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| Full name | Alexandreion Melathron Nick Galis Hall |
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| Former names | Alexandreion Melathron |
| Location | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Coordinates | 40°37′36.83″N 22°57′25.99″E / 40.6268972°N 22.9572194°E |
| Public transit | Panepistimio (2020) |
| Owner | Greek Ministry of Culture, General Secretariat of Sports |
| Capacity | Basketball: 5,138 (permanent seating)[1] 6,000 (with temporary seating)[2][3] |
| Surface | Parquet |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 29 June 1966 |
| Renovated | 2004, 2015 |
| Architect | Petros Gianettos, M. Guyon and T. Jeanblock |
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Alexandreion Melathron, Nick Galis Hall (since 2013) (Greek: Αλεξάνδρειον Μέλαθρον, Σάλα Νίκος Γκάλης, από το 2013) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is also often referred to as Palais des Sports (Greek: Παλαί ντε Σπορ).
The arena is mainly used to host basketball and volleyball games. The arena's main hall, called Nick Galis Hall, has a permanent seating capacity of 5,138,[4] and a capacity of 6,000 with temporary seating,[5][6] for basketball games. The arena also contains a practice court, club offices, shops, and a museum dedicated to the Aris basketball club. The arena hosts the home games of Aris Thessaloniki B.C., a member of the Greek League.
- ^ "Capacity 5.138 seats". Archived from the original on 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ^ «Διαμαντίδης ΟΕ ΟΕ ΟΕ» από 6.000 κόσμο στο Nick Galis Hall! (vid) (in Greek).
- ^ Antetokounbros: Next stop, Athens!
- ^ "Capacity 5.138 seats". Archived from the original on 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ^ «Διαμαντίδης ΟΕ ΟΕ ΟΕ» από 6.000 κόσμο στο Nick Galis Hall! (vid) (in Greek).
- ^ Antetokounbros: Next stop, Athens!