Arena_Gripe Knowpia

Gripe Sports Center
Športski centar Gripe
Location	Split, Croatia
Owner	City of Split
Capacity	Big hall: 6,000; Small hall: 3,500
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Opened	1979; 41 years ago
Architect	Živorad Janković; Slaven Rožić
Tenants
	Split; Split Tommy

Gripe Sports Center (Croatian: Športski centar Gripe) is a sports complex located in the Gripe city district of Split, Croatia. It features four indoor halls, and is used to host many sports, as well as concerts. The seating capacity of the small indoor hall is 3,500, and of the biggest one is 6,000.

History edit

The sports complex was built in the late 1970s, for the 1979 Mediterranean Games.^[1] The sports complex has been used as the home venues of the KK Split basketball team, and the MNK Split Tommy futsal team.

Structure and features edit

Two night clubs are incorporated into the center,^[2] as well as numerous shops, coffeehouses, and restaurants.

References edit

^ Jakša Miličić in Slobodna Dalmacija article Retrieved 2 May 2010
^ Atrium Spalatum Archived 11 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 May 2010

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