PalaDozza is an
indoor sporting arena located at Piazza Azzarita Manfredi 8, in
Bologna
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,
Italy
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. It was named after
Giuseppe Dozza, the long-time communist mayor of Bologna, who served from 1945 to 1966. In Italy, the arena is frequently nicknamed ''Il Madison'', after
Madison Square Garden. The
seating capacity
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of the arena for
basketball
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games is 5,721 people. It is currently home to the
Fortitudo Bologna professional basketball team.
History
The arena was inaugurated in 1956. The arena hosted the
FIBA European Champions Cup's
1965–66 season's
Final Four, in which the Italian club
Simmenthal Milano, won the competition.
It was played in front of an 8,000 capacity crowd.
' first Italian concert was held here on 5 April 1967. During the band's
sixth European tour.
Bruce Dickinson's first live show with
Iron Maiden was performed here in October of 1981.
See also
*
List of indoor arenas in Italy
References
External links
Official websitePalaDozza.org Video of the Arena BolognaWelcome.com PalaDozza
Basketball venues in Italy
Indoor arenas in Italy
Sports venues in Bologna
Virtus Bologna
Basketball in Emilia-Romagna
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