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General Information

Name in local language: Palais des Sports
Beginning of works: 1960
Completion: 5 October 1962
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: roof:
Shell
Function / usage: Stadium / Arena
Material: Reinforced concrete structure

Awards and Distinctions

Location

Location: , , ,
Address: 350 Avenue Jean Jaurès
Coordinates: 45° 43' 26.61" N    4° 49' 41.72" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

seats 6 500

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Palais des Sports de Gerland is an indoor sporting arena located in Lyon, France. The seating capacity of the arena is 5,910 people.

History

It was the venue of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon tournament. The arena was the regular home venue of ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne for European Champions cup games in the late 1970s and early 1980s, for which it had a maximum capacity for 10,000 spectators.

The arena also hosted the 1968 European Champions cup final in basketball, in which Real Madrid defeated Spartak Brno 98-95 in front of 8,000 spectators. The venue also saw France defeat the United States in the 1991 Davis Cup final. The arena hosted the last Saporta Cup final in 2002, in which Montepaschi Siena won the trophy. In 2006 hosted the 2006 European Figure Skating Championships.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Palais des Sports de Gerland" and modified on 23 February 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • Structure-ID
    20012787
  • Published on:
    05/08/2004
  • Last updated on:
    23/02/2021
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