Palau de Gel

Palau de gel or Ice Palace is a facility owned by F.C. Barcelona, inaugurated on October 23, 1971, suitable for ice skating, with a capacity of 1,256 spectators. The F.C. ice hockey section teams train and play their games at the Palau de Gel. Barcelona, and the members of the figure skating team train.

The facility was built by architects Francesc Caballé and Josep Soteras. The building occupies 3,650 meters² and the track is 61 meters long by 26 meters wide. It is attached to and connected to the Palau Blaugrana, a pavilion where the F.C. professional basketball, handball, roller hockey and futsal teams play. Barcelona. It is located on land located in the Les Corts district of Barcelona, where the Camp Nou, the F.C. Museum are also located. Barcelona and La Masía, former residence of the youth team and currently the central office of the Catalan club.

The Palau de Gel has been the scene of various international ice hockey and figure skating tournaments. Also, after canceling the ice rink, the Palau de Gel has been the scene of a fencing World Championship and two roller hockey World C Championships. During the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, it served as a warm-up court for the sports that were held in the adjacent Palau Blaugrana (judo, taekwondo and roller hockey).

The Palau de Gel is, after the closure of Skating Club Pista de Gel, the only permanent facility where you can practice ice skating in Barcelona. For this reason, it remains open to the use of all citizens outside the training and match schedules of the F.C. teams. Barcelona.