Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi
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The Palacio Peñarol Contador Gastón Guelfi, commonly known as Palacio Peñarol, is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Montevideo, Uruguay. With a seating capacity for basketball games is 4,700 spectators, it is mainly used to host basketball games.[1]
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Full name | Palacio Peñarol Contador Gastón Guelfi |
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Location | Magallanes 1721, 11200 Montevideo, Uruguay |
Owner | Club Atlético Peñarol |
Capacity | Basketball: 4,700 Concerts: 5,400 |
Surface | Parquet |
Construction | |
Opened | 1955 |
Renovated | 2010, 2011 |
Tenants | |
Peñarol basketball team Uruguay national basketball team | |
Website | |
peñarol.org/palacio-gastonguelfi |
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It was one of the host arenas for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, the official Americas Basketball Championship.
The arena also contains the club museum and club offices for Club Atlético Peñarol.