- Olympic Plaza (Kiev)
Olympic Plaza is a planned
shopping mall in the Ukrainian capital cityKiev . If constructed, the Olympic Plaza will be located in front of theOlimpiysky National Sports Complex .Currently, the mall's construction has been halted, as there are concerns that the construction of the Olympic Plaza will not provide the adjacent stadium with enough free space to accept the mass amounts of incoming tourists, coming to matches of the
UEFA Euro 2012 championship held by host countriesPoland andUkraine . The Union of European Football Associations has even banned games at the stadium until their concerns with the Olympic Plaza are addressed. [cite web|url=http://www.korrespondent.net/main/207606
title=UEFA bannes NSK Olimpiyskiy to accept matches for Euro-2012|date=September 17 ,2007 |accessdate=2007-11-09|work=Korrespondent.net ]On
November 1 ,2007 , theKiev City Council adopted a resolution to refer to the firm responsible for the plaza's construction, with a proposal to compensate 200 million hryvnias for proposed demolition of the Olympic Plaza. [cite web|url=http://www.korrespondent.net/main/214666/|title=Kievsoviet compensates demolition of the unfinished mall in front of the NSK Olimpiyskiy|date=November 1 ,2007 |accessdate=2007-11-09|work=Korrespondent.net ] TheMayor of Kiev Leonid Chernovetsky stated onNovember 19 that he has signed a bill that would allow demolition of the Olympic Plaza. [cite web|url=http://www.korrespondent.net/main/216981/|title=Mass media: Chernovetsky will demolish the shopping center in front of the NSK Olimpiysky|date=November 19 ,2007 |accessdate=2007-11-09|work=Korrespondent.net ]References
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