Campo Argentino de Polo | |
Cathedral of Polo | |
Address | Avenida del Libertador and Avenida Dorrego |
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Location | Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Public transit | Mitre Line at 3 de Febrero railway station at Ministro Carranza or Palermo (within walking distance) |
Owner | Argentine Army[1] |
Operator | Argentine Polo Association [2] |
Type | Stadium |
Genre(s) | Sport events Music concerts |
Capacity | 30,000 [3] |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | October 27, 1928 |
The Campo Argentino del Polo (Argentine Polo Ground), popularly known as The Cathedral of Polo, is a multi-purpose stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is currently used mostly for polo, pato and field hockey matches.[4]
The stadium, opened in 1928, holds up to 30,000 people and is located in the Palermo neighbourhood, on Del Libertador Avenue, close to Hipódromo Argentino.[5]
This is a unique polo field, situated ten minutes away from downtown Buenos Aires, and is considered the most modern and comfortable for spectators in the sport.[5] The Campo Argentino, is the home to the Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo, the most important polo event in the world, held there since 1928. It is organized by the Asociación Argentina de Polo.
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