
Gazprom Arena
Krestovsky Island, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
September 17, 2024 - 14:35 GMT+0
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It's almost the same spot, where I shot panorama in March 2014 for WWP event "Decade". Gazprom Arena is a retractable roof stadium with a retractable pitch in the western portion of Krestovsky Island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which serves as home for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. The stadium was opened in 2017 for the FIFA Confederations Cup.
Lat: 59° 58' 17.214" N
Long: 30° 13' 29.879" E
Precision is: High. Pinpoints the exact spot.
Camera: Pentax K-5 II; Lens: Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-eye CS II; Hot shoe two axis double bubble spirit level: ROWI 197;Cable switch: CS-205; Shooting without tripod manual by Nuno A. Madeira (Portugal); PC Software: PTGui Pro 10.0.19 by New House Internet Services B.V. (dated by June 6, 2018), Pano2VR 6.1.8 pro 64bit by Garden Gnome Software (dated by May 25, 2020)
On that day, September 17, 2024, FC Zenit played at its stadium a home match with FC Rubin Kazan as part of the 2024-25 Russian Cup tournament. Stadium gates will open 2 hours before the match, so fans are just beginning to gather