| Korydallos Indoor Hall |
| Capacity: 2,387 |
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Location:
The indoor hall is located in Korydallos, a western district of Athens.
To get there by car, you will have to find Petrou Ralli
Avenue, which starts off central Pireos Street, and leads west. After
crossing the Athens-Thessaloniki motorway, it goes on for another
500m and then splits into two avenues: Petrou Ralli (left) heads south-west,
while Lambraki Avenue (right) leads west, towards Korydallos and Nikea.
You must choose Lambraki and go on for 2 km, to the traffic lights
with Solomou Street. Turn right and after 150m you will see the indoor
hall, directly opposite the main entrance of the Korydallos Prison.
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You
may also use a bus. From Athens use #A17 from Zinonos
St (near Omonia Square) or #C18 from Menandrou St (also near Omonia).
From Piraeus, which is much closer, use #810. Get off at the stop
named "Fylakes Korydallou" (which means "Korydallos
Prison") on Lambraki St and walk to the indoor hall.
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| Built in: 1994 |
| Home of: The hall is not home to any professional basketball club |
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More
data: This hall was the home of Olympiakos B.C. from 2002 to 2004,
as the Peace & Friendship Stadium
was being upgraded for the Olympics. Because of its use by the "Reds"
for two seasons, the hall was extensively renovated in the summer
of 2002. There is a big stand on the side of the court and two much
smaller ones behind each basket. The main characteristic of Korydallos
Indoor Hall is its location! It sits right between the main maximum
security prison of Greece and a smaller prison compound for female
convicts. As a matter of fact, the hall is only metres away from the
cells where the recently captured members of the notorious "17
November" terror group are being held!
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| Korydallos Indoor Hall is owned by the General Secretariat of Sports. |
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