Owner Gobierno Dominicano Capacity 8,337 Phone +1 829-695-8870 | Construction cost RD$528 Million Opened 1974 | |
Full name Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto Location Avenida 27 de Febrero, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Coordinates 18.474935°N 69.918789°W Operator Federacion Dominicana de Baloncesto (Fedombal) Address Av 27 de Febrero, Santo Domingo 10122, Dominican Republic Similar Gran Arena del Cibao, Estadio Olímpico Félix Sán, Parque Colon, Pabellón de la Fama del Depor, Dr Rafael Ma Moscoso | ||
Palacio de los deportes virgilio travieso soto
The Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto is an 8,337-seat multi-purpose arena in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, built in 1974 for the XII Central American and Caribbean Games. It currently hosts local sporting events and concerts and held the basketball games during the 2003 Pan American Games. It is known as "La Media Naranja" (The Half Orange) for its characteristic orange roof. The arena is also used in the Miss Dominican Republic Pageant. It also hosted games from the 2010 World Youth Women's Handball Championship.
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