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A hippodrome was an ancient Grecian horse and chariot racing course and arena. Hippodrome or Hipódromo may also refer to:

Geography

• Hipódromo (Asunción), a district of Asunción, Paraguay
• Hippodrome, Bamako, a quartier of Bamako, the capital of Mali
• Covered Hippodrome, part of the Great Palace of Constantinople in Istanbul, Turkey
• Hippodrome of Constantinople (Greek: Ἱππόδρομος τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, romanized: Hippódromos tēs Kōnstantinoupóleōs), a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire; today a square named Sultanahmet Meydanı (Sultan Ahmet Square) in Istanbul, Turkey, with a few fragments of the original structure surviving.
• Roman Hippodrome of Beirut, an historic Jewish quarter of Beirut, Lebanon

Arenas and entertainment venues

Argentina

• Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo, a horse racing venue in Buenos Aires
• Hipódromo de San Isidro, a horse racing track in San Isidro, Buenos Aires

Belgium

• Hippodrome Wellington, a horse racing track in Ostend

Canada

• Hippodrome de Montréal, now Blue Bonnets (raceway)

Estonia

• Tallinna Hipodroom, a harness racing track in Tallinn

France

• Auteuil Hippodrome, a horse-racing venue in Paris
• Hippodrome de Pantin, a former circus and concert venue in Paris
• Hippodrome de Vincennes, used for horse racing and pop music concerts
• Hippodrome de Chantilly, see Chantilly Racecourse
• Hippodrome Deauville-La Touques, see Deauville-La Touques Racecourse
• Hippodrome de Longchamp, see Longchamp Racecourse
• Hippodrome de Marseille Borely, see Marseille Borely Racecourse

Lebanon

• Hippodrome du parc de Beyrouth, also known as Beirut Hippodrome, a horse racing facility

Romania

• Craiova Hippodrome, an equestrian facility in the Nicolae Romanescu Park in Craiova

Russia

• Central Moscow Hippodrome, a horse racing track in Moscow

Slovenia

• Ljubljana Hippodrome, a horse racing stadium in Ljubljana

Turkey

• Adana Yeşiloba Hippodrome, a racetrack in Seyhan, Adana

United Kingdom

• The Hippodrome, a demolished theatre in Aldershot in Hampshire
• Aston Hippodrome, a demolished theatre in Aston, Birmingham
• Birmingham Hippodrome, a theatre in Birmingham
• Brighton Hippodrome, an entertainment venue in Brighton and Hove, currently in disuse
• Bristol Hippodrome, a theatre in Bristol
• Dudley Hippodrome, a former theatre in Dudley, West Midlands
• Golders Green Hippodrome, a former BBC building in North London
• Great Yarmouth Hippodrome, a venue in Norfolk, and Britain's only surviving total circus building; one of three in the world
• Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness, Falkirk
• Hulme Hippodrome, a theatre in Manchester
• Playhouse Theatre, Manchester, once used as a recording venue by the BBC, has also been known as the Hulme Hippodrome
• Hippodrome, London, now a casino; but had other uses during the building's existence
• Kensington Hippodrome, a former race course in Notting Hill, London
• Pendle Hippodrome Theatre, in Colne, Lancashire
• Queen's Park Hippodrome, a demolished theatre in Harpurhey, Manchester
• Royal Hippodrome Theatre, a theatre in Eastbourne
• Southend Hippodrome, (latterly Gaumont Cinema), a demolished theatre in Southend, UK, see Bertie Crewe
• Hippodrome Theatre (formerly the Gordon Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent) a demolished theatre in Staffordshire
• Tameside Hippodrome, a theatre in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester

United States

• Hippodrome Theatre (Baltimore), a theatre in Maryland
• Hippodrome Theater (Cleveland, Ohio), now demolished
• Hippodrome State Theatre, Gainesville, Florida
• New York Hippodrome (1905–1939), a demolished theatre
• Great Roman Hippodrome (New York), later Madison Square Garden (I), now demolished
• Hippodrome (Memphis), a skating rink and later music venue, now demolished
• Hippodrome Theater (Richmond, Virginia)
• Hippodrome Theatre (Terre Haute, Indiana)
• Julia Sanderson Theater, Springfield, Massachusetts, once a nightclub known as the Hippodrome
• Hippodrome (Waco, Texas), listed on the NRHP in Texas
• The Hippodrome, an arena in Waterloo, Iowa
• North Augusta Hippodrome, North Augusta, South Carolina
• Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome, a carousel on the Newcomb Pier, Santa Monica
• Shea's Hippodrome Theatre, Buffalo, NY (1914-1983) renamed Center Theatre

Venezuela

• La Rinconada Hippodrome, a race track in Coche, Caracas

• Disambiguation pages