- Petrovsky Stadium
Petrovsky Stadium ( _ru. Стадион «Петровский») is home arena of FC Zenit of
Saint Petersburg ,Russia . It is located on the Petrograd side in centralSt. Petersburg on Petrovsky Island, an island in the Malaya Neva River connected to the mainland by a bridge.Capacity
Capacity [http://www.petrovsky.spb.ru/stadium/id/15 21.570]
History
The first stadium at this location was designed by architects N.V. Baranov, O.I. Guryev and V.M. Fromzel, and was built in 1924 - 1925. In 1957 - 1961 it went through major reconstruction, the largest one before the
1980 Summer Olympics . At that time the capacity was 33,000 seats.The stadium has received world recognition since hosting the
Goodwill Games in 1994. At that time, after a major reconstruction the seating capacity was changed to a more comfortable design with 21,500 seats. All seats are made of weather-proof durable plastic. Seats have different colour, depending on the seating section and proximity to the pit.Today
FC Zenit is currently based at Petrovsky Stadium, and plays home games there.
Besides sporting events, Petrovsky Stadium has been a popular place for entertainment, rock concerts and festivals.
External links
* [http://www.petrovsky.spb.ru/ Official website]
* [http://www.fc-zenit.ru/ FC Zenit Official Site]
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