Cardinals Parquet Palace

The Cardinals Parquet Palace was the former home of the Cape Cross Cardinals who play in the Brunanter Basketball League. The stadium was closed down in 1990, and in 1995 it was turned into a basketball museum.

Stadium
The Palace was opened in 1956 by Cardinals player and entrepenuer Sadrakis Marquis. It was deemed: "The birthplace of Brunanter basketball." It was home to the first professional Brunanter basketball team, and was a beloved stadium in which celebrities constantly appeared at. King Marten II was a regular at the palace, as the Cardinals were his favorite basketball team. The Palace was the home of 14 Cardinals Champion teams, and the ceiling is loaded with championship banners. The Palace was voted most memorable basketball icon for 19 straight years, 1968-1987. The Palace was finally closed as a stadium in 1990, for the newer and more technologically advanced Cape Cross Coliseum.

Museum
In 1995, the Palace was opened as a public basketball museum that showcased the greatest moments in Cardinals and BBL history. When Sadrakis Marquis died in 2000, an entire wing of the museum was set aside as an exhibit to the greatest Brunanter basketballer of all-time. The Marquis Wing was supposed to be a temporary exhibit but it has remained over the years.

Museum Features
The museum features a wide array of basketball memorabilia from signed jerseys of legends, to basketballs signed by every championship team since 1956. The museum has 4 seperate wings; the Marquis Wing, which commemorates the life and legacy of Sadrakis Marquis as a player, coach, owner, commisioner, and founder; the Championship Wing, in which every championship team has an exhibit with information about the team and players; the Legends Wing, which is located on the parquet floor itself and celebrates every BBL Hall of Famer with a biography and signed jersey; and the Cardinals Wing, which celebrates the very team that played in the Palace.