Palau Sant Jordi

Barcelona's largest indoor arena, built for the 1992 Olympics, designed by Arata Isozaki.

The Palau Sant Jordi is a multipurpose arena on Montjuïc in Barcelona, inaugurated in 1990 for the 1992 Olympic Games. Japanese architect Arata Isozaki designed the sweeping steel dome, which from the outside resembles a low hill and inside seats up to 17,960 spectators. Today it is Barcelona's largest indoor arena, hosting international concerts, sporting events, and congresses. The building is considered a masterpiece of contemporary sports architecture and is classified as a cultural asset of Catalonia.