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Pavello Olimpic de Badalona

Palau Municipal d'esports de Badalona also called Pavello Olimpic de Badalona is an indoor concert and sports arena in the coastal town of Badalona north. It was built in 1991 on the occasion, when Barcelona hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic Games for the basketball tournament. It was designed by the architects Esteve Bonell and Francesc Rius, who won in this building in 1992, the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. The arena is home to professional basketball team Joventut de Badalona, one of the most professional basketball teams of Spain and Europe. The arena holds 12,500 spectators and is primarily used for basketball, though it is also home to the usual musical concerts and other municipal events. From Barcelona you can get there by subway, bus or tram.