Galatsi Olympic Hall
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| Location | Galatsi, Athens, Greece |
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| Coordinates | 38°01′38″N 23°45′37″E / 38.02722°N 23.76028°E |
| Public transit | 608 OSY Line, Metro Station Omorfokklisia (2035) |
| Operator | Municipality of Galatsi |
| Capacity | 6,200 (with lower tier seating) (5,141 permanent seating) |
| Surface | Parquet |
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| Opened | July 30, 2004 |
| Architect | Alexandros Tombazis |
The Galatsi Olympic Hall is a multi-use
table tennis and rhythmic gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] The Galatsi Olympic Hall has a seating capacity of 6,200, which includes 5,141 permanent seats in the upper tier, and the removable lower tier seats.[2]
History
The arena was completed in May 2004, and officially opened on July 30, 2004, shortly before the beginning of the
Olympic Indoor Hall
in 2006. The arena was then turned over to the private sector (Acropol Haragionis AE and Sonae Sierra SGPS S.A), and was used as a shopping center.
In autumn of 2015, the hall was used as temporary shelter for migrants.[3]
In early 2016, the hall was used for the recording of
Survivor Greece 5
.
In autumn 2018, Galatsi Olympic Hall was re-established as Christmas Theater, where various artistic and cultural events started taking place. It has the capacity of 100.000 spectators but, due to the Sars-coV-2 pandemic, events ceased in spring 2020. For Christmas 2020, some events were scheduled online and in summer 2021 live events started anew.
See also
References
- ^ 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Archived August 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 340, 399.
- ^ Stadia.gr Galatsi Arena.
- ^ Derelict Greek Olympic venues reopened to house migrants
External links
Media related to Galatsi Olympic Hall at Wikimedia Commons
- Galatsi Arena @ Stadia.gr
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