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Palace of Culture and Sports ( bg, Дворец на културата и спорта) is an indoor complex for culture and sport located in 
Varna, Bulgaria
Varna ( bg, Варна, ) is the third-largest List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in the Northern Bulgaria region. Situated strategically in the ...
. The complex has three sports halls - "Kongresna Hall", "Mladost Hall" and "Hall 20". The Palace of Culture and Sports was completed in 1968.
A complete copy of the "Palace of Culture and Sports" exists in Africa - this is the "National Arts Theatre
The National Theatre, Nigeria is the primary centre for the performing arts in Nigeria. The monument is located in Iganmu, Surulere, Lagos. Its construction was completed in 1976 in preparation for the Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) in ...
", Iganmu, in Lagos, Nigeria
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. The building was designed by the same architect - Stefan Kolchev.
Kongresna Hall
Kongresna Hall is currently home of theBulgaria national volleyball team
The Bulgaria men's national volleyball team is controlled by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.
History
The team's achievements include winning the Balkan Ch ...
and basketball team Cherno More Port. The arena holds 6,000 people. The venue was completely renovated in 2015.
Sport events
* 1984:Weightlifting at the Friendship Games
Weightlifting at the Friendship Games was contested at the Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna, Bulgaria between 12 and 16 September 1984. 80 athletes competed in 10 events (all men's individual).
World records were broken thirty times during ...
* 1987: XIII World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
XIII may refer to:
* 13 (number) or XIII in Roman numerals
* 13th century in Roman numerals
* ''XIII'' (comics), a Belgian comic book series by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance
** ''XIII'' (2003 video game), a 2003 video game based on the comic b ...
* 2008: WAKO European Championships
* 2012: SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III
* 2018: FIVB Volleyball World Championship
* 2021: 2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
See also
*List of indoor arenas in Bulgaria
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Bulgaria. The venues are ordered by their final capacity after construction for seating-only events. There is more capacity if standing room is included (e.g. for concerts).
Current arenas
Under co ...
References
External links
* Indoor arenas in Bulgaria Buildings and structures in Varna, Bulgaria Event venues established in 1968 Sports venues completed in 1968 1968 establishments in Bulgaria Sports venues in Varna, Bulgaria Music venues in Bulgaria Basketball venues in Bulgaria Convention centres in Bulgaria Culture in Varna, Bulgaria Weightlifting venues Venues of the Friendship Games {{Bulgaria-sports-venue-stub