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In addition, a new bridge was built over the river to provide better connections to the surrounding area. Testing for the stadium piles and foundation began in July 2014. As a multiple-purpose arena, Kaliningrad Stadium can be used for football matches and other sporting events, conferences and concerts. Safety and security
History and description. Kaliningrad Stadium, also known as the Arena Baltika, is a newly opened stadium in the city of Kaliningrad. It was built to be one of the playing venues of the 2018 World Cup and the new home of FC Baltika, who previously played at the modest Baltika Stadium. Construction of Kaliningrad Stadium started in September 2015 ...
Location The new stadium was built on October Island, right in the heart of Kaliningrad. Having World Cup games in the city was the perfect excuse for local authorities to renovate the island, which had lain empty for many years and was not used for construction.
Kaliningrad Stadium was built ahead of the 2018 World Cup, opening just months before the tournament was due to get underway. It was intended to replace Baltika Stadium, the home of FC Baltika Kaliningrad. It had over 35,000 seats for the World Cup and was reduced to 25,000 in the wake of the competition in
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Jun 27, 2018 · Kaliningrad and its new US$300m “Arena Baltika” stadium has been thrown into the spotlight by the football World Cup. ... at all of the Soviet history upon which Russian Kaliningrad is built ...
The Russian football club FC Baltika Kaliningrad is based in Kaliningrad and plays in the Russian Football National League. The home stadium is the Kaliningrad Stadium, built for the 2018 FIFA World Cup . During 2006 to 2013, the Dynamo-Yantar men's volleyball club played in the Russian men's volleyball Championship.
Jan 20, 2018 · New stadium for Kaliningrad is being built on the October Island. It’s a very intriguing location. Despite its picturesque layout it’s also problematic and also expensive to deliver large buildings there due to wetland ground basis. Dispute over location was one of the reason to delay the groundbreaking by many months.
