Korvpalli Häll (The Cradle of Basketball) | |
 Kalev Sports Hall in 2024 | |
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| Location | Tallinn,Estonia |
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| Owner | City of Tallinn |
| Capacity | 1,780 |
| Field size | 45,4m x 33,15m |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 24 November 1962 |
| Renovated | 2011,[1] 2017 |
| Construction cost | 400,000 Rbls (equivalent to US$360,000 at the time) |
| Architect | Peeter Tarvas &Uno Tölpus |
| Tenants | |
| KK Kalev (1962–2005) BC Kalev/Cramo (2005–2015, 2017–present) | |
Kalev Sports Hall (Estonian:Kalevi spordihall) is a multi-purposeindoor arena in the Juhkentali subdistrict ofKesklinn inTallinn, Estonia. It was opened in 1962 and is owned by the City of Tallinn. The hall can hold up to 1,780 people (all-seater).[2] It generally hostsbasketball games, but also trainings and minor-league competitions forvolleyball,athletics,futsal,tennis andgymnastics.
Kalev Sports Hall was built in 1962 and it was opened in 24. November 1962. It architects are Peeter Tarvas and Uno Tölpus. During the time when Kalev Sports Hall was the largest sports halls inTallinn, there was organized many other events such as dance tournaments and entertainment.
During the time when Kalev hall was the largest hall in Tallinn, there was hosted many events and competitions. Still mostly it was used for hosting sporting events. It has remained in history as a basketball hall, several legendary games have been held there, where the best basketball players in the world of their time have played. One of the most legendary basketball games played there was in 26 August 1970 when theEstonian SSR team wonUSA team 88:82.[3] In 1991,Kalev won theSoviet Union Championship defeatingLeningrad Spartak in the final which was held in Kalev Sports Hall.[4]
In 2016, there was a renovation and the whole hall was emptied of everything. The floor was carved 90 cm deeper to gain more space and increase seating capacity. The renovation cost was 7 to 7.5 million euros.[5]
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