Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy
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| Former names | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy (1984–2014) Bercy Arena (2014–2015) |
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| Location | 8 Boulevard de Bercy Paris, Bercy, XIIe France |
| Coordinates | 48°50′19.15″N 2°22′42.60″E / 48.8386528°N 2.3785000°ECoordinates: 48°50′19.15″N 2°22′42.60″E / 48.8386528°N 2.3785000°E |
| Owner | Ville de Paris |
| Operator | SEM Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| Capacity | Full Capacity: 20,300 Concerts: 19,095 Boxing: 16,394 Tennis: 15,603 Handball: 15,603 Basketball: 15,603 Ice Hockey: 15,000 Athletics: 10,910 |
| Surface | Versatile |
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| Broke ground | February 1981 |
| Opened | 3 February 1984 |
| Renovated | 2014–15 |
| Architect |
Aydin Guvan |
| Website | |
| accorhotelsarena.com | |
AccorHotels Arena (originally known as Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy and formerly known as Bercy Arena) is an indoor sports arena and concert hall, that is located on boulevard de Bercy, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The closest métro station is Bercy. Designed by the architectural firm Andrault-Parat, Prouvé and Guvan, the arena has a pyramidal shape, and walls covered with a sloping lawn. It has a seating capacity ranging from 7,000 to 20,300, depending on the event.
It has been used as the main venue for the Paris Masters ATP Tour tennis tournament, and for many sports events, such as: handball, basketball, boxing, gymnastics, track cycling, show jumping, and more. POPB hosted the European gymnastics championship in 2000, the 1991 and 1996FIBA EuroLeague Final Fours, and the FIBA EuroBasket championship in 1999, among others. The POPB has also hosted WWE Raw, on 28 September 2008. It also hosted the 2009–10 EuroLeague Final Four. It also hosted the Masters Karting Paris Bercy star race, from 1993 to 2001, and again in 2011. It is also serving as a host, along with Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany of the 2017 IIHF World Championship. On 28 June, it was announced that the arena would host the 2017 European League of Legends Championship Series Summer Finals.
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