First Posted: Monday, August 2, 2004 . 00:00:00 (AEST)
Olympic Indoor Hall
The Olympic Indoor Hall will host the basketball finals and the artistic gymnastics (AFP) |
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Basketball and gymnastics events will take place at the Olympic Indoor Hall, part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Maroussi.
The hall has been built with the aim of squeezing in as many fans as possible.
For the basketball, the capacity will be 19,250. This will fall slightly to 17,500 for the gymnastics events (artistic and trampoline).
The building itself is remarkable for its simplicity. Just four pillars, each 35 metres tall, support its roof, making it the biggest construction of its kind in the world.
This allows plenty of natural light to stream into the venue, which is home to a local basketball club.
