Pier Luigi Nervi’s Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, VA, USA. Built between 1968 and 1971, the design of the arena recalls closely Nervi’s Palazzetto dello Sport in Rome, built for the 17th Olympics which took place in 1960.‹
Norfolk Scope

Pier Luigi Nervi

Exterior · ノーフォーク, United States · 1971

Photo: Faithlessthewonderboy · 2004-11-24 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 2100×1400

Pier Luigi Nervi’s Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, VA, USA. Built between 1968 and 1971, the design of the arena recalls closely Nervi’s Palazzetto dello Sport in Rome, built for the 17th Olympics which took place in 1960.

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