Palace of Culture and Sports
Location | Varna, Bulgaria |
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Coordinates | 43°12′39″N 27°55′54″E / 43.210854°N 27.931751°ECoordinates: 43°12′39″N 27°55′54″E / 43.210854°N 27.931751°E |
Owner | City of Varna |
Capacity | Kongresna Hall: 6,000 Mladost Hall: 1,800 Hall 20: 450 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 28 October 1966 |
Opened | 17 September 1968 |
Renovated | 1986–87, 2014–15 |
Architect | Stefan Kolchev |
Tenants | |
Euroins Cherno More Bulgaria national volleyball team |
Palace of Culture and Sports (Bulgarian: Дворец на културата и спорта) is an indoor complex for culture and sport located in Varna, Bulgaria. The complex has three sports halls - "Kongresna Hall", "Mladost Hall" and "Hall 20". The Palace of Culture and Sports was completed in 1968.
A complete copy of the "Palace of Culture and Sports" exists in Africa - this is the "National Arts Theatre", Iganmu, in Lagos, Nigeria. The building was designed by the same architect - Stefan Kolchev.[1]
Kongresna Hall[]
Kongresna Hall is currently home of the Bulgaria national volleyball team and basketball team . The arena holds 6,000 people. The venue was completely renovated in 2015.
Sport events[]
- 1984: Weightlifting at the Friendship Games
- 1987:
- 2008: WAKO European Championships
- 2012:
- 2018: FIVB Volleyball World Championship
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Palace of Culture and Sports - one original, several copies". budnavarna.com. February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Palace of Culture and Sport, Varna at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Bulgarian)
Categories:
- Indoor arenas in Bulgaria
- Buildings and structures in Varna
- Event venues established in 1968
- 1968 establishments in Bulgaria
- Sports venues in Varna
- Music venues in Bulgaria
- Basketball venues in Bulgaria
- Convention centres in Bulgaria
- Culture in Varna
- Weightlifting venues
- Venues of the Friendship Games
- Bulgarian sports venue stubs