Palais des Sports • Paris • France

From Wikipedia:

The Dôme de Paris (French pronunciation: [dom də paʁi]; originally the Palais des Sports) is an indoor arena located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France. The closest metro station is Porte de Versailles.

Background

The venue was built in 1959 to replace the old Vel’ d’Hiv’ at the Porte de Versailles. With a capacity of 4,600 seats, it was the largest venue in Paris. The architects and engineers created a dome with the largest light alloy dome ever designed in the world made of 1,100 aluminum panels.

Since its first season, it has presented shows and concerts, such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Josephine Baker, U2, Queen, Liza Minnelli, Diana Ross, Dalida, Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Vartan, the Harlem Globetrotters, Holiday on Ice, and Little Mix in addition to events such as boxing matches. It is notable as being the venue where the original 1980 French production of Les Misérables premiered. Genesis recorded a series of shows at the venue in 1977 which can be heard on the live album Seconds Out. […]

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