Palacio de los Deportes de Oviedo

Palacio de los Deportes de Oviedo
The turtle
Full name Palacio de los Deportes de Oviedo
Location Oviedo, Spain
Coordinates 43°22′2.87″N 5°49′53″W / 43.3674639°N 5.83139°W / 43.3674639; -5.83139Coordinates: 43°22′2.87″N 5°49′53″W / 43.3674639°N 5.83139°W / 43.3674639; -5.83139
Owner Oviedo City Hall
Capacity 3,713
Surface Parquet Floor
Opened 1975, September

The Palacio de los Deportes de Oviedo is a multi-purpose sports arena in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. It has 3,713 seats and a maximum capacity of 6,000 and it is owned by the Oviedo City Hall.

History

The construction started in 1961 and was inaugurated in 1975. Its dome was the first one made entirely of ceramics without building any pillar. As it is green, and has the form of a turtle shell,[1] it is commonly nicknamed as this animal. The indoor track has four lanes around the center and eight in the middle.

It was the main arena of the local rink hockey club CP Cibeles and the nowadays dissolved basketball teams CB Oviedo and CB Vetusta.

Events held at Palacio de Deportes

Palacio de los Deportes de Oviedo.

Since its inauguration, the Palacio de Deportes held several important championships.[2]

References

  1. "Palacio de los Deportes" (in Spanish). El Tesoro de Oviedo. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. Deportes con Historia (in Spanish)


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