Olimpiiskyi National Sports Complex (Kyiv)
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The Olimpiiskyi ('Olympic') National Sports Complex (also known as Olympic Stadium, formerly named Republican Stadium and Central Stadium; Ukrainian: Національний спортивний комплекс «Олімпійський») is a multi-use sports and recreation facility, located on the slopes of the city's central Cherepanova Hora (Cherepanov Hill) in Pecherskyi District of Kyiv, Ukraine.
It is the premier sports venue of Ukraine and one of the world's elite stadiums. It is an official home ground of the Ukraine national football team.
It was originally established in 1923 as Red Stadium.
From 1938 to 1941, a new stadium with a capacity of 50,000 (now the current lower tier) was constructed to a design by Mykhailo Hrechyna. The west entrance of the stadium was beautified by a 22-column colonnade on the west side (finalised in 1954).
The stadium reopened in this form in June 1944.
A scoreboard was installed in 1950, and it was replaced in 1956 and 1962.
In 1966-68, a second tier was added, increasing its capacity to 102,000, and the scoreboard was replaced by two new scoreboards at the north and south stands.
The stadium was upgraded in 1978.
During the 1980 Summer Olympics (held in Moscow), it hosted football matches.
The stadium adopted its current name in 1996, and in 1997-98, it was upgraded and became an all-seater, with a capacity of 83,450.
From 1992 to 2008, the stadium hosted the Ukrainian Cup final.
From December 2008 to April 2011, the stadium underwent a reconstruction project.
Designed by Gerkan, Marg and Partners, the project cost US$550,000,000.
The lower tier was dismantled and rebuilt, the west stand was rebuilt with a two-level section containing a pressbox and 39 skyboxes, a 13-storey hotel was added to replace the colonnade, and a new exterior facade and roof was constructed. Under the roof are two videoscreens at the north and south sides.
The Olimpiiskyi NSC is the largest stadium in Ukraine, with a total all-seater capacity of 70,050 (68,055 for EURO 2012).
The total area is 145,741 sq m (1,568,744 sq m) and the height is 45 m (147 ft).
The reconstructed stadium is also expected to host five matches, including the final match, of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament.
The official site of Olimpiiskyi NSC:
www.nsc-olimpiyskiy.com.ua/en
It is the premier sports venue of Ukraine and one of the world's elite stadiums. It is an official home ground of the Ukraine national football team.
It was originally established in 1923 as Red Stadium.
From 1938 to 1941, a new stadium with a capacity of 50,000 (now the current lower tier) was constructed to a design by Mykhailo Hrechyna. The west entrance of the stadium was beautified by a 22-column colonnade on the west side (finalised in 1954).
The stadium reopened in this form in June 1944.
A scoreboard was installed in 1950, and it was replaced in 1956 and 1962.
In 1966-68, a second tier was added, increasing its capacity to 102,000, and the scoreboard was replaced by two new scoreboards at the north and south stands.
The stadium was upgraded in 1978.
During the 1980 Summer Olympics (held in Moscow), it hosted football matches.
The stadium adopted its current name in 1996, and in 1997-98, it was upgraded and became an all-seater, with a capacity of 83,450.
From 1992 to 2008, the stadium hosted the Ukrainian Cup final.
From December 2008 to April 2011, the stadium underwent a reconstruction project.
Designed by Gerkan, Marg and Partners, the project cost US$550,000,000.
The lower tier was dismantled and rebuilt, the west stand was rebuilt with a two-level section containing a pressbox and 39 skyboxes, a 13-storey hotel was added to replace the colonnade, and a new exterior facade and roof was constructed. Under the roof are two videoscreens at the north and south sides.
The Olimpiiskyi NSC is the largest stadium in Ukraine, with a total all-seater capacity of 70,050 (68,055 for EURO 2012).
The total area is 145,741 sq m (1,568,744 sq m) and the height is 45 m (147 ft).
The reconstructed stadium is also expected to host five matches, including the final match, of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament.
The official site of Olimpiiskyi NSC:
www.nsc-olimpiyskiy.com.ua/en
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olimpiyskiy_National_Sports_Complex
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°26'0"N 30°31'18"E
- "Dniprovets" stadium area 11 km
- Stadium Youri Gagarin 132 km
- Yunost Stadium 199 km
- Central Stadium 215 km
- Lokomotiv Stadium 431 km
- Traktar Stadium 432 km
- Dynama Stadium 435 km
- Haradski Stadium 444 km
- Arena-Lviv Stadium 469 km
- Stadium 499 km
- Cherepanova hill 0.6 km
- Klov 1.1 km
- Nova Zabudova (New Building) 1.1 km
- Pechersk 1.9 km
- Pecherskyi raion 2 km
- Lybid River 2.1 km
- Central Park 2.1 km
- Dniprovskyi raion 9 km
- Holosiivskyi raion 12 km
- Kaniv Reservoir 46 km
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