Avanhard Stadium (Prypiat)

Ukraine / Kyyivska / Prypyat / Prypiat / vulytsia Hidroproektivska
 stadium, abandoned / shut down, 1986_construction
A football stadium for 5,000 viewers was built in 1986.
The official opening was scheduled for May 1, 1986. But the arena was never opened because of the Chornobyl disaster few days before - April 26, 1986.

Photographic report from a lone explorer in the stadium:
www.urbanxphotography.co.uk/pripyat-stadium
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avanhard_Stadium_(Pripyat)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   51°24'37"N   30°3'18"E

Comments

  • Notice how the grassy field area of the soccer stadium is overgrown with trees that have taken root and are now nearly fully grown. This is a testament to how "civilization" will quickly revert back to nature without man doing his part to prevent it from happening. This once beautiful city is now becoming almost like a jungle village.
  • featured on the history channels life after people special.
  • It used to be beautiful, now it looks like a stadium hippies would use to play hemp ball.
  • Did a match ever get played here or was it another thing that was going to be opened 4 days after the accident?
  • i think it was for may day, pay attention to the crane
  • This stadiun was once so awesome but now its just ruins how sad.
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