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The subject index / Kirov Stadium

Kirov Stadium


Categories / Sports/Sports and Recreation Facilities

KIROV STADIUM (25 Yuzhnaya Road), the largest sports facility of St. Petersburg. The construction began in 1933 (the project was approved in 1937) by the summer of 1941 most early works were finished. After the end of the Great Patriotic War, the construction was resumed (it was conducted simultaneously with the creation of Primorsky Victory Park). The stadium opened in 1950 (architect A.S. Nikolsky, K.I. Kashin-Linde, N.N. Stepanov), undergone reconstructions in 1980 and 1993 (architect S.P. Odnovalov, A.I. Pribulsky, M.V. Tsimbal, engineer V.E. Arsenov, A.S. Chugunov). The stadium is situated on the spit of Krestovsky Island, its east side adjoining the Primorsky Victory Park. The stadium base is a loop-shaped earth-filled oval hill, created by alleviation of the ground from the Neva's delta. The stands are located on the inner side of the hill; stairs and ramps lead up the hill's landscaped outer slopes; the double front staircase decorated by cascades and sculptures is situated on the east side. The sports arena includes a soccer field and a 400-meter track around it. In front of the entrance there is a bronze monument to S.M. Kirov (sculptor V.B. Pinchuk, architect L.M. Khidekel). The seating capacity of the stadium is 62,000. During the 1980 Olympics, the Olympic flame was lit there, and the group stage football matches took place at this stadium. The 1994 Goodwill Games' opening and closing ceremonies were held there as well. The stadium holds a variety of events (concerts, discos); there are gyms, pool tables, and bowling alleys available.

Reference: Оль Г. А. Александр Никольский. Л., 1980. С. 90-98.

И. А. Богданов.

Persons
Arsenov V.E.
Chugunov A.S.
Kashin-Linde Konstantin Ivanovich
Khidekel Lazar Markovich
Kirov (real name Kostrikov) Sergey Mironovich
Nikolsky Alexander Sergeevich
Odnovalov Stanislav Pavlovich
Pinchuk Veniamin Borisovich
Pribulsky Anatoly Isaakovich
Stepanov Nikolay Nikolaevich
Tsimbal Maya Vladimirovna

Addresses
Yuzhnaya Road/Saint Petersburg, city, house 25

Bibliographies
Оль Г. А. Александр Никольский. Л., 1980

Chronograph
1950
1980
1994



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