Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto
| "La media naranja" (The half orange) | |
| Full name | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto |
|---|---|
| Location | Avenida 27 de Febrero, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Coordinates | 18.474935°N 69.918789°W |
| Owner | Gobierno Dominicano |
| Operator | Federacion Dominicana de Baloncesto (Fedombal) |
| Capacity | 8,337 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Construction cost | RD$528 Million |
| Tenants | |
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Dominican Republic national basketball team Leones de Santo Domingo (LNB) Titanes del Licey (LNB) Basketball at the 2003 Pan American Games 2010 World Youth Women's Handball Championship | |
The Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto is an 8,337-seat multi-purpose arena in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, built in 1974 for the XII Central American and Caribbean Games. It currently hosts local sporting events and concerts and held the basketball games during the 2003 Pan American Games. It is known as "La Media Naranja" (The Half Orange) for its characteristic orange roof. The arena is also used in the Miss Dominican Republic Pageant. It also hosted games from the 2010 World Youth Women's Handball Championship.
| Preceded by Winnipeg Arena Winnipeg |
Pan American Games Basketball Tournament Venue 2003 |
Succeeded by Olympic Arena Rio de Janeiro |
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