The Palace of Auburn Hills

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The Palace of Auburn Hills was a now-demolished indoor arena in Auburn Hills, Michigan, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons and a major concert and events venue.

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The Palace of Auburn Hills canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert venue
indoor arena
sports venue
architect Rossetti Architects
closed 2017
constructionCost approximately US$90 million
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolished 2020
demolitionEndDate July 11, 2020
demolitionStartDate February 2020
formerName The Palace
homeTeamFrom Detroit Pistons, 1988
homeTeamUntil Detroit Pistons, 2017
hostedEventType NBA games
NHL pre-season games
WNBA games
arena football games
college basketball games
concerts
professional wrestling events
hostedLeague Women’s National Basketball Association
hostedTeam Detroit Fury
Detroit Safari
Detroit Shock
Detroit Vipers
knownFor luxury suites and modern amenities for its era
leagueHosted National Basketball Association
location Auburn Hills, Michigan
surface form: Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
notableEvent Malice at the Palace NBA brawl on November 19, 2004
NBA Finals games in 1989
NBA Finals games in 1990
NBA Finals games in 2004
NBA Finals games in 2005
multiple NBA Eastern Conference Finals games
opened 1988
openingDate August 13, 1988
operator Palace Sports & Entertainment
owner Palace Sports & Entertainment
parkingType surface parking lots
precededByHomeArena Silverdome
surface form: Pontiac Silverdome
primarySport basketball
primaryTenant Detroit Pistons
redevelopmentPlan site intended for mixed-use or light industrial/commercial development
replacedVenueForTeam Silverdome
surface form: Pontiac Silverdome
seatingCapacityBasketball approximately 21,000
seatingCapacityConcerts over 22,000
state Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan
status demolished
succeededByHomeArena Little Caesars Arena
surface hardwood court

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Detroit Pistons previousArena The Palace of Auburn Hills
Little Caesars Arena replacedVenueAsPistonsHome The Palace of Auburn Hills
1988–89 NBA championship locationOfFinalsGames The Palace of Auburn Hills
1988–89 NBA championship game1Location The Palace of Auburn Hills
1988–89 NBA championship game2Location The Palace of Auburn Hills
1989–90 NBA championship homeArenaOfChampion The Palace of Auburn Hills
1989–90 NBA championship finalsClinchingGameLocation The Palace of Auburn Hills
2005 NBA Finals locationGame3 The Palace of Auburn Hills
2005 NBA Finals locationGame4 The Palace of Auburn Hills
2005 NBA Finals locationGame5 The Palace of Auburn Hills
2004 NBA Finals venue The Palace of Auburn Hills
Bad Boys era homeArena The Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit Shock arena The Palace of Auburn Hills