Cilindro Municipal

{{Infobox Venue

| name = Cilindro Municipal

| nickname = El Cilindro

| image = 250px

| caption = The exterior of Cilindro Municipal.

| fullname = Cilindro Municipal

| location = Montevideo, Uruguay

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| opened = 1956

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| closed = 2010

| demolished = 12 May 2014

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| architect = Lucas Ríos Demaldé

| structural engineer = Alberto Sydney Miller
Leonel Viera

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| capacity = 18,000

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Cilindro Municipal (The Municipal Cylinder) was an indoor arena in Montevideo, Uruguay, which was opened in 1956, for Uruguay's Industrial Exhibition of the Production of international character. The arena was used as the main venue of the 1967 edition of the FIBA World Cup,{{Cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=mwc_1967 |title=FIFTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 1967 |access-date=2008-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910035447/http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=mwc_1967 |archive-date=2008-09-10 |url-status=dead }} for which it had a seating capacity of 18,000 spectators.

History

Over the years, many artists performed at the arena, including Bob Dylan, The Mission, UB40, Van Halen, and Molotov. On October 8, 2001, Eric Clapton performed at the arena, during his Reptile World Tour, and drew a crowd of 18,000 fans.{{cite web|url=http://www.republica.com.uy/adios-al-cilindro-fue-implosionado-tal-como-estaba-previsto/456264|title=Adiós al Cilindro: fue implosionado tal como estaba previsto – Diario La República|work=La República|publisher=Diario La República|language=es|date=12 May 2014|accessdate=24 February 2016}}

=Fire damage and demolishing=

On 21 October 2010, the Cilindro Municipal's roof fell down atop the inside structure because of a fire,{{Cite web |url=http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/noticias/intendencia-analiza-futuro-del-cilindro |title=Intendencia analiza futuro del Cilindro | Intendencia de Montevideo |access-date=2010-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629212349/http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/noticias/intendencia-analiza-futuro-del-cilindro |archive-date=2011-06-29 |url-status=dead }} the source of which is unknown.{{Cite web |url=http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/noticias/cilindro-bomberos-no-encontro-evidencias-de-acto-premeditado |title=Cilindro: Bomberos no encontró evidencias de acto premeditado | Intendencia de Montevideo |access-date=2010-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629212137/http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/noticias/cilindro-bomberos-no-encontro-evidencias-de-acto-premeditado |archive-date=2011-06-29 |url-status=dead }} The fire caused severe damage to the arena's seats. The Uruguayan Interior Minister, Eduardo Bonomi, announced that it would be demolished.

A work group started doing construction studies in the middle of December 2010, and in March 2011, the Intendencia of Montevideo announced that the damaged "Cilindro Municipal" would be replaced by a new "Olympic" stadium, with a cultural, as well as sportive scope of use. Work on the new arena was originally expected to start in 2012, and to last for three years.[http://www.elpais.com.uy/110320/pciuda-554525/ciudades/Un-estadio-Olimpico-sustituira-al-Cilindro/ Article of El Pais about the future of the Cilindro.] The arena was finally demolished successfully on 12 May 2014, and was eventually replaced by the new Antel Arena which opened in November 2018.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20101114131717/http://www.ciudaddeportiva.com.uy/ Official site] {{in lang|es}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629212151/http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/noticias/disney-ice-en-el-cilindro Disney on ice] {{in lang|es}}
[http://viajes.elpais.com.uy/?p=1932 Article about what a reconstruction of the Cilindro would entail] {{in lang|es}}

{{succession box |

| title=FIBA World Cup
Final Venue

| before= Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Rio de Janeiro

| after=Dvorana Tivoli
Ljubljana

| years=1967

}}

Category:Basketball venues in Uruguay

Category:Sports venues in Montevideo

Category:Indoor arenas in Uruguay

Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Uruguay

Category:Sports venues completed in 1956