Palau Sant Jordi

Palau Sant Jordi
Palau Sant Jordi in June 2013
Map
LocationPasseig Olímpic, 5-7, 08038 Barcelona
Coordinates41°21′48.2″N 2°09′09.2″E / 41.363389°N 2.152556°E / 41.363389; 2.152556
OwnerBarcelona City Council
OperatorBarcelona de Serveis Municipals (B:SM)
Capacity17,960 (Main Hall)
3,000 (Sant Jordi Club)
SurfaceParquet
Construction
Broke ground1986
Built1986–90
Opened21 September 1990
Renovated2014
Expanded2009 (temporary)
(architect: Nussli Group[1])
Construction cost54 million
ArchitectArata Isozaki and Mamoru Kawaguchi
Tenants
FC Barcelona Bàsquet (1990–1992)[2]
Website
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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. ^ [1] architect: Nussli Group
  2. ^ Palau Blaugrana
  3. ^ "Volume 2" (PDF). Summer Olympics official report (Report). pp. 168–76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2010.