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
Virtus
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and
Fortitudo Bologna
Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Kiğılı Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division.
Histor ...
professional basketball teams.
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.
's first live show with
Iron Maiden
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was performed here in October of 1981.
See also
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List of indoor arenas in Italy
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Italy with capacity for at least 4,000 spectators. Most of the arenas in this list are multi-purpose venues, used for individual sports, team sport as well as cultural and political events.
Currently i ...
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
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