Dôme, Indoor sports arena in Charleroi, Belgium

Dôme is a multipurpose indoor arena in Charleroi, officially Palais des sports du Pays de Charleroi. Its concrete dome was built over the earlier hall, and the facade carries a band of large windows with the word DÔME repeated in white letters, green MATCH banners above and grey pillars in front. It seats 6,300: 5,440 fan seats, 160 lodge seats and 700 business seats.

La Coupole opened on 5 April 1992, planned for a Nick Bollettieri tennis academy that never materialised. Judged too small for Spirou Charleroi, it was replaced in 2002 by the Palais des sports du Pays de Charleroi, whose concrete structure was built over the old hall while Spirou finished the season. The arena hosted the ULEB Cup final from 2004 to 2008 and the 2006 Fed Cup final.

The arena is the home court of Spirou Charleroi, whose match nights follow an American stadium model: a restaurant before and after the game, cheerleaders during breaks, roughly three hours of show. It also hosted the Miss Belgium contest, broadcast on television, and the 2006 Fed Cup final, where Belgium lost to Italy.

The Dôme sits at the coordinates 50.42402, 4.44621 in Charleroi. The arena holds 6,300 spectators: 5,440 fan seats, 160 lodge seats and 700 business seats, so check which category your ticket belongs to before heading to your section. The glass facade carries the word DÔME in large white letters, with green MATCH banners above it.

The concrete shell of the 2002 arena was raised over the earlier hall, which had opened on 5 April 1992 as La Coupole, so Spirou Charleroi could finish its season while work went on. The old building was originally meant for a Nick Bollettieri tennis academy, a project that fell through.