 The exterior of Poliedro de Caracas. | |
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| Location | Caracas, Venezuela |
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| Coordinates | 10°26′01″N 66°56′18″W / 10.4337°N 66.9384°W |
| Owner | Polyhedron Foundation of Caracas (Venezuelan State) |
| Capacity | Concerts: 20,000 Sports: 13,500 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | March 26, 1974 |
| Renovated | 2013 |
| Architect | Jimmy Alcock |
| Tenants | |
| 2013 FIBA AmeriCup | |
The Poliedro de Caracas ("Caracas Polyhedron Arena") is an indoor sports arena, located on the grounds adjacent to Hipodromo La Rinconada, in Caracas, Venezuela. It was designed by architect Thomas C. Howard of Synergetics, Inc., in Raleigh, NC, in 1971. However, the geodesic dome was not concluded, until 1974, when US firm Charter Industries, along with Synergetics, Inc. designed and manufactured the geodesic dome in Raleigh, NC.
It is housed beneath a geodesic dome, with a capacity of 20,000 people for concerts and 13,500 people for sporting events. The arena is used for concerts, sporting events such as basketball, volleyball, boxing, ice skating shows, and for circuses, and trade expositions, like auto shows, and expomuebles (furniture). Lately, it has also been used for government-sponsored political events.
American Pop-star Michael Jackson was to perform a concert on 12 November 1993 but was cancelled due to his health problems.
Rent rates for Poliedro de Caracas on concerts and some sporting events ranges from $400-$1000 per day