Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena
The Little Peace and Friendship Stadium Tae-kwondo Arena | |
Interactive map of Faliro Arena | |
| Location | Palaio Faliro, Greece |
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| Coordinates | 37°56′09.94″N 23°41′27.91″E / 37.9360944°N 23.6910861°E |
| Owner | Olympic Real Estates S.A. |
| Capacity | 8,536 (for 2004 Olympics) 3,836 (current seating) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 2002 |
| Built | March 2003 |
| Opened | August 12, 2004 |
| Construction cost | €38 million euros (2002) |
| Architect | Thymios Papagiannis and Associates |
The Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena, which is part of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex, is an indoor arena in the Athens southern suburb of Palaio Faliro, Greece, on the Saronic Gulf. It is nicknamed "The Little Peace And Friendship Stadium", due to its similarity in design and close proximity to the larger and older Peace and Friendship Stadium.
It was the site of the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics preliminary matches of handball, as well as the taekwondo competition. The arena seats 8,536 for handball matches of 2004 Olympics, though only 3,836 seats were made publicly available during the Olympics.
Today the arena regularly hosts concerts and other cultural and sports events, as well as congresses and conventions.