The Palacio Peñarol Contador Gastón Guelfi, commonly known as Palacio Peñarol, is an indoor sporting arena that is located in

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. With a

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for basketball games is 4,700 spectators, it is mainly used to host

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games.Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi.
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, the official Americas Basketball Championship. The arena also contains the club museum and club offices for Club Atlético Peñarol.

History

Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi was originally opened in 1955. In 1994

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performed there. The arena was renovated in 2010 and 2011. The arena was used as a host venue of the

Group C

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Interior Image of Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi Basketball venues in Uruguay Indoor arenas in Uruguay Sports venues in Montevideo Sports venues completed in 1955 1955 establishments in Uruguay