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Palacio de los Deportes

Aerial shot of Palacio de los Deportes
Interactive map of Palacio de los Deportes
Location	Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates	19°24′19″N99°5′59″W / 19.40528°N 99.09972°W /19.40528; -99.09972
Owner	Mexico City's Government
Operator	Grupo CIE
Capacity	20,000 (arena) 26,000 (concert hall)
Construction
Broke ground	October 15, 1966
Built	September 1968
Opened	October 8, 1968
Architect	Félix Candela Antonio Peyri Enrique Castañeda Tamborel
Tenants
Mexico City Aztecas (CBA) (1994–1995) Mexico Toros (CISL) (1995)

Palacio de los Deportes (English:Sports Palace) is anindoor arena located inMexico City,Mexico. It is within theMagdalena Mixhuca Sports City complex, near theMexico City International Airport and in front of theEstadio GNP Seguros, in which sports and artistic events are also celebrated. It is operated byGrupo CIE. The palace is named after Mexican military officialJuan Escutia, although it is rarely referred to in its full name.

The stadium was constructed for the1968 Summer Olympics and opened in 1968. The arena currently has 17,800 seats and can be expanded for more for non-sports events.

ThePalacio de los Deportes was constructed specifically for the basketball tournament during the1968 Summer Olympics. However, thePalacio was designed to be amultipurpose arena. There is also a smaller pavilion on complex for expositions and concerts.

ThePalacio was constructed 14 miles (23 km) from the Olympic Village and 6.5 from downtown Mexico City in the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City near the conflux of two expressways (Miguel Alemán Viaduct andRío Churubusco Interior Loop). It was built by the company ICA between October 15, 1966, and September 13, 1968, and finished construction one month before the Olympics. ThePalacio is circular in design with a square-patterned dome spanning 380 feet (120 m) and enclosing an area of 6.7 acres (27,000 m²). The dome consists of hyperbolic paraboloids of tubular aluminum covered with waterproof copper-sheathed plywood and supported by huge steel arches. ThePalacio originally seated 22,370, including 7,370 in removable seats. There was also a parking space for 3,864 vehicles. The structure was designed by architectsFélix Candela, Enrique Castañeda Tamborel and Antonio Peyri. It has three floors, which house complete facilities for athletes, judges, officials, organizers, as well as services for radio, television and the press. A mezzanine provides access to the boxes and middle and upper stands.

The structure underwent a series of modifications during the 1990s to adjust the acoustic profile of the structure. Earlier, the facility had acquired the derisive nickname of "Palacio de los rebotes" (Palace ofReverberations) due to the way sound bounced around and echoed in it, a major problem for music concerts scheduled at the arena, and a drawback even for sports events. Various adjustments were made to compensate for these acoustic problems.^[1][2]

The venue opened on October 8, 1968, with a performance byMaurice Béjart'sBallet of the 20th Century.^[3]

ThePalacio hosted thebasketball tournament during the 1968 Summer Olympics; it was also the main venueof the volleyball tournament. It was the home of theCBAMexico City Aztecas (basketball) in 1994 and 1995, and theMexico Toros of theCISL (indoor soccer) in 1995. On December 6, 1997, it hosted the NBA's regular season game between theHouston Rockets and theDallas Mavericks, which ended with a 108–106 score.^[4]

Both the FIBA1989 Tournament of the Americas and the2015 FIBA Americas Championship were held at the Palace.^[5]

A common use of the Palace is to host big expositions and rock or pop concerts. There have been more than 400 concerts held here throughout the years; a curated list of some of the most important ones is below.

Wikimedia Commons has media related toPalacio de los Deportes (México).

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• 1968 Summer Olympics official report.Archived November 18, 2008, at theWayback Machine Volume 2. Part 1. p. 72.
• Luis Castañeda, "Image-Machine: Félix Candela's Palacio de los Deportes", article in Pidgin Magazine

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