Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, was a sports arena in Moscow, Russia, a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex. Built in 1956, it originally had a spectator capacity of 13,700. It was rebuilt in 2002, and eventually demolished in 2023, with plans to construct a replacement arena on the site.
The arena hosted the world and European championships in ice hockey, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, boxing, skateboarding and other sports. It hosted several games during the 1972 Summit Series tournament between the Soviet Union and Canada and was a venue for gymnastics and judo events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
It was primarily used for ice hockey as the home arena for HC Dynamo Moscow until the year 2000,Стадион when the club moved to Luzhniki Small Sports Arena. In 2002, the arena underwent major reconstruction and the seating capacity was lowered to 11,500. The arena subsequently hosted the 2005 World Figure Skating Championships. Demolition of the arena began in December 2023, which surprised some residents who did not expect that the reconstruction of the building meant its complete demolition.
Notable sporting events 1956, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, and 1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSRHistory of the palace of the sport EuroBasket 1965 1957, 1973, 1979, and 1986 Ice Hockey World Championships 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women 1986 Goodwill Games 1962 men's and women's Volleyball World Championships Games 5–8 of the 1972 Canada-USSR ice hockey Summit Series Games 5–8 of the 1974 series against Canada 2001 UEFA Futsal Championship 2005 World Figure Skating Championships
Notable concerts Big Country – 1988 Rising Force – 1989 Cannibal Corpse – 1993 Scorpions – 1997 Scooter – 2000 Rammstein – 2001 Judas Priest - 2005 Kraftwerk – 2004 Depeche Mode & The Bravery – 2006 Muse – 2007 Dream Theater, Nightwish – 2009 Smokie – 2011
See also Luzhniki Olympic Complex
References
External links
Official website