Palais 12

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Palais 12
Location Heysel Plateau, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates 50°54′03″N4°20′32″E / 50.9008°N 4.3423°E / 50.9008; 4.3423
Capacity 15,000
Construction
Opened1989
Renovated2013
ArchitectAlliage
Website
Official website

The Palais 12 (French) or Paleis 12 (Dutch) is an indoor arena in Brussels, Belgium, used for concerts and spectacles. With a capacity of roughly 15,000 it is one of the largest indoor venues in the country. Located on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau, it was originally built in 1989 but was redesigned and reopened in its current form in 2013.

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The Palais 12 forms the foundation stone for the NEO project, which aims to refurbish the Heysel Plateau into a new, modern, multipurpose neighbourhood in northern Brussels. [1] [2]

Accessibility

The Palais 12 is circumscribed by the Chaussée Romaine/Romeinsesteenweg, the Avenue de Madrid/Madridlaan, the Avenue de Miramar/Miramarlaan, the Avenue Impératrice Charlotte/Keizerin Charlottelaan, the Avenue des Magnolias/Magnolialaan, the Rue des Genévriers/Jeneverbomenstraat and the Rue du Verregat/Verregatstraat. This site is served by Heysel/Heizel metro station on line 6 of the Brussels Metro.

Notable concerts and events

In 2016, the Dalai Lama was a guest at an event at the Palais 12. [3]  The Music Industry Awards have been presented annually in the hall since 2017. The 2017 Davis Cup World Group semifinals saw the Belgium Davis Cup team play Australia on 15–17 September. The hosts at the Palais 12 won the game 3–2 on clay. [4]

The Palais was one of nine venues for the 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship held in Belgium, France, Netherlands and Slovenia. [5]

Other notable concerts and events held in the arena include:

See also

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References

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