Palau Sant Jordi (, ) is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Olympic Ring complex located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, it was opened in 1990. The maximum seating capacity of the arena is 17,960. Since the inauguration, it is the largest indoor arena by capacity in Spain.
The Palau Sant Jordi was one of the main venues of the Summer Olympics hosting the artistic gymnastics, handball, and volleyball events. Today, it is used for a variety of indoor sport events as well as for concerts and other cultural activities, due to its great flexibility.
The arena was the venue of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics.
It was the venue of three EuroLeague Final Fours. It also hosted the EuroBasket, from the quarterfinals on, and the Copa del Rey.
The final of Davis Cup was the 89th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Spain defeated Australia at Palau Sant Jordi on 8âÂÂ10 December, giving Spain their first title. The arena also hosted the finals of Davis Cup between Spain and Czech Republic with the victory for the Spaniards 5âÂÂ0.
Palau Sant Jordi was the main venue of the FINA World Championships. A temporary, regulation swimming pool was installed for the occasion. It played the same role for the FINA World Championships, since the city of Barcelona hosted the Championships again after 10 years.
It was one of six sites that hosted the World Men's Handball Championship including the final. It was also one of six sites to host the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.
On 5 October, the arena hosted an NBA preseason game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and local team FC Barcelona Regal.
The 3,000-seat Sant Jordi Club opened in and is located behind the main building.