Adriatic Arena

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Vitrifrigo Arena
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Arena during a volleyball match in April 2006
Adriatic Arena
Former namesAdriatic Arena, BPA Palas
Location Pesaro, Italy
Coordinates 43°54′10″N12°52′0″E / 43.90278°N 12.86667°E / 43.90278; 12.86667 Coordinates: 43°54′10″N12°52′0″E / 43.90278°N 12.86667°E / 43.90278; 12.86667
OwnerMunicipality of Pesaro
OperatorAspes Spa
Capacity 10,323 seats
Construction
Built1993–1996
OpenedAugust 1996
ArchitectInterstudio [1]
Structural engineerIng. Massimo Majowiecki Interstudio
General contractor
  • Bonatti SPA - Forlì
  • Sigla SPA - Forlì
  • Palapesaro
Tenants
Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Website
www.vitrifrigoarena.it/it

Vitrifrigo Arena, formerly known as Adriatic Arena and originally BPA Palas, is an indoor sports arena in Pesaro, Italy, home to the Victoria Libertas Pesaro professional basketball team of the Lega Basket Serie A. Its seating capacity is 10,300, making it the third-biggest indoor arena in Italy. Capacity for concerts rises to 13,000.

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Construction

Exterior view of the venue (2013) L'esterno dell'Adriatic Arena di Pesaro (2013) (cropped).jpg
Exterior view of the venue (2013)

Construction work began in 1993 and was completed in 1996. The venue was inaugurated with a recital by operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti. The venue considered a futuristic construction, known to most as "the Spaceship", or as "the ladybird" due to its external shell shape. It covers an area of 12,000 square meters and a land area of 13,000 square meters.

The multi-purpose arena is equipped with a press stand, a room for video data, a system for satellite reception, various video stations and an internal circuit control system. The venue also configures into a (much smaller) theater that is used each August for the world-renowned Rossini Opera Festival.

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References

  1. "Adriatic Sports Arena". www.interstudiopesaro.it. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

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