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Luzhniki Stadium

Luzhniki Stadium is the country wide stadium of Russia, placed in its capital town, Moscow. The
complete name of the stadium is Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex. It the biggest
soccer stadium in Russia and the ninth-largest stadium in Europe. The stadium is part of the Luzhniki
Olympic Complex, and is located in Khamovniki District of the Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow
town. The call Luzhniki derives from the flood meadows inside the bend of Moskva River wherein the
stadium was constructed, translating roughly as The MeadowsThe stadium is placed at Luzhniki Street,
24, Moscow.

Luzhniki was the primary stadium of the 1980 Olympic Games, web hosting the outlet and closing
ceremonies, in addition to a number of the competitions, together with the final of the football event. A
UEFA Category 4 stadium, Luzhniki hosted the UEFA Cup final in 1999 and UEFA Champions League final
in 2008. The stadium additionally hosted such occasions as Summer Universiade, Goodwill Games and
World Athletics Championships. It became the principle stadium of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and hosted
7 fits of the event, inclusive of the hole in shape and the final. The stadium is positioned in Khamovniki
District of the Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow metropolis, south-west of the city middle. The
name Luzhniki derives from the flood meadows within the bend of Moskva River wherein the stadium
became built, translating more or less as The Meadow;. It changed into vital to find a very giant plot of
land, preferably in a green location close to the metropolis middle that might in shape into the shipping
map of the capital without too much issue.

According to one of the architects : On a sunny spring day of 1954, we, a set of architects and engineers
who were tasked with designing the Central stadium, climbed onto a giant paved place at the Lenin Hills
[which after the Soviet era would revert to their old name, the Sparrow Hills ]... The proximity of the
river, inexperienced mass of easy, fresh air – this situation alone mattered to pick out the location of the
future metropolis of sports... In addition, Luzhniki is located fairly close to the town center and
convenient get admission to to primary delivery structures with all parts of the capital.

In the beyond, its subject has been used as the home ground for many years of soccer competitors
Spartak Moscow and CSKA Moscow. It is currently used for some suits of the Russia countrywide soccer
group, as well as being used for various different carrying activities and for concert events. Luzhniki
Stadium is presently the temporary domestic floor of FC Torpedo Moscow.

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