Short summary of the recent sports hall construction boom in the countries of former Yugoslavia - Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia - which really got going last year:yes:

The first big news of last year was the opening of "Boris Trajkovski" arena (8,000 capacity) in Skopje...

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This was immediately followed up by the signing of multi-million euro deal to build a giant sports complex in Ljubljana - a 12,000 seat arena included:cheers:


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Latest construction site photo (March 27th, 2009)

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I know there are many more being constructed.
Ex-yugoslavs are very good at the arena sports like handball or volley.

Meanwhile, in Croatia, half a dozen new arenas were being built ahead of the World Handball Championships in January 2009...

New sports hall in Poreč (3,700 capacity)

http://www.jutarnji.hr/Modules/Galleries/GalleryImageThumbnail.aspx?width=720&height=560&url=http://www.jutarnji.hr%2fEPHResources%2fGalleries%2fnovedvoranedoekujuna%2fruk4.jpg

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New sports hall in Osijek (3,500 capacity)
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Varazdin (5,000 capacity)
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Zadar - Krešimir Ćosić Hall (9,200 capacity)

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Split - Spaladium Arena (13,000 capacity)

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Zagreb Arena (16,500 capacity)

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And just last week, a brand new, 6000-seater arena opened in Bosnian steel-town of Zenica....

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A trumpet band....

http://www.dzonlic.com/galerija/albums/wpw-20090320/_E8E7458.JPG

and a folklore dance group...

http://www.dzonlic.com/galerija/albums/wpw-20090320/_E8E7521.JPG

...brightened up the event:)

Meanwhile, another arena is being built in the picturesque city of Mostar...

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