| Hellinikon Indoor Arena | |
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| Location | Ellinikon, Athens, Greece |
| Coordinates | 37°53′40″N 23°43′48″E / 37.89444°N 23.73°ECoordinates: 37°53′40″N 23°43′48″E / 37.89444°N 23.73°E |
| Broke ground | 2003 |
| Opened | July 30, 2004 |
| Surface | Parquet |
| Construction cost | €49 million euros (2003) |
| Capacity | Basketball: 15,000[1] Handball: 13,500 |
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| AEK Athens | |
The Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena is a multi-use sports indoor arena that is located in Ellinikon, Athens, Greece. It is approximately 10 miles from the Athens Olympic Village. It was built on the site of the former Ellinikon International Airport for the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
The facility, which was built by Michaniki and EllisDon Construction Corporation was completed on May 31, 2004, and officially opened on July 30, 2004. It was built to be one of the most NBA-like arenas in Europe at the time. It was converted into a basketball arena by converting the old Athens Airport aircraft repair hangar of the Olympic Airways airline that had closed in the year 2001. The metal frame of the arena is the only part of the structure that remains from the original building. This was done to save in costs for both land and construction. The cost of the project was about €49 million euros in 2003 costs.
The arena hosted the Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics preliminary matches and the Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics finals. During the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games, it was also the venue used for Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
It was the home arena of the Greek League basketball team Panionios Nea Smyrni from 2006-09. Presently, it is the home arena of AEK Athens. It also currently hosts the finals matches of the Greek Cup.
The facility seats 15,000[2] spectators for basketball, and 13,500 for handball.
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