Luzhniki Palace of Sports
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| Former names | Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium |
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| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Capacity | 11,500 (formerly 13,700) |
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| Opened | 1956 |
| Renovated | 2002 |
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Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, is a sports arena in Moscow, Russia, a part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Built in 1956, it originally had a spectator capacity of 13,700. In the past it was the host site of the world and European championships in ice hockey, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, boxing, and other sports.
It hosted several games during the 1972 Summit Series ice hockey tournament between the Soviet Union and Canada and was a venue for gymnastics and judo events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
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. It was primarily used for ice hockey as the home arena for HC Dynamo Moscow until the year 2000,[2] in which the club moved to Minor Arena.[2]
Notable sporting events
- 1956, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, and 1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR[3]
- EuroBasket 1965[3]
- 1957, 1973, 1979, and 1986 Ice Hockey World Championships[3]
- 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women[3]
- 1986 Goodwill Games[3]
- 1962 men's and women's Volleyball World Championships[3]
- Games 5–8 of the 1972 Canada-USSR ice hockey Summit Series[3]
- Games 5–8 of the 1974 series against Canada
- 2001 UEFA Futsal Championship
Notable concerts
- Big Country – 1988
- Cannibal Corpse – 1993
- Scorpions – 1997
- Scooter – 2000
- Rammstein – 2001
- Kraftwerk – 2004
- Depeche Mode & The Bravery – 2006
- Muse – 2007
- Dream Theater, Nightwish – 2009
- Smokie – 2011
References
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Coordinates: 55°43′21″N 37°32′51″E / 55.722440°N 37.547525°E
| Events and tenants | ||
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| Preceded by Unknown venue, Cortina Sportovní hala, Prague Sportovní hala, Prague Sportovní hala, Prague |
Ice Hockey World Championships Venue 1957 1973 1979 1986 |
Succeeded by Unknown venue, Oslo Unknown venue, Helsinki Scandinavium, Gothenburg Unknown venue, Vienna |
| Preceded by Centennial Hall Wrocław |
Eurobasket Final Venue 1965 |
Succeeded by Helsinki Ice Hall Helsinki |
| Preceded by Palacio de Deportes Granada |
UEFA Futsal Championship Final Venue 2001 |
Succeeded by PalaMaggiò Caserta |
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