Alexandrio Arena

<html> <head> <title>Alexandrio Arena</title> <meta name="author" content="George Xenides"> <meta name="keywords" content="Thessaloniki, Aris"> <script language="JavaScript">  </script> </head> <body background="../newsite/background2.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" link="#00FFFF" vlink="#00FFFF" alink="#FF9900" text="#82B1DF" onLoad="window.onresize=new Function('if (navigator.appVersion==\'Netscape\') history.go(0);')"> <div id="root" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:775px;height:3243px"> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:14;width:640;height:46;"> <table width=640 height=46 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><b><i><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="6">Alexandrio Arena</font></i></b></td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:532;width:640;height:37;"> <table width=640 height=37 border=1 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td> <div align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i><b>All photographs featured on this page are presented in smaller size.<br> You may enlarge any of them and see it in full size by simply clicking on it. </b></i></font></div> </td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:589;width:640;height:18;"> <table width=640 height=18 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Capacity:</b> 4,800</font></td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:627;width:640;height:97;"> <table width=640 height=97 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td> <div align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Location:</b> The arena is located in Thessaloniki, 500 km north of Athens. Thessaloniki has an international airport, but you may also get there by train. Alexandrio is situated in the heart of the city, on the grounds of the International Trade Fair. To find the arena, just walk along Egnatia Street, which runs between the university campus and the Fair and you will easily spot it. Getting there by bus is also very simple, as almost every city bus stops somewhere near the Fair and Alexandrio Arena. </font></div> </td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:1138;width:640;height:18;"> <table width=640 height=18 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Built in: </b>1966 (Latest redevelopment in 2004)</font></td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:1176;width:640;height:18;"> <table width=640 height=18 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Home of: </b><a href="http://www.arisbc.gr" target="_blank">Aris B.C.</a> (A1 Division), <a href="http://www.maccabi.gr/" target="_blank">Maccabi Thessaloniki B.C.</a> (C Division)</font></td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:1610;width:640;height:81;"> <table width=640 height=81 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td> <div align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>More data: </b>The arena is named after Alexander the Great, ancient king of Macedonia. It is also commonly referred to as "Palais des Sports" (Sports Palace, in French). Its shape is circular, but its stands are horseshoe-like. The reason for this is a small auxiliary basketball court behind one of the baskets. Alexandrio was the first big indoor hall built in Greece, and remained the biggest until 1985, when the <a href="../sef/sef.html" target="_blank">Peace and Friendship Stadium</a> was constructed.</font></div> </td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:2162;width:640;height:97;"> <table width=640 height=97 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td> <div align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Being part of the International Trade Fair, it has served many - other than sports - purposes. It has also hosted many international basketball events. It was the common home of Aris B.C. and PAOK B.C. for many years. The games between the two in Alexandrio were always something special. However, in 2000 PAOK moved to their new <a href="../paok/paok.html" target="_blank">arena</a>. At the same time, the <a href="alexandrio4.jpg" target="_blank">state</a> of Alexandrio had made it evident that the ageing arena was in urgent need of something more than a simple facelift. This was decided in early 2003 and works began a few months later.</font></div> </td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:2584;width:640;height:144;"> <table width=640 height=144 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td> <div align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">They involved reconstruction of all the building's external and internal areas. Apart from what is directly visible to everybody, other works included new electromechanichal, air-conditioning and audiovisual facilities. New seats, CCTV and new lighting were also installed. <br> <br> Nevertheless, all these works resulted in lower capacity (4,800 compared to 5,576) for Alexandrio Arena, which <a href="../news/news-27-10-2004.html" target="_blank">reopened</a> its gates in late 2004. Finally, it should be noted that Aris have been <a href="../news/news-7-3-2004.html" target="_blank">granted exclusive use</a> of the arena until 2024, following a decision by the State.<br> <br>Alexandrio Arena is owned by the General Secretariat of Sports. </font></div> </td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:3170;width:640;height:22;"> <table width=640 height=22 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td> <div align="center"><i><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> All internal photographs of Alexandrio Arena are the kind offer of Vangelis Pavlopoulos</font></i></div> </td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:140;top:3203;width:630;height:40;"> <table width=630 height=40 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td> <div align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="javascript:window.close()"><b>Close</b></a> this window, or (if you came here from another site) go to the main page of <a href="http://www.stadia.gr/intro.html"><b><i>stadia.gr</i></b></a>. <font size="1"> Hosted by <a href="http://www.isol.gr" target="_blank">isol.gr</a></font></font></div> </td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:77;width:640;height:435;"> <table width=640 height=435 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td><a href="alexandrio7.jpg" target="_blank"><img height=435 width=640 src="alexandrio7th.jpg" border=0 title="Alexandrio Arena - Click to enlarge!" ></a></td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:744;width:640;height:374;"> <table width=640 height=374 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td><a href="alexandrio1.jpg" target="_blank"><img height=374 width=640 src="alexandrio1th.jpg" border=0 title="Alexadrio Arena, on the grounds of the International Trade Fair - Click to enlarge!" ></a></td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:1214;width:640;height:376;"> <table width=640 height=376 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td><a href="alexandrio8.jpg" target="_blank"><img height=376 width=640 src="alexandrio8th.jpg" border=0 title="Alexandrio Arena - Click to enlarge!" ></a></td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:1711;width:640;height:431;"> <table width=640 height=431 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td><a href="alexandrio10.jpg" target="_blank"><img height=431 width=640 src="alexandrio10th.jpg" border=0 title="Alexandrio Arena - Click to enlarge!" ></a></td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:2279;width:640;height:285;"> <table width=640 height=285 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td><a href="alexandrio6.jpg" target="_blank"><img height=285 width=640 src="alexandrio6th.jpg" border=0 title="Alexandrio Arena - Click to enlarge!" ></a></td> </tr></table></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:135;top:2748;width:640;height:309;"> <table width=640 height=309 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign="top"> <td><a href="alexandrio9.jpg" target="_blank"><img height=417 width=640 src="alexandrio9th.jpg" border=0 title="The VIP seats of Alexandrio Arena - Click to enlarge!" ></a></td> </tr></table></div> </div> </body> </html>

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