.: Membership .: Cours Dates .: Newsletter .: Photo Gallery .: Location .: Accomodation & Fees .: Donations .: Volunteers .: Essential Education Italiano :: The Institute :: History Affliation   .: FPMT .:  UBI .: Other Facilities   .: Meditation Teaching .:  Conference Hall .: Chenrezing Chapel .: Library Holy Objects   .:  Stupas .:  Prayer Wheel .:  Meditation Walk Community   Facilities - Conference Hall (Palestra) The Institute’s conference hall (commonly known by its Italian name, the palestra), is used for courses, meetings, review classes, and conferences, primarily when the gompa is in use. Measuring approximately 100 square meters, it is a spacious room overlooking the courtyard and the area surrounding the Institute. The palestra is decorated by large thangkas, including Buddha Shakyamuni and Lama Tsongkhapa, and a colorful sand mandala.