Holding the 2018 world football championship in Russia is not only a holiday for the fans, but also a great responsibility and work for those people who are involved in preparing for the competition. The construction of the stadium in Samara, as well as in Volgograd, Rostov, Saransk, Nizhny Novgorod and Kaliningrad, is the primary task of the tournament organizers. It is necessary to repair and build new streets and roads, hotels, train stations and airports, bridges and other infrastructure. One of the cities that is lucky enough to host the championship matches is Samara.
Ah, Samara, a town ...
The regional center is located on the elevated left bank of the great Volga River and is not only one of the oldest in Russia, but also one of the fastest growing centers in which more than one million people live. During the Soviet Union, the city was considered the capital of the aerospace defense industry. There were many military-industrial enterprises and the entry of foreigners into Kuibyshev (the old name of Samara) was ordered. With the start of perestroika, many defense plants were closed. Today, Samara is a major scientific, technical, economic, educational and cultural center of Russia. Citizens are proud that the city has the longest embankment in the country, and the square to them. Kuibyshev has no equal in size throughout Europe. Soon there will be new sports and cultural sites.
What will be the "Space Arena"
The construction of the stadium in Samara for the 2018 World Cup is one of the main tasks of the region’s leadership. According to the assurances of the Minister of Sports Mutko, of the seven sports facilities under construction for the World Cup, it is this arena that should be first commissioned. The northern part of the city in the Radio Center area was chosen as the site for the construction of the facility. The construction of a new stadium in Samara started in the summer of 2014. What will the Cosmos Arena be?
To begin with, it must be said that the name derives from the external appearance of the object, which resembles the cosmic sphere. The capacity of the stands is designed for 45,000 spectators. All seats will be equipped with comfortable plastic seats. Above the weather, fans will be protected by a roof. At different levels of the stands for the audience, a foyer has been planned, which provides toilets, first-aid posts, cafes and shops. A modern press center equipped with new equipment will be built for journalists and television people. Carrying out the construction of a stadium in Samara, they will not forget about VIP-persons, for whom they will equip individual lodges. The natural lawn laid on the field will be equipped with a heating system, which will allow matches to be held here in the cold season. Especially for people with disabilities will be equipped with places for entry and for seating in the stands.
Stadium cost
The construction of the stadium in Samara was initially estimated at 13.2 billion rubles. Later, the project went up to 16 billion. They plan to build not only the Cosmos Arena for this amount, but also a multifunctional sports complex, training football fields, hotels and landscaping the surrounding area, turning it into a park zone. A new residential area will grow near the stadium.
After the championship
The construction of the stadium in Samara will undoubtedly delight fans of the Wings of the Soviets team. After all, at the end of the 2018 World Cup, this club will become the owner of a new arena. Samara people love and value football. Many matches with the participation of their favorites collected full houses at the Metallurg stadium (the club’s current home arena), but lately, the wings have not particularly pleased their fans, either returning to the Premier League or leaving it again. already in the new stadium, when the stands are full, the team’s business will go uphill. In addition to playing the ball in the arena, entertainment and cultural events can be held. school, fitness center and museum of the Krylya Sovetov football club, shops and trade and exhibition pavilions. It is planned to complete the construction of the stadium in Samara by 2017. Photos and videos from the construction site were recently posted on the Internet. According to the local authorities, everything is going according to plan, and the Cosmos Arena will be built on time.