PalaLottomatica

Palazzo dello Sport
PalaSport, PalaEUR
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Former namesPalazzo dello Sport
(1960–2003)
LocationPiazzale dello Sport
I-00144 Rome
Coordinates41°49′31.31″N 12°27′59.55″E / 41.8253639°N 12.4665417°E / 41.8253639; 12.4665417
OwnerEnte EUR Spa
OperatorAll Events Spa
CapacityBasketball: 11,200[2]
SurfaceParquet
Construction
Broke ground1956
Built1960
Opened1960
Renovated1999–2003
ArchitectMarcello Piacentini
Structural engineerPier Luigi Nervi
Services engineerIngg. Nervi & Bartoli
Tenants
Virtus Roma
(1983–1999, 2003–2011, 2018–2020)[1]
Website
palazzodellosportroma.it

Palazzo dello Sport or PalaEUR, formerly known as PalaLottomatica, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena in Rome, Italy. It is located in the heart of the well known modern EUR complex. The arena hosted the 1960 Olympic basketball tournaments.[3]

The venue features 8 meetings points, a restaurant for 300 people, and a 2,700 square metre (3,229 sq. yard) outdoor terrace. It has a seating capacity of 11,200 spectators for basketball games. The PalaLottomatica Rome, together with Mediolanum Forum of Milan, is a member of the European Arenas Association (EAA).

  1. ^ "Virtus Roma: accordo raggiunto, si torna al PalaLottomatica" [Virtus Roma: new agreement reached and will play at PalaLottomatica]. sportando.basketball (in Italian). 9 June 2018.
  2. ^ seating capacity of PalaLottomatica
  3. ^ 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2012-10-27 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. pp. 68, 70, 72.