Kirov Stadium
Russia, St. Petersburg, South Road, 25
Description:
Kirov Stadium was located in St. Petersburg, it was opened in 1950 and at that time was the largest not only in the USSR, but also in Europe. It was named after a Soviet statesman and politician. Before the reconstruction, the stadium could accommodate up to 110,000 spectators, which was a record figure.
During the 1980 Olympics, seven matches were played here, and in 1994 the Goodwill Games were held on its territory.
In 2005, it was decided to demolish this large-scale structure of the communist era, in 2006 the Kirov stadium was gone.