Palais des Sports Pierre Mendès France, Multi-purpose arena in Paul Mistral park, Grenoble, France
The Palais des Sports Pierre Mendès France is a multi-purpose sports complex in Paul Mistral park featuring a main hall with extensive seating capacity. The building was designed to accommodate ice sports, cycling competitions, and trade fairs within its flexible interior spaces.
The building opened in 1967 and was specifically designed to host events for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. After the Games, it became a major venue for regional sports competitions and trade events that continue today.
The venue is named after a former French Prime Minister, reflecting its importance in local civic life. Visitors today come for sports events and trade fairs that shape how the city gathers and celebrates together.
The venue sits on Boulevard Clemenceau with dedicated accessible parking and wheelchair-accessible entrances throughout. Staff members are trained to help visitors navigate and find their way around the complex.
The venue hosted ice skating and ice hockey during the Winter Olympics and has maintained this dual-sport capability over decades. Few visitors realize that the cycling track is located indoors, allowing spectators to watch cyclists race on a complete track inside the building.
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