The Palace

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The Palace was the original name of The Palace of Auburn Hills, a now-demolished indoor arena in Michigan that notably served as the longtime home of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons.

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instanceOf indoor arena
architect Rossetti Architects
brokeGround 1986
constructionCost approximately US$90 million
country United States
demolished 2020
demolitionDate 2020
formerNameOf The Palace of Auburn Hills
hostedEventType NBA games
WNBA games
arena football games
boxing events
college basketball games
concerts
family entertainment shows
ice hockey games
indoor soccer games
mixed martial arts events
professional wrestling events
hostedLeague Arena Football League
Continental Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
Women’s National Basketball Association
locatedIn Auburn Hills, Michigan
Michigan
Oakland County, Michigan
United States
namedAfter its luxurious, palace-like design and amenities
notableEvent Malice at the Palace (Pacers–Pistons brawl, November 19, 2004)
opened 1988
openingDate August 1988
operator Palace Sports & Entertainment
owner Palace Sports & Entertainment
primaryTenant Detroit Pistons
replacedByAsPistonsHome Little Caesars Arena
seatingCapacity approximately 21,000 for basketball
approximately 23,000 for concerts
servedAsHomeArenaFor Detroit Fury (AFL) in the early 2000s
Detroit Pistons (NBA) from 1988 to 2017
linked to: Detroit Pistons

Detroit Shock (WNBA) from 1998 to 2009
Detroit Vipers (IHL) in the 1990s
linked to: Detroit Vipers
surface Hardwood (basketball)
tenant Detroit Fury
Detroit Safari
Detroit Shock
Detroit Vipers
Oakland University Golden Grizzlies (select games)

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