Antel Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena in Villa Española, Montevideo. The architects were Pablo Bacchetta, José Flores and Rodrigo Carámbula, with Magnone Pollio as structural engineer. The Intendencia de Montevideo owns it. ANTEL built it under a 30-year rights agreement with the city, and ASM Global operates it. Construction began in May 2014 and the arena opened on November 12, 2018. The article names no style or materials.
Its capacity is 15,000 for concerts and 10,000 for basketball, on a 40,000-square-meter field. It was built on the site of the former Cilindro Municipal, which was demolished after a fire left it dilapidated. The construction cost was USD 118 million.
It has hosted home games for Uruguay's national basketball team since 2018. It was proposed as a venue in the Argentina and Uruguay bid for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, which was not chosen. The article gives no ticket details.
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