| Peristeri
Arena "Andreas Papandreou" |
| Capacity: 3,072 |
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Location:
The arena is located in Peristeri, a western district of Athens. To
get there by car, exit the city centre via Athinon Avenue.
One km after passing over motorway 1 (Athens-Thessaloniki), Athinon
Avenue submerges and goes under Thivon Street. Do not go into the
tunnel, but stay on the right and turn right at the traffic lights
into Thivon. Go on for another 400m and you will get to another set
of traffic lights. Turn right into Kennedy Street and you will see
Peristeri Arena on your left after 100m.
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You
may also get there using a city bus: #821 (take it from
Zinonos Street, near Omonia Square) stops right outside the arena,
while #840 (also from Zinonos) will drop you off near the Thivon Street-Kennedy
Street traffic lights. If you are in Piraeus, take bus #703 from Ethnikis
Antistaseos Street, near the Aghia Triada church. It also stops near
the traffic lights mentioned above. Ask the driver for the stop, as
it will be difficult to know exactly where to get off.
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| Built in: 1989 |
| Home of: Peristeri B.C. (A1 Division) |
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More
data: The arena is named after Andreas Papandreou, the old Prime
Minister of Greece who died in 1996. It lies right next to Peristeri
Stadium.
Peristeri Arena is a smaller version of two other arenas: Larissa Neapolis and Patras "Dimitris Tofalos". It was built 6 years before these two indoor halls and it holds 1,000 less spectators. Peristeri Arena has been named as an official Olympic Training Venue for the sport of basketball in the 2004 Games. |
| The arena belongs to the Municipality of Peristeri. |
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