PalaArgento, full name Palazzetto dello Sport Mario Argento, was an
indoor sporting arena in
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
,
Italy
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. Built in 1963, the capacity of the arena was 8,000 spectators. It was the home arena of the
Partenope Napoli Partenope Napoli Basket is an Italian amateur basketball team from Naples, Campania.
History
Partenope Napoli Basket first took part in the Italian basketball league system, top-tier level Italian first division, the Lega Basket Serie A, LBA, from ...
basketball
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team of the
Lega Basket Serie A.
During its lifespan, the arena hosted concerts from numerous bands including
Genesis
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Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
in 1974 and
A-ha
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in 1988. The arena closed in 1998, initially for repairs which were cancelled due to cost overruns. Instead, the arena was replaced by
PalaBarbuto
PalaBarbuto, also known by its sponsorship name of PalaEldo, is an indoor sporting arena located in Naples, Italy. The facility is located in ''Viale Giochi del Mediterraneo'', in close proximity to the Olympic swimming pool Piscina Felice Scando ...
in 2003 and PalaArgento was demolished in 2005.
External links
Arena information
Indoor arenas in Italy
{{Sports facilities in Naples