2000: AC/DC ( Stiff Upper Lip World Tour).Concerts: 15,500 (with standing public ramp).Athletics: 10,000 (with 200m track and six lanes).
It has a variable capacity depending on the configuration to be adopted: It was inaugurated 16 February 2005 by Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón and the president of the Community of Madrid Esperanza Aguirre. He took advantage of the former building of the structure, particularly the facade of the Plaza de Salvador Dalí and Avenida de Felipe II and the back of the Calle Fuente del Berro. Its construction was started 20 February 2002 with a budget of 124 million euros. It was designed by architects Enrique Hermoso and Paloma Huidobro. Rebuilt venue (2005–present) Seating configuration for basketballĪfter the fire, the Comunidad de Madrid decided to build a new building in the same place. On 28 June 2001, the Sports Centre suffered a fire and was in ruins. Hosted the Real Madrid from 1986 until 1998 and Estudiantes form 1987 until the fire. In 1985, ownership of the Palace was transferred to the regional administration of the Community of Madrid, who undertook a comprehensive reform of the building.ĭuring the 41-year life of this first Palacio de los Deportes gathered inside a number of sports competitions: basketball, athletics, boxing, handball, martial arts, cycling and gymnastics as well as equestrian, skating, hockey and up trial. In 1969, it was expanded with basketball courts, cycling, hockey and athletics. Thus, for example, to test the capacity cycling was 10,609 and 16,137 boxing bouts. The original capacity was 10,000 to 16,000 depending on the configuration of grades and activities that develop inside. The project of the Sports Palace was a circular building 115 m in diameter, built of reinforced concrete and metal sheath. In 1956, the National Sports Delegation, Opted for the project by architects José Soteras and Lorenzo García Barbon, authors Palacio de los Deportes de Barcelona opened a year ago to host the Mediterranean Games held in the city.įirst venue (1960–2001) The building in 1961 In 1953 a competition was held for the completion of the palace. Finally, 1952, Mayor José María Gutiérrez del Castillo promoted the construction of an indoor arena such as already exist in other European capitals. The site remained empty for years given the state of penury in which the country found itself after the Civil War and the postwar years. La Plaza de Goya street history of the Palace of Sports was demolished a few days later. A week later, on 21 October, was formally inaugurated the Plaza de Las Ventas. For three years the new bullring was virtually unused and bullfights were still held at Goya. Two years later, on 4 September 1874 the mayor inaugurated the bullring, built in a neomudéjar style and designed by architects Álvarez Lorenzo Capra and Emilio Rodríguez Ayuso.ĭue to increasing population of the city and the great love of bullfighting existing in Madrid, the bullring was deemed small and 1931 a new bullring was inaugurated, the Monumental de las Ventas next to the Abroñigal stream. In 1872 the then mayor of Madrid, the Count of Toreno, laid the foundation stone of a new bullring, since the old, located next to the Puerta de Alcalá, was demolished for the construction of new neighborhood. Until the late 19th century, the area where the Sports Centre was an area of orchards on the perimeter of the city, in Goya street below, the edge of the extension that had been done at the behest of Marques de Salamanca. History Origins (1874–1960) The Goya bullring (1874), by Laurent The arena was the finals venue for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Euroleague Final Four 2015. It also hosted the final stage of the Copa del Rey of basketball in 2006, 2009, 2011, 20. The arena hosted two major international basketball events in the first decade of the 21st century - the knockout stage of EuroBasket 2007 and the EuroLeague's Final Four 2008. Architects Enrique Hermoso and Paloma Huidobro projected a High-Tech style new arena that was built at the same location between 20. The former building, which was built in 1960, was destroyed by a fire in 2001. Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid (English: Sports Palace of the Regional Community of Madrid), officially WiZink Center since November 2016 for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor sporting arena located in Madrid, Spain.
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