Dreaming of New Arena

Krestovsky Island, Saint Petersburg, Russia

March 16, 2014, 09:23 UTC (13:23 local time)

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The new football stadium is being built on the location where the former Kirov Stadium was located before it was demolished. The demolition of Kirov Stadium began in the morning of September 7, 2006. The first were demolished lighting poles weighing 220 tons and a height of 72 meters. Date of completion of the stadium has been changed several times. A tentative opening is set for 2017, the same year the arena is slated to host the FIFA Confederations Cup.

If you remember school history textbook, construction of the Colosseum began in 70 AD and was completed in 80 AD.

Links for home reading:

Kirov Stadium - article from Saint Petersburg encyclpaedia

Thread about the new stadium at www.skyscrapercity.com

Zenit Plays First Match At Condemned Kirov Stadium, article by Martin Burlund, July 7, 2006 (Issue # 1184), The St. Petersburg Times

Mutko: New St. Pete Stadium Will Be Ready by 2017, November 23, 2012, The Moscow Times

Zenit's Troubled New Stadium to be Finished in 2015, April 12, 2013, RIA Novosti

St. Petersburg Denies Zenit Arena in New Trouble, May 20, 2013, RIA Novosti

Fed Up FC Zenit Decide to Build Own Stadium, January 14, 2014 (Issue # 1792), The St. Petersburg Times

Sports Minister Sets Out to Rectify World Cup 2018 Broken Deadlines, article by RIA Novosti, March 13, 2014 (Issue # 1801), The St Petersburg Times

Location

Europe / Russia-Urals West

Lat: 59° 58' 17.51" N
Long: 30° 13' 28.56" E

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Precision is: High. Pinpoints the exact spot.

Equipment

Camera: Pentax K20D
Lens: Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-eye CS II
Panohead: Nodal Ninja Ultimate R10 + Quick Mount Mini Adapter Plate + Ultimate R1/R10 Zenith / Nadir Adapter
Pole: Fanotec Carbon Fiber Pole Series 2
Rotator: Fanotec Pole Rotator 45 degree stops
Pole Foot Plate: Fanotec
PC Software: PTGui Pro 9.1.9 by New House Internet Services B.V. (dated by December 12, 2013), Pano2QTVR Pro Flash version 1.6.6 by Thomas Rauscher

Behind the scene : other panorama shooted the next day

The next day weather was sunny,
and after work I was able to photograph a view of the constructing stadium from the south.

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