Palavela, formerly known as Palazzo delle Mostre and Palazzo a Vela is an

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that is located in

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, on the bank of the

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. It was designed by engineer

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and architects

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and Giorgio Rigotti. The arena is 130 metres in diameter. It has a

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for a maximum 12,200 people, and 9,200 when configured for

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games. The Palavela was featured in the 1969 film ''

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''. In a famous scene in the film, three

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s are seen driving onto and over the arena's distinctive roof.

History

Palavela was originally built for the Italia '61 Expo, and was renovated for the

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and

short track speed skating Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...

events at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

. As part of the renovation, a new seating system was installed at the arena. The cost of the renovation was 55,000,000

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. It also hosted some events of the XXIII Winter Universiade in 2007. In 2008, the Palavela hosted the 24th European Rhythmic Gymnastics. It hosted the

2010 World Figure Skating Championships The 2010 World Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2009–10 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was h ...

in March 2010. The arena also hosted the 2008 ULEB Cup

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, and also the same event, under the competition's new name of EuroCup, in the 2008–09 season.

Events held

2005 European Figure Skating Championships The 2005 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2004–05 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event wa ...

(

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and

Short Track Speed Skating Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...

) *

2007 Winter Universiade The 2007 Winter Universiade, the XXIII Winter Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy from January 17 to 27, 2007. Opening ceremony The Opening Ceremony of the XXIII Winter Universiade Torino 2007 was held with a cast of acrobats, circus performe ...

(

and

) * 2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final *

2008 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships 24th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships were held in Torino, Italy from 5 June to 7 June 2008. Medal winners Senior Results Individual all-around Group all-around Group 5 ropes Group 3 hoops + 2 clubs Junior Results ...

2017 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships The 2017 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place from 13–15 January 2017 in Turin, Italy. Medal summary Medal table Men's events The results of the Championships: Women's events The results of the Championships: Part ...

* 2019 Grand Prix Figure Skating Final * 2022 Grand Prix Figure Skating Final

References

External links

* {{Authority control Venues of the 2006 Winter Olympics Basketball venues in Italy Indoor arenas in Italy Olympic figure skating venues Olympic short track speed skating venues

History

Events held

See also

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