Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva
Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva is an indoor sporting arena located in Havana, Cuba. Built in 1957, the Coliseum is one of the most important works of Cuban Civil Engineering. It is located at the intersection of Boyeros and Vía Blanca avenues in the Cerro Municipality. The capacity of the arena is for 15,000 spectators.
| Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Coliseum |
| Architectural style | International |
| Town or city | Havana |
| Country | Cuba |
| Groundbreaking | November 1952 |
| Inaugurated | 26 February 1958 |
| Cost | 4 million pesos (1958) |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 103.2 meters |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Dome |
| Material | Reinfoced concrete |
| Floor area | 20 mil m2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Nicolás Arroyo Márquez & Gabriela Menéndez García-Beltrán |
| Architecture firm | Arroyo y Menendez Architects |
| Developer | Ministerio de Obras Públicas |
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