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'''Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports''', also known as the '''Sporto Rūmai''', is an [[arena]] in [[Vilnius]], [[Lithuania]]. It |
'''Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports''', also known as the '''Sporto Rūmai''', is an [[arena]] in [[Vilnius]], [[Lithuania]]. It is located on the site of the Piramónt cemetery, the oldest Jewish cemetery in Vilnius, which dates back to the late fifteenth century. <ref>http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/lithuanias-liveliest-cemetery/</ref> In 1935, the Vilna Board of Rabbis and the Vilna Gaon Synagogue in [[Tel Aviv]] protested the Polish municipal authorities' plans to construct a sports stadium there. <ref>http://defendinghistory.com/document-unearthed-1935-tel-aviv-protest-against-plans-to-defile-the-old-vilna-jewish-cemetery/81800</ref> <ref>http://defendinghistory.com/document-unearthed-1935-tel-aviv-protest-against-plans-to-defile-the-old-vilna-jewish-cemetery/81800</ref> |
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The building was primarily used for [[volleyball]] and [[basketball]]. It was opened in 1971 and was capable of holding 4,400 spectators. The arena was closed in 2004. This is one of the few remaining sports arenas left of this particular communist style modernism. Two other examples of this design style is the [[Hala Olivia]] in Gdansk Poland, and the now destroyed [[Volgar Sports Palace]] in Tolyatti, Russia.<ref>http://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/191218/Vilniaus.koncertu.ir.sporto.rumu.renovacijai.reikes.apie.100.mln..litu=2008-07-22_15-14/</ref> |
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| Full name | Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports |
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| Location | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Coordinates | 54°41′27″N 25°17′28″E / 54.69083°N 25.29111°E |
| Capacity | 4,400 |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Closed | 2004 |
Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, also known as the Sporto Rūmai, is an arena in Vilnius, Lithuania. It is located on the site of the Piramónt cemetery, the oldest Jewish cemetery in Vilnius, which dates back to the late fifteenth century. [1] In 1935, the Vilna Board of Rabbis and the Vilna Gaon Synagogue in Tel Aviv protested the Polish municipal authorities' plans to construct a sports stadium there. [2] [3]
The building was primarily used for volleyball and basketball. It was opened in 1971 and was capable of holding 4,400 spectators. The arena was closed in 2004. This is one of the few remaining sports arenas left of this particular communist style modernism. Two other examples of this design style is the Hala Olivia in Gdansk Poland, and the now destroyed Volgar Sports Palace in Tolyatti, Russia.[4]
References
- ^ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/lithuanias-liveliest-cemetery/
- ^ http://defendinghistory.com/document-unearthed-1935-tel-aviv-protest-against-plans-to-defile-the-old-vilna-jewish-cemetery/81800
- ^ http://defendinghistory.com/document-unearthed-1935-tel-aviv-protest-against-plans-to-defile-the-old-vilna-jewish-cemetery/81800
- ^ http://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/191218/Vilniaus.koncertu.ir.sporto.rumu.renovacijai.reikes.apie.100.mln..litu=2008-07-22_15-14/
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