It is on Lleida Street on the slopes of Montjuïc, a hill to the south east of the city centre.

It was remodelled in 1986 by the architect Francesc Labastida for the group E games of the World Basketball Championship of 1986.

The basketball team disappeared and in 1990 the Palau Sant Jordi was inaugurated, attracting many of the top events from that date on.

The venue hosted rhythmic gymnastics and the preliminary phase of the volleyball for the 1992 Summer Olympics.

[1] This proved to be its sporting swansong, however, and from the mid-1990s it concentrated on hosting drama, music and comedy.