Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
N 41° 21.858 E 002° 09.156
31T E 429125 N 4579545
A multi-use hall that has hosted many concerts.
Waymark Code: WMX6Z
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 11/02/2006
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The Palau Sant Jordi is considered the most important element of the Olympic Ring. It is a covered sports pavilion, designed basically for the competitions of athletic and rhythmic gymnastics and the finals of handball and volleyball of the 1992 Olympic Games. It can stage a wide variety of sports events and other spectacles. An athletics track of 200 m inner perimeter and a skating rink can be installed, as can a stage for concerts or ballet performances. A giant high-fidelity video screen reproduces the images of the performances of the athletes or artists.
The terraces have a capacity for 17,000 spectators, and the ventilation system is designed to be supported by an air-conditioning installation if necessary. Alongside the main hall there is a flat- roofed multi-purpose pavilion with a capacity for housing four basketball courts. The author of the project is the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki.
Its construction began in August 1985 and it was inaugurated during the festivity of La Mercè in September 1990. The roof, computer- designed by the Japanese engineer Mamoru Kawaguchi, is an extraordinary work of engineering. It is formed by a large concave metallic grid which supports the glazed ceramic tiles and the zinc sheets which ensure impermeability.
It hosted several concerts from artists like U2, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Brittney Spears, among others - See the list: (
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