Fisht Olympic Stadium
 Fisht Olympic Stadium during the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony | |
| Location | Sochi, Russia |
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| Coordinates | 43°24′08″N 39°57′22″E / 43.4022667°N 39.9561111°ECoordinates: 43°24′08″N 39°57′22″E / 43.4022667°N 39.9561111°E |
| Owner | Government of Russia (Olympstroy) |
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47,659 – FIFA mode 40,000 – Olympic mode[1] |
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| Opened | 2013[1] |
| Construction cost | US $779 million |
| Architect | Populous,[2] Buro Happold |
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Fisht Olympic Stadium (Russian: Олимпийский стадион «Фишт», Olimpiyskiy stadion "Fisht") is an open-air (formerly covered) stadium in Sochi, Russia. Located in Sochi Olympic Park and named after Mount Fisht, the 40,000-person-capacity stadium was built primarily for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, serving as the Olympic stadium, the venue for their opening and closing ceremonies.
Overview
Designed by Populous and British design consultancy Buro Happold, the stadium's roof was built from approximately 36,500 square metres (393,000 sq ft) of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) and was designed to give the roof the appearance of snowy peaks. The bowl opens to the north, allowing a direct view of the Krasnaya Polyana Mountains, and the upper deck is open to the south, allowing a view of the Black Sea.[3][4]
Having opened in 2013, it cost $779 million to build the stadium.[1] After the Games, the stadium complex will serve as a training centre and match venue for the Russia national football team,[1] and as a site for matches during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[5]
In October 2013, the Central Bank of Russia issued a commemorative 100-ruble note,[6] a hundred days before the start of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. The blue-tinted banknote depicts a flying snowboarder on one side, and on the other the Fisht Olympic Stadium[7] and a firebird.
Gallery
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Inside the stadium during the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
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Russia 2014 Olympic 100-ruble banknote
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Fisht Olympic Stadium". Sochi2014.com. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ↑ Sochi 2014 Main Stadium architect: Populous
- ↑ Design for two major Sochi 2014 venues approved Archived October 31, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Archived September 8, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "FIFA Picks Cities for World Cup 2018". RIA Novosti. 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ↑ Zaccardi, Nick (30 October 2013). "Russia Central Bank issues special Sochi Olympic banknote". NBC Sports.
- ↑ "100 days to go to Sochi 2014". Populous. 31 October 2013.
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| Preceded by BC Place Vancouver |
Winter Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies (Olympic Stadium) 2014 |
Succeeded by Olympic Park of Hoenggye Pyeongchang |
| Preceded by BC Place Vancouver |
Winter Paralympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies (Olympic Stadium) 2014 |
Succeeded by Olympic Park of Hoenggye Pyeongchang |
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