El Menzah Sports Palace Explained

El Menzah Sports Palace
Nickname:Cupola of El Menzah
Location:Cité olympique, Tunis, Tunisia
Architect:Olivier-Clément Cacoub
Tenants:Tunisia men's national volleyball team
Seating Capacity:5,500 (2005)

El Menzah Sport Palace (Arabic: قصر الرياضة بالمنزه) is an indoor sports arena situated in El Menzah, a district in the north of Tunis. It is located in the heart of the Olympic City of El Menzah, near the Stade El Menzah.

History

Built on the occasion of the 1967 Mediterranean Games opened by president Habib Bourguiba, the arena was used primarily for the volleyball competition. The architect for the structure was Olivier-Clément Cacoub.

The 5,500-seat enclosure hosted matches of the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship as well as those of the African handball nations championships organized in Tunisia (1974, 1981, 1994, 2006).

Today, the arena usually hosts volleyball, basketball, handball, judo, fencing, wrestling tournaments.

Events

The arena hosted many events and competitions:

2005

1967, 1976, 1987, 1995

1967, 2001

2009-2010

2007

1987

1974, 1981, 1994, 2006

See also

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