Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
The Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex ( FCO) is a sports center, which has been remodeled along with a marina and a promenade for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. It lies on the coast 10 km west of the city center, in the suburb of Paleo Faliro. The distance to the Olympic village is 25 km. The center consists of three different venues.
The coastline to the mouth of Kifisos is to be renovated according to plans of the Italian architect Renzo Piano and transformed into a large park. The project is supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and also includes the construction of new National Library and Opera House at this point.
Sports Pavilion
In the Sports Pavilion, the Taekwondo competitions and handball preliminary matches were held. The construction of the comprehensive during the Olympic Games 8536 spectators sports hall started in June 2002. After nearly two years of construction and construction costs of about 38 million euros, the new building was handed over in March 2004.
After the Olympics, the only built for the competitions top ranks have been removed and since then the Sports Pavilion holds 3,836 spectators. With the ability to retract parts of the lower rank, one to 3,700 m² indoor area can be released, which can seem interesting the hall, especially in its use after the Olympics for fairs and exhibitions.
Peace and Friendship Stadium
In Stadio Irinis ke Filias (Greek Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας ) ( SEF ( Σ.Ε.Φ. ) ) were held competitions in volleyball during the Olympic Games.
History
The building was designed and implemented in 1985 by the Office Thymio Papayannis Associates. 1991 got the S.E.F. the golden award IAKS (International Working Group for the Construction of Sports and Leisure Facilities). The multi-function hall that can be used among other things for athletics competitions, was rebuilt in 1995 for the then total of 8 billion drachmas.
From April 2002 to February 2004 modernization work in the amount of 7.3 million euros were made to the stadium. The arena was the one to use is a privileged converted into a basketball arena. It has also been improved on the recommendation of the experts statics, because the building is located on reclaimed territory and apply greater demands on earthquake safety.
Since then, the SEF summarizes depending on usage between 11,750 ( in athletics competitions ) and 14,095 (for basketball games ) audience. The stadium publicly owned was next to the Olympic Games the venue for many other major international events such as:
Outstanding events
- Basketball Finals in the European Champions Cup in 1985
- European Championship 1987
- Finals in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1989
- Final 4 Tournament of Champions 1993
- World Cup 1998
- 1999 World Cup
- Indoor European 1985
- European Championship 1986
- World Cup 1988
- World Cup 1989
- European Championship 1990
- World Cup 1991
- Final 4 Tournament of Champions 1992 and 1993
- World Cup 1994
- European Championship 1995
- Final 4 Tournament Cup Winners 1996
- Final 4 tournament of the Top Teams Cup 2005
Currently, the SEF is used by the basketball section of the club Olympiakos Piraeus.
Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre
During the Olympics, the open beach volleyball stadium took 9,600 spectators. After the competitions, the temporary opposite stand of 10.8 million euro expensive new building was removed, so that the current image of the stadium resembles a modern amphitheater.
Development
The coastal strip is accessible both by the Athens Metro and the tram Athens, the latter has several stops along its.