Pavilhão Atlântico (in english, "Atlantic Pavilion") is an indoor arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Pavilhão Atlântico holds 20,000 people and was built in 1998 for Expo '98.
Plans to build a multipurpose arena in Lisbon date back to the first discussions of the Expo '98 Master Plan. At the time, the city lacked a versatile facility able to accommodate concerts, congresses and sporting events of big scope. The existing structures, both in Lisbon and in Portugal alike, either had limited capacity (up to 4,000 people), or were difficult to adapt to non-conventional events, such as world class indoor sports competitions. Another shortcoming of existing venues was the lack of technical infrastructure deemed necessary to host modern concerts, musicals and to allow for proper live TV coverage.
The country needed an arena to fill the existing gap between smaller indoor halls, like the Lisbon Coliseum, and open-air stadiums. As a consequence, Portugal would not host games of important indoor sports championships and no major concerts would take place in the country in periods of cold and rainy weather.
The decision to build the Pavilhão Atlântico within the masterplan of Expo 98 allowed the arena to have a catchment area well beyond the city of Lisbon. Being a short distance from Gare do Oriente (the most important public transport hub in Portugal) and several major highway interchanges, allows the arena to draw spectators from all over the country.
Source: Wikipedia
Links:
http://www.pavilhaoatlantico.pt/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pavilh...ref=ts&fref=ts
Tickets are already on sale:
http://www.blueticket.pt/site/Evento...maid=2&ecomm=1.
Prices:
Lower Balcony € 45,00
Upper Balcony € 33,00
Standing Pitch € 39,00
Handicaps € 33,00
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