The indoor Faliro Pavilion is a modern, multi-purpose building. Construction work began in June 2002 and was completed in March 2004 at a cost of approximately 38,000,000 euro. The building is oval in shape, and covered by a sloping convex metallic roof. It stands on a reinforced concrete base, and its sides are mainly constructed of plate glass protected by metal blinds. Its roof is supported by a grid running around its edge and high-tension cables, and has a corrugated metal covering. Seating is arranged in four sections, in the form of a cross, leaving a large open space in the centre. The four sections can be moved mechanically to provide extra arena space (the maximum space available is 3,700 square metres). Provisions have been made so as to enable the building to be transformed into a Metropolitan Conference Centre in the future.
Today, the indoor Faliro Sports Pavilion seats 3,836 spectators. During the Olympic Games, the use of a temporary upper tier increased this capacity to 8,536. In 2004, the venue hosted the tae kwon do competition, as well as the qualifying rounds of the handball competition. The venue opened on 13 March 2004, when it hosted the International Tae Kwon Do Competition “Faliro 2004”. The building is owned by the Hellenic Olympic Properties company.
The indoor Faliro Sports Pavilion has been described as a “little Peace and Friendship Stadium”, both because of its similar shape to the stadium in question, and due to its position facing it at the opposite end of Faliro Bay.
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