telefónica | |
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| place | Passeig Olímpic, s / n 08004 Barcelona , Catalonia , Spain
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 21 '48 " N , 2 ° 9' 9" E |
| owner | City of Barcelona |
| opening | September 21, 1990 |
| surface | parquet |
| architect | Arata Isozaki (1990) Nüssli Group (2009) |
| capacity | 12,000 places (athletics) 16,500 places (handball) 17,000 places (basketball) 24,000 places (concerts) |
| playing area | 17,640 m 2 |
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The Palau Sant Jordi ( German "St. George's Palace" ) is a multifunctional arena in the Spanish city of Barcelona , Catalonia .
history
The hall was designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and opened in 1990. It is located on the grounds of the 1992 Summer Olympics , right next to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys . During the games, the gymnastics competitions as well as the finals in volleyball and handball were held in Palau Sant Jordi .
Other major sporting events were the final of the Tennis Davis Cup 2000 , the final round of the Basketball Euroleague 2002/03 and the 2003 World Swimming Championships . As part of the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 which found big air contest held here as well.
In addition to sporting events, for which the arena has a capacity of 17,000 spectators, the hall also serves as a venue for concerts with up to 20,000 spectators. Eric Clapton performed in the arena during his From the Cradle World Tour in 1994 . Depeche Mode also recorded their live DVD Tour of the Universe: Barcelona in the arena on their "Tour of the Universe" in 2009 .
On January 25, 2013, the final of the 2013 Men's Handball World Championship took place in Palau Sant Jordi , and the 2013 World Swimming Championships from August 31 to 4 .
gallery
The Palau Sant Jordi on Montjuïc
Side view
The Palau Sant Jordi is in close proximity to the Barcelona Olympic Stadium
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Web links
- bsmsa.cat: Palau Sant Jordi on the homepage of the Barcelona de Serveis Municipals (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the Palau Sant Jordi (English)
- ↑ Unknown author: European champions versus hosts. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH, January 25, 2013, accessed on February 10, 2013 .
- ↑ Jens Schwenke: Schedule Swimming World Championships 2013 Barcelona - Prelims / Finals - UPDATE. Sebastian Schwenke, March 4, 2013, accessed on August 4, 2013 .
Competition venues for the 1992 Summer Olympics
