PalaMalè, Multi-purpose sports facility in Viterbo
PalaMalè is a municipal indoor sports hall in Viterbo's Murialdo district, the city's largest covered sports facility. It was designed by architect Cesare Ligini and inaugurated on 15 October 1983. The building has a prefabricated structure, a wooden parquet floor, and stands next to the municipal swimming pool.
The hall opened in 1983 in response to growing demand for sports facilities, especially driven by the success of the local women's basketball team. It has served as a key venue for basketball matches, volleyball competitions, and other events since its completion.
The hall stands on Via Monti Cimini in the Murialdo district, in the eastern part of Viterbo, next to the municipal swimming pool and a few metres from the parish sports facilities of San Leonardo Murialdo. The planned curves and a second tier of stands were never built, so the layout is the original one. The parquet was replaced in 1995, 2003 and 2009, and energy-efficiency work funded by the PNRR began in summer 2023.
On 13 March 1985 the hall staged two European finals in one evening: at 19:00 A.S. Vicenza beat Daugawa Riga 63-55 for the Champions Cup, and at 21:00 CSKA Moscow beat the hosts SISV Viterbo 76-64 in the Ronchetti Cup. The building was the last work of architect Cesare Ligini, who won the 1979 municipal competition.
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