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Zénith de Strasbourg is an indoor sporting arena and
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that is located in the city of
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,
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, in eastern
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.


Design

It was designed, in the
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style, by Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas.


Venue

The Zénith de Strasbourg arena has a capacity of 12,079. Thus, making it the biggest Zénith in France. It opened in 2008, one of the
Le Zénith Le Zénith () is the name given to a series of indoor arenas in France. The first arena, the "Zénith Paris" is a rejuvenation of the Pavillon de Paris. In French culture, the word "zénith" has become synonymous with "theater". A zénith is a ...
series of similar venues throughout France.


See also

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List of indoor arenas in France The following is a list of indoor arenas in France with a capacity of at least 2,500 spectators, most of the arenas in this list are for multi use proposes and are used for popular sports such as individual sports like karate, judo, boxing as wel ...


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