Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez, Paris

Name: Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez
Address: 136 avenue Frédéric et Irène Joliot Curie, Paris, 92000, France

#1176 among attractions in Paris

Sport venue, Sport, Basketball, Basketball court

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Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez, or Palais des Sports de Nanterre, is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Nanterre, Paris, France. The arena is named after Maurice Thorez. The capacity of the arena for basketball games is 3,000. It is the home arena of the French League basketball club Nanterre 92 for French national domestic league games and also for EuroCup and Champions League games. ()

Local name: Palais des sports Maurice-Thorez Coordinates: 48°53'32"N, 2°12'44"E

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136 avenue Frédéric et Irène Joliot CurieNanterre (La Boule Champs-Pierreux)Paris 92000 France

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Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grande Arche, U Arena, Tour Pascal, Tours Société Générale.

1.1 miE
Cube-shaped architectural monument
Grande Arche, Paris
28 min walk • The Grande Arche de la Défense, often simply known as the Grande Arche, is an iconic monument located in the business district of La Défense in Paris, France. This modern arch stands as a 20th-century counterpart to the historic Arc de Triomphe, forming a visual line...
0.8 miE
Sport venue, Sport
U Arena, Paris
22 min walk • Paris La Défense Arena is a multi-use domed stadium in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris. Opened in October 2017, it was developed by the rugby union club Racing 92, and replaced Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir as their home field.
1.1 miE
Bridge
Tour Pascal, Boulogne-Billancourt
27 min walk • The Tour Landscape is an office skyscraper located in the business district of La Défense, and precisely Place des Degres, Puteaux.
0.8 miE
Tower
Tours Société Générale, Paris
22 min walk • Société Générale Twin Towers are two office skyscrapers located in La Défense, a high-rise business district, and in Nanterre, France, west of Paris. Their exterior designs are identical.
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Concerts and shows, Theater
Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, Paris
3 min walk • 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. The company is a Centre dramatique national, a national public theatre.
1.2 miE
Tower
Tour Égée, Boulogne-Billancourt
32 min walk • Tour Égée is an office skyscraper located in La Défense, the high-rise business district situated west of Paris, France. Tour Égée was built in 1999 by Michel Andrault and Nicolas Ayoub, architects from Conceptua. A twin of Tour Égée, Tour Adria, was built nearby three years later in 2002.
0.8 miW
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Nanterre Cathedral, Paris
20 min walk • Nanterre Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Nanterre, France. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Nanterre. Formerly Nanterre Parish Church, it became the Nanterre Cathedral after the establishment of the diocese in 1966.
0.7 miE
Tower
Tours Aillaud, Paris
19 min walk • The Tours Aillaud is a group of residential buildings located in Nanterre, in the inner suburbs of Paris, France. Built in 1976 at the outskirts of La Défense business district, the Tours Aillaud are named after their main architect, Emile Aillaud.
1.1 miE
Tower
Tour Adria, Boulogne-Billancourt
29 min walk • Tour Adria is an office skyscraper located in La Défense, the high-rise business district situated west of Paris, France. It has a triangular floorplan.
1.1 miE
Skyscraper
Tour Hekla, Boulogne-Billancourt
28 min walk • Tour Hekla is a 220-meter, 48-story skyscraper currently under construction in Puteaux, in the La Défense district of Paris, in France. It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. The building received its building permit in June 2016. Construction began in May 2018 for a delivery scheduled for early 2022.
1.2 miE
Skyscraper
Phare Tower, Boulogne-Billancourt
31 min walk • The Phare Tower, in English, "Beacon Tower", was a planned approx. 300-metre tall skyscraper with 71 floors designed as a green building to be built in Courbevoie, France, in the La Défense district of suburban Paris.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez?

Nearby attractions include Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, Paris (3 min walk), Nanterre, Paris (11 min walk), Tours Aillaud, Paris (19 min walk), Nanterre Cathedral, Paris (20 min walk).

How to get to Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez by public transport?

The nearest stations to Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez:

Bus

Théâtre des Amandiers • Lines: 159, 259 (2 min walk)
Palais des Sports • Lines: 163, 304, N53 (3 min walk)

Train

Nanterre-Préfecture (15 min walk)
Nanterre - Université (16 min walk)

Tram

La Défense - Grande Arche • Lines: T2 (30 min walk)
Puteaux • Lines: T2 (30 min walk)