AccorHotels Arena

AccorHotels Arena (originally known as Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy; known as Bercy Arena in competitions where commercial names are prohibited, such as in the Olympic Games) is an indoor sports arena and concert hall located in the neighborhood of Bercy, on boulevard de Bercy, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The closest métro station is Bercy. Designed by the architectural firm Andrault-Parat, Jean Prouvé and Aydin Guvan, the arena has a piramidal shape, and walls covered with a sloping lawn. It has a seating capacity ranging from 7,000 to 20,300, depending on the event
==History==
It has been used as the main venue for the Paris Masters ATP Tour tennis tournament, and for many sports events, such as: table tennis, handball, basketball, boxing, gymnastics, track cycling, show jumping, and more.
POPB hosted the European gymnastics championship in 2000, the 1991 and 19961996 Final Four: Victory comes to Greece and the Greens FIBA EuroLeague Final Fours, and the FIBA EuroBasket championship in 1999, among others. It also hosted the 2009–10 EuroLeague Final Four. It also hosted the Masters Karting Paris Bercy star race, from 1993 to 2001, and again in 2011. It is also serving as a host, along with Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany of the 2017 IIHF World Championship.
As part of the 2014–15 renovations efforts, the arena was renamed to Bercy Arena on 1 January 2015. It was again renamed to AccorHotels Arena in October 2015.
AccorHotels Arena will be a venue for 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Category:Indoor ice hockey venues in France