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| Location | Villa Española, Montevideo, Uruguay |
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| Coordinates | 34°51′46″S 56°09′13″W / 34.862844°S 56.153611°W |
| Owner | Intendencia de Montevideo |
| Operator | ASM Global |
| Capacity | Concerts: 15,000 Basketball: 10,000 |
| Field size | 40,000 square meters |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 2014 |
| Opened | November 12, 2018 |
| Construction cost | USD$118,000,000 |
| Architect | Pablo Bacchetta Jose Flores Rodrigo Carámbula |
| Structural engineer | Magnone Pollio |
| Tenants | |
| Uruguayan basketball team (2018–present) | |
The Antel Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena that is located in the neighborhood of Villa Española, Montevideo, Uruguay. The arena has a capacity of 15,000 people for concerts, and 10,000 people for basketball games.[1][2]
The arena was built by the state telecommunications company ANTEL after they reached an agreement with the city of Montevideo, which granted them the rights to the arena for 30 years.[3][4] The venue is operated by American company ASM Global.
- ^ ANTEL ARENA.
- ^ AEG ANNOUNCES ANTEL ARENA, FIRST VENUE IN URUGUAY.
- ^ "ANTEL ARENA Publicado: 24 de junio, 2013 CONCURSO DE IDEAS ARQUITECTÓNICAS Y URBANÍSTICAS" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ "Comienza limpieza de predio para la construcción del Antel Arena tras firma de convenio". Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-11-30. (in Spanish)