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Palau de Gel, is an arena in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, owned by FC Barcelona. The arena has a seating capacity of 1,256 and is home to FC Barcelona's ice hockey division.
Owner
- FC Barcelona
Architects
- Francesc Cavaller
- Josep Soteras
The Palau de Gel was inaugurated on October 23, 1971, at the same time as the Palau Blaugrana. It was designed by the architects Francesc Cavaller and Josep Soteras. The arena has hosted several international ice hockey and figure skating tournaments.
The Palau de Gel has also been the venue for a world fencing championship and two C category roller field hockey world championships. During the 1992 Summer Olympics, the indoor arena was used as a warm-up area for several sports including judo, taekwondo and roller field hockey.
