Palais de Sports is an indoor arena located at 1 place de la Porte de Versailles in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France. The closest métro station is Porte de Versailles. The Palais des Sports was built in 1960 to replace the old Vel’ d’Hiv. at the Porte de Versailles. With a capacity of 4,500 seats, it was the largest venue in Paris. The architects and engineers created a dome with the lightest structure ever designed in the world made of 1,100 aluminium panels.