Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez
Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez, or Palais des Sports de Nanterre, is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France, near Paris.Photo: Timan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Sports venue
- Description: indoor sports arena
- Also known as: “Palais Thorez”
- Roof shape: gabled
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers and Grande Arche.
Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers
Theater building
Photo: Edward002, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, also Théâtre des Amandiers, is a theatre in Nanterre and a known theatre outside of Paris. The present building opened in 1976. Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers is situated 170 metres northeast of Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez.
Grande Arche
Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
La Grande Arche de la Défense, originally called La Grande Arche de la Fraternité, is a monument and building in the business district of La Défense and in the commune of Puteaux, to the west of Paris, France. Grande Arche is situated 1½ km east of Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez.
Parc André Malraux
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Parc André Malraux is a park, which is situated 530 metres east of Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanterre and Puteaux.
Nanterre
Town
Photo: Benjism89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nanterre is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located some 11 km northwest of the centre of Paris.
Puteaux
Town
Photo: mwanasimba, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Puteaux is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department, 8.7 kilometres from the centre of Paris. La Défense, Paris's business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area, extends over the northern part of Puteaux and parts of the neighbouring communes Courbevoie and Nanterre.
La Défense
Photo: Micdjunior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Défense is a collection of modern high-rise office and residential buildings built according to an evolving central plan on the western outskirts of Paris, beyond the last Parisian loop of the river Seine.
Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez
- Categories: arena, building, public building, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Nanterre, Arrondissement of Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.89214° or 48° 53′ 32″ northLongitude
2.21229° or 2° 12′ 44″ eastLevels
3Open location code
8FW4V6R6+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 227668579OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q14931634
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez”
- Catalan: “palais des sports Maurice-Thorez”
- Chinese: “莫里斯·多列士体育宫”
- French: “palais des sports Maurice-Thorez”
- French: “Palais des sports Maurice-Thorez”
- German: “Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez”
- Slovenian: “Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez”
- Slovenian: “Palais Thorez”
- Spanish: “Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piscine Maurice Thorez and Église Évangélique Baptiste.
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