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Unipol Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Casalecchio di Reno
, Bologna
, Italy
. The seating capacity of the arena is for 11,000 people and it was opened in December 1993. It is currently home to the Virtus Bologna
basketball
team.
During the year 2008, the arena had restyling works, which included a museum dedicated to Virtus' history, four new JumboTron
s, new white seats and black stairs and new white parquet. The capacity of the arena rose from the original 8,300 up to 11,000. Other museums will also be built, one dedicated to Futurshow, and one dedicated to Luciano Pavarotti
. The Arena will be tied to a station. On October 2011 the arena changed name to current Unipol Arena in a deal to last until 2016.
Casalecchio di Reno
Casalecchio di Reno is a town and comune of 32,877 inhabitants, situated in the Province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.-History:...
, Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. The seating capacity of the arena is for 11,000 people and it was opened in December 1993. It is currently home to the Virtus Bologna
Virtus Bologna
-Notable players: Marco Bonamico 9 seasons: '75-'76, '77-'78, '80-'86, '88-'89 Carlo Caglieris 6 seasons: '75-'81 Pietro Generali 6 seasons: '75-'76, '78-'83 Gianni Bertolotti 5 seasons: '75-'80 Terry Driscoll 3 seasons: '75-'78 Eric Luc Leclerc 1 season: '75-'76 Luigi Serafini 2 seasons: '75-'77...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team.
During the year 2008, the arena had restyling works, which included a museum dedicated to Virtus' history, four new JumboTron
Jumbotron
A JumboTron is a large-screen television using technology developed by Sony, typically used in sports stadiums and concert venues to show close-up shots of the event. Although JumboTron is a registered trademark owned by the Sony Corporation, the word jumbotron is often used by the public as a...
s, new white seats and black stairs and new white parquet. The capacity of the arena rose from the original 8,300 up to 11,000. Other museums will also be built, one dedicated to Futurshow, and one dedicated to Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti
right|thumb|Luciano Pavarotti performing at the opening of the Constantine Palace in [[Strelna]], 31 May 2003. The concert was part of the celebrations for the 300th anniversary of [[St...
. The Arena will be tied to a station. On October 2011 the arena changed name to current Unipol Arena in a deal to last until 2016.