The Zénith de Lille (originally Zénith Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

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. Its ability to seat up to 7,000 people makes it one of the largest venues in Lille. The closest métro station is ''Lille Grand Palais''. Designed by the Dutch architect

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with Cecil Balmond and inaugurated in 1994, the Zénith Arena is a part of the cultural complex Lille Grand Palais which includes two other spaces: a congress center and exhibition halls. Rem Koolhaas surrounded himself with Renz van Luxemburg for the acoustic studies,

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for the scenography and

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for the engineering studies.

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