The Palavela - Figure Skating's Competition Venue
The newly constructed Palavela is made up of two sections side by side and will host the figure skating and short track speed skating competitions.
The venue, which has a capacity of up to 6,600 spectators, will host the individual and pairs figure skating and the short track speed skating competitions. The rink is 60x30 metres. The Palavela is characterised by its sail-shaped structure on three reinforced concrete arches, rotated through 60° and anchored to the ground in three points, with an hexagonal base inscribed in a 150 metre circle and with a maximum height of 29 metres.
The Palavela was designed for the "Italia ‘61" Exhibition for the first United Italy centennial. The upgrading operation for the Torino 2006 Olympic Games aims to preserve the internal unitary space through the creation of a "building within the building" that is structurally independent from the existing roofs.
After the Olympics the Palavela will be equipped for all the sports that can be practised in this area and for other non-sporting activities such as concerts, congresses and fairs. The renovation of the Palavela is the work by the architects Gae Aulenti and Arnaldo De Bernardi.
The newly constructed Palavela is made up of two sections side by side and will host the figure skating and short track speed skating competitions.
The venue, which has a capacity of up to 6,600 spectators, will host the individual and pairs figure skating and the short track speed skating competitions. The rink is 60x30 metres. The Palavela is characterised by its sail-shaped structure on three reinforced concrete arches, rotated through 60° and anchored to the ground in three points, with an hexagonal base inscribed in a 150 metre circle and with a maximum height of 29 metres. The Palavela was designed for the "Italia ‘61" Exhibition for the first United Italy centennial. The upgrading operation for the Torino 2006 Olympic Games aims to preserve the internal unitary space through the creation of a "building within the building" that is structurally independent from the existing roofs.
After the Olympics the Palavela will be equipped for all the sports that can be practised in this area and for other non-sporting activities such as concerts, congresses and fairs. The renovation of the Palavela is the work by the architects Gae Aulenti and Arnaldo De Bernardi.
