Luzhniki Palace of Sports
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| Former names | Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium (1956–1992) |
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| Location | Khamovniki District, Moscow,  Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°43′21″N 37°32′51″E / 55.722440°N 37.547525°E |
| Public transit |  Sportivnaya Luzhniki |
| Capacity | 11,500 (formerly 13,700) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Renovated | 2002 |
| Demolished | 20 December 2023 |
| Rebuilt |
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| Tenants | |
| HC Dynamo Moscow (until 2000) | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, was a sports arena in Moscow, Russia, a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex. Built in 1956, it originally had a spectator capacity of 13,700. It was rebuilt in 2002, and eventually demolished in 2023, with plans to construct a replacement arena on the site.
The arena was the host site of the world and European championships in ice hockey, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, boxing, skateboarding and other sports. It hosted several games during the 1972 Summit Series tournament between the Soviet Union and Canada and was a venue for gymnastics and judo events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
It was primarily used for ice hockey as the home arena for HC Dynamo Moscow until the year 2000,[2] when the club moved to Luzhniki Small Sports Arena.[2] In 2002, the arena experienced a major reconstruction and the seating capacity was lowered to 11,500. The arena subsequently hosted the 2005 World Figure Skating Championships. Demolition of the arena began in December 2023.[3]
Notable sporting events
[edit]- 1956, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, and 1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR[4]
- EuroBasket 1965[4]
- 1957, 1973, 1979, and 1986 Ice Hockey World Championships[4]
- 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women[4]
- 1986 Goodwill Games[4]
- 1962 men's and women's Volleyball World Championships[4]
- Games 5–8 of the 1972 Canada-USSR ice hockey Summit Series[4]
- Games 5–8 of the 1974 series against Canada
- 2001 UEFA Futsal Championship
- 2005 World Figure Skating Championships
Notable concerts
[edit]- Big Country – 1988
- Rising Force – 1989
- Cannibal Corpse – 1993
- Scorpions – 1997
- Scooter – 2000
- Rammstein – 2001
- Judas Priest - 2005
- Kraftwerk – 2004
- Depeche Mode & The Bravery – 2006
- Muse – 2007
- Dream Theater, Nightwish – 2009
- Smokie – 2011
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 1980 Summer Olympics official report, Volume 2. Part 1 (PDF). pp. 58–60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-18.
- ^ a b Стадион Archived 2009-05-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ "In Luzhniki, they began to demolish the Sports Palace, which they promised to reconstruct: photo" (in Russian). 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g History of the palace of the sport Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine(in Russian)
External links
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Media related to Luzhniki Palace of Sports at Wikimedia Commons
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| Preceded by | Ice Hockey World Championships Venue 1957 1973 1979 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Eurobasket Final venue 1965 |
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| Preceded by | UEFA Futsal Championship Final Venue 2001 |
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