Nelson Mandela Forum
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Nelson Mandela Forum, formerly Palazzetto dello sport di Firenze and Palasport, is an
The seating capacity of the arena is 7,500 people for basketball games,
Property
The structure is property of the city of Florence and is managed, since 2003, by the Associazione Palasport – Nelson Mandela Forum under a 12-year management agreement.
The Nelson Mandela Forum has a formal agreement with the Nelson Mandela Foundation that allows the use of the name of the South African former president.[5][6]
The structure's compound is 25,000 m2 (269,098 sq ft) with 10,000 m2 (107,639 sq ft) of spaces where there are a main arena, a boxing training center, two areas used for gym (the latter being for many years home of the fencing center of Florence), one free climbing facility, and open spaces occupied by three permanent exhibitions on human rights.
History
The arena hosted the 1990 basketball
In 2010 and 2018, the arena was one of the venues of the men's Volleyball World Championship.[9]
The main financial sponsors are Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena (a bank foundation) and Unicoop Firenze (a supermarket chain). It has hosted the concerts of: Pooh, Vasco Rossi, Alessandra Amoroso, Mark Knopfler, Eros Ramazzotti, Oasis, Bob Dylan, Michael Bublé, Max Pezzali, Depeche Mode, Neil Young, Lenny Kravitz, Marilyn Manson, Biagio Antonacci, Zucchero, Renato Zero, Francesco Guccini, Jovanotti, Tiziano Ferro, Gianna Nannini, Subsonica, Giorgia, Caetano Veloso, Boy George, Claudio Baglioni, Deep Purple, Antonello Venditti, Elisa, Laura Pausini, Litfiba, Marco Mengoni, and many more. On 11 June 2010, it hosted WWE in Europe with Smackdown.
From 22 to 29 September 2013 the Forum will host the 2013 UCI Road World Championships.[needs update] As a result, the city has recently paved all the principal streets near the Forum.[citation needed]
Current use
During the summer when the main arena is not utilized, the compound of the Mandela Forum hosts two open-air cinemas with 600 and 250 seats that operate for the whole of the summer holidays season.[10]
At the entrance of the Mandela Forum there is a mural painted by the South African
For the
The Dave Matthews Band performed live there on 18 October 2015.
In February 2018, the Mandela Forum hosted the 50th edition of the Italian Basketball Cup, Italy's first-tier cup competition[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Zucchero propone un concerto di beneficenza a Firenze" (in Italian). Rockol. 4 November 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Siena to play in Firenze the Euroleague games after this season?". Sportando. 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
- ^ Siena could play in Florence. Court-side.com (2 April 2013).
- Azzurra Volley San Casciano(in Italian). Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Un nome un simbolo". Nelson Mandela Forum (in Italian). Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Nelson Mandela Foundation. Nelsonmandela.org.
- ^ 4 RECOPAS DE EUROPA – (2 SUBCAMPEÓN) (EUROPEAN EUROCUP – SAPORTA CUP) Archived 10 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Galeon.com.
- ^ a b Cup Winners’ Cup 1989–90. Linguasport.com.
- ^ "www.volley2010.com".
- ^ "L'arena di Marte". Nelson Mandela Forum (in Italian). Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Page redirection Archived 4 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Info.gov.za (18 September 2012).
- ^ Page redirection Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Info.gov.za (18 September 2012).
- ^ "Final Eight 2018: ufficializzata Firenze come sede dell'evento 15-18 febbraio" [2018 Final Eight: Florence will host the tournament 15–18 February]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
External links
Media related to Nelson Mandela Forum at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Italian)