Address | 12 boulevard Fernand Bonnefoy |
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Location | Marseille, France |
Capacity | 5600 (ice hockey) |
Field size | 60 × 30 metre |
Surface | 21,487 m2[1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 26 April 2007[1] |
Opened | 11 December 2009[2] |
Construction cost | € 48 million[2] |
Architect | Chabanne et partenaires[1] |
Main contractors | Gagne Construction Métallique Chagnaud Construction SPIE Batignolles/Valérian[3] |
Tenants | |
Gabians de Marseille (2009–2012) Spartiates de Marseille (2012–present) |
The Palais omnisports Marseille Grand-Est (French for 'Marseille Great Eastern Multisport Palace'), abbreviated as POMGE, is a multi-purpose arena primarily used as an ice rink, located in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. It is the home venue for ice hockey team Spartiates de Marseille.[4] The complex also houses a skate park which, at the time of its opening, was billed as the largest such indoor installation in Europe.[5]
It was inaugurated in 2009, and is popularly known as Patinoire de la Capelette after the Marseille quarter it sits in, la Capelette.[2]