Mordovia Arena

Mordovia Arena
Location Saransk, Russia
Capacity 45,015
(planned)
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground 2010
Built 2017
Construction cost $300 million
Architect SaranskGrazhdanProekt
Tenants
FC Mordovia Saransk
2018 FIFA World Cup

Mordovia Arena (Russian: Мордовия Арена) is a football stadium currently under construction in Saransk, Russia in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It will also host FC Mordovia Saransk of the Russian Premier League, replacing Start Stadium. It will have a capacity of 45,015 spectators.[1]

Design

In the bid to host 2018 World Cup submitted to FIFA, Saransk's new stadium was shown with a temporary design by German architect Tim Hupe. For the final look of the stadium a local company SaranskGrazhdanProekt was chosen. The simple bowl-shaped venue is to have stands for 45,015 people, but only in tournament mode. After the 2018 World Cup upper stands are to be dismantled, decreasing capacity to 28,000. Between the stands left and the roof a promenade with retail and leisure spaces is to be created.

References

External links

Coordinates: 54°10′58″N 45°12′05″E / 54.18278°N 45.20139°E / 54.18278; 45.20139


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, January 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.