Palasport di San Siro
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Palasport di San Siro was an indoor arena in Milan
, Italy
. It was primarily used for basketball
and volleyball
until the PalaSharp
opened in 1985. The arena held 18,000 spectators and opened in 1976. On January 17, 1985, a large snowfall collapsed the roof and the arena was closed.
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It was primarily used for basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
until the PalaSharp
PalaSharp
PalaSharp is an indoor arena, located in Milan, Italy. The seating capacity is for 8,479 people and it hosts concerts and indoor sporting events....
opened in 1985. The arena held 18,000 spectators and opened in 1976. On January 17, 1985, a large snowfall collapsed the roof and the arena was closed.