Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall

Rethymno Municipal Indoor Hall, AKA Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall is an indoor basketball sporting arena that is located in the city of Rethymno, on the Greek island of Crete. The seating capacity of the arena is 1,600 people. The arena is owned by the municipality of Rethymno. The arena is currently home to the Greek professional basketball team Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League.

History

The hall was opened in the year 1992. The arena is named after the famous Greek actress and politician Melina Mercouri. In recent years, the arena's seating capacity has been increased from 1,100 to 1,600. This was done because of the fact that Rethymno was going to compete in the Greek Basket League during the Greek League 2007–08 season.

The final phase of the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was held at the arena.

External links

• Information on the arena @ Stadia.gr