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Palau Sant Jordi

Indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose venue in Barcelona, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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The Palau Sant Jordi was one of the main venues of the 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.

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Sporting events

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The arena during Festa dels Súpers

The arena was the venue of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics.

It was the venue of three EuroLeague Final Fours. It also hosted the EuroBasket, from the quarterfinals on, and the Copa del Rey.[4]

The final of Davis Cup was the 89th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Spain defeated Australia at Palau Sant Jordi on 8–10 December, giving Spain their first title. The arena also hosted the finals of Davis Cup between Spain and Czech Republic with the victory for the Spaniards 5–0.

Palau Sant Jordi was the main venue of the FINA World Championships. A temporary, regulation swimming pool was installed for the occasion.[5] It played the same role for the FINA World Championships, since the city of Barcelona hosted the Championships again after 10 years.[6]

It was one of six sites that hosted the World Men's Handball Championship including the final. It was also one of six sites to host the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.

On 5 October, the arena hosted an NBA preseason game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and local team FC Barcelona Regal.

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Sant Jordi Club

The 3,000-seat Sant Jordi Club opened in and is located behind the main building.

Concerts

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Notes

  1. Recorded for a live album/DVD or TV
  2. Concert recorded, partially broadcast and later entirely released on DVD with the title Live in Barcelona
  3. The concert was held at the Sant Jordi Club.
  4. The Dani Martín concert on 13 November 2021, became the first full-capacity concert at the Palau Sant Jordi since 29 February 2020 after COVID-19 social distancing restrictions started to lift.
  5. 4 as part of Operación Triunfo.
  6. 7 as part of El Canto del Loco.
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