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Madrid Arena is an indoor arena located in the city of Madrid, in the fairgrounds in the Casa de Campo, just minutes from the city centre. Built from the old Climbing wall, the pavilion was designed by Spanish architects Estudio Cano Lasso who designed this versatile building in 2001 to host sporting events, commercial, cultural and leisure activities. The pavilion was sponsored by the company Telefónica for what was also known as Telefónica Arena.
It is distributed on three floors (access, intermediate and low). Its central court has three retractable bleachers, allowing the surface to change depending on the type of event. "Pabellón Multiusos I"
The pavilion features a Satellite Pavilion, "Pabellón Multiusos II" with an area of 2,100 m2 and it was the location of the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid men's tennis tournament until Caja Mágica was opened. It has a maximum seating capacity of 12,000 seats.
It is owned by the City Council of Madrid and is managed by Madrid Destino, "Madrid Destino" municipal company which replaced the disappeared Madridec. "Madridec echa el cierre"
It has a maximum capacity of 10,248 spectators for basketball and 12,000 for boxing and 30,000 m2. Its dome is 11,000 m2 and is supported by a three-dimensional structure supported on 181 piles. It has a skylight that can be opened, letting in natural light. The facade is composed of a double curve of glass, very light and variable transparency.
CB Estudiantes played its matches in the Madrid Arena from 2005 to 2010. It has signed a five-year contract with an option for another five. It hosted also all the games of the second round of the Eurobasket 2007.
A few days later it was announced that the Madrid Arena was not going to host the Handball World Championship as expected, due to its safety problems. "Madrid logra trasladar el Mundial del balonmano del Madrid Arena a la Caja Mágica" In 2015 the Spanish writer Saúl Cepeda Lezcano, who worked for the main parties blamed for the tragedy, published the novel Aforo Completo ( Full House). "Saúl Cepeda desvela en Aforo completo los asuntos sucios del ocio nocturno" The book uncovers many illegal activities in nightlife and clubbing activities that had led to a similar disaster. "Un libro desentraña los entresijos de la tragedia del Madrid Arena"
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