 Palau Sant Jordi in June 2013 | |
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| Location | Passeig Olímpic, 5-7, 08038 Barcelona |
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| Coordinates | 41°21′48.2″N 2°09′09.2″E / 41.363389°N 2.152556°E |
| Owner | Barcelona City Council |
| Operator | Barcelona de Serveis Municipals (B:SM) |
| Capacity | 17,960 (Main Hall) 3,000 (Sant Jordi Club) |
| Surface | Parquet |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1986 |
| Built | 1986–90 |
| Opened | 21 September 1990 |
| Renovated | 2014 |
| Expanded | 2009 (temporary) (architect: Nussli Group[1]) |
| Construction cost | €54 million |
| Architect | Arata Isozaki and Mamoru Kawaguchi |
| Tenants | |
| FC Barcelona Bàsquet (1990–1992)[2] | |
| Website | |
Official website  | |
Palau Sant Jordi (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈlaw ˈsaɲ ˈʒɔɾði], English: St. George's Palace) is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Olympic Ring complex located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, it was opened in 1990. The maximum seating capacity of the arena is 17,960. Since the inauguration, is the largest indoor arena by capacity in Spain.
The Palau Sant Jordi was one of the main venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics hosting the artistic gymnastics, handball, and volleyball events.[3] Today, it is used for a variety of indoor sport events as well as for concerts and other cultural activities, due to its great flexibility.
- ^ [1] architect: Nussli Group
- ^ Palau Blaugrana
- ^ "Volume 2" (PDF). Summer Olympics official report (Report). pp. 168–76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2010.