Pala Alpitour
Palasport Olimpico, officially operating with the sponsored name Pala Alpitour except during events prohibiting sponsorship names when it is usually known as simply PalaOlimpico, or occasionally PalaIsozaki after its architect, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located within Torino Olympic Park in the Santa Rita district of Turin, Italy. Opened in December 2005, the arena has a seating capacity of 12,350 when it is configured for ice hockey, and it is the largest indoor sporting arena in Italy.
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| Full name | Palasport Olimpico |
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| Location | Corso Sebastopoli 123, Turin, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°02′30″N 7°39′08″E |
| Owner | City of Turin |
| Operator | Parcolimpico Srl |
| Capacity | 14,350 (ice hockey) 16,600 (basketball) 15,800 (volleyball) 15,657 (center stage) 13,347 (end stage) |
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| Broke ground | July 2003 |
| Built | 2003–2005 |
| Opened | December 3, 2005 |
| Renovated | 2018 |
| Construction cost | €87 million |
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| Structural engineer | Lorenzon Techmec System SpA |
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The arena was originally built at a cost of €87 million, for the 2006 Winter Olympics, and along with the Torino Esposizioni, it hosted the ice hockey events. It is a few metres east of the Olympic Stadium. On 8 August 2014, the arena was renamed to Pala Alpitour following a sponsorship deal with Italian travel company Alpitour and in November 2020 became the fifth arena, the first in Italy, to be admitted as a member to the International Venue Alliance circuit.
Since 2021, the Pala Alpitour has been the host venue of the tennis ATP Finals.