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Wikipedia: The John M. and Gertrude E. Petersen Events Center (more commonly known as The Petersen Events Center or "The Pete") is a 12,508-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It hosts the men's and women's Pitt Panthers basketball teams. The arena is named for philanthropists John Petersen and his wife Gertrude, who donated $10 million for its construction.
![[Inside the main lobby looking out to [[University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine#Scaife Hall]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PetersonEventsWINDOW_s.jpg "Inside the main lobby looking out to [[University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine#Scaife Hall")
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![[Looking down on the Pete lawn from Sutherland Drive]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PetersonEventsBACK_s.jpg "Looking down on the Pete lawn from Sutherland Drive")
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![[Interior main lobby escalators]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PetersonEventsSTAIRS_s.jpg "Interior main lobby escalators")
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![[[[Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Pittmensbbtrophycase_s.jpg "[[Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball")
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![[The Pete set up for the April 2009 Commencement]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PittGrad_s.jpg "The Pete set up for the April 2009 Commencement")
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![[[[Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Womensbbtrophy_s.jpg "[[Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball")
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![[Main court with floor seats folded up]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PetersonEventsINSIDE_s.jpg "Main court with floor seats folded up")
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![[Panther outside the Pete]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Pittbannerwiki_s.jpg "Panther outside the Pete")
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![[An inside view of the arena.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Petersen_events_center_inside_s.jpg "An inside view of the arena.")
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![[The early minutes of a game against number one ranked UConn in 2009]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/2009PittUConn2ndmin_s.jpg "The early minutes of a game against number one ranked UConn in 2009")
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![[The Petersen Events Center's plaza is also the site of one of the campus' Panther statues and the former site of...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Petersen_Events_Center_3_s.jpg "The Petersen Events Center's plaza is also the site of one of the campus' Panther statues and the former site of...")
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![[Floor level luxury suite]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Floorbox_s.jpg "Floor level luxury suite")
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![[[[Panthers of Pittsburgh]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Panther_at_Pete_s.jpg "[[Panthers of Pittsburgh")
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![[The Pete also hosts Pitt's graduation ceremonies]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PittGraduation2007_s.jpg "The Pete also hosts Pitt's graduation ceremonies")
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