The legendary Olimpiysky sports complex was built specifically for competitions and other spectacular events as part of the famous Moscow Olympics, which took place in 1980. And today there are organized important sports and shows of domestic and foreign pop stars.
A bit of history
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the stadium "Union" was located at the place where the Olimpiysky sports complex is located today, where Muscovites made their first attempts to master a new foot ball game. In the Soviet period, this sporting facility was repeatedly renamed. In particular, at first it began to be called the "Stadium of Soviet Trade Officers", then - "Profintern Stadium" and, finally, "Petrel". The construction of the "Olympic", which was supposed to be the largest sports complex in the world at that time, was started in 1977. The authorship of this grandiose construction project belonged to a large team of architects, led by M. Posokhin. By the way, for his excellent work in 1982, he, along with the architect B. Thor, was awarded one of the highest awards of the USSR - the Lenin Prize. In order to build the Olimpiysky sports complex, apart from the Burevestnik territory, plots were allocated for construction, on which were the buildings of the Voskhod factory and the Experimental Chemical and Metallurgical Plant, as well as residential buildings located in the lanes of Topolev, Vypolzova and Samarsky. Construction lasted only three years, which is not so much, given the scale of the structure, and the official opening date coincided with the opening ceremony of the Olympics-80.
Sports complex "Olympic" on the map of Moscow
Our capital is a metropolis, in which it is sometimes difficult to navigate not only visitors, but also those who were born and raised there. To prevent this from happening when you need to get to the Olympic, you can use the map of Moscow. It is sold at any kiosk. In addition, the map is available on the Internet, including in an interactive version. A metro metro scheme may also come in handy, as the subway is the easiest option to get to this famous CCM. The official address of the Olimpiysky sports complex is Russia, Moscow, 129090, Olimpiysky prospekt, 16. Thus, to get to an event in this JCC, you first need to get to the Meshchansky district of the Central Administrative District of the capital. If we are talking about a trip by public transport, it is best to take the subway and get to the Prospekt Mira station.
Description
The Olimpiysky sports complex in Moscow consists of an oval-shaped indoor building and another one with swimming pools.
In the main building are located:
- the central arena with dimensions of 126 by 90 m and a height of 24 m and stands for 35 thousand spectators;
- ice rink for training;
- sports gym ;
- rehabilitation center;
- game room for team sports;
- large and small choreography rooms and a gym.
The main stadium is protected from above by a roof-membrane of 6 mm thickness. Its arena is adapted to be used for a wide variety of purposes. In particular, a synthetic carpet can be mounted on it to turn into a concert hall, a recreational treadmill, or an artificial ice field can be organized. In addition, the main arena is easily transformed into separate sites. For this, a giant soundproof partition is used, mounted from 26 panels. It is assembled in just 2.5 hours and, dividing the arena into 2 parts, it allows 2 events to be held simultaneously.
Object layout
The "Olympic" sports complex (Moscow) occupies the territory limited by the Olympic Avenue and the streets of Schepkin, Durov and Samarskaya. The diagram shows that the first entrance is located on the street. Schepkina. If you look from this side, then on the right you will see the pool building, where there is also a hotel. In the center of the main building there is a stadium, and behind its northern stand are located (from east to west) Small and Large Choreographic Halls, the Aerobics Hall and the Ice Center. Behind the southern rostrum are located (from east to west) the Gymnasium and the Gymnasium, another Small Choreographic and Game Halls mentioned above. From the side of Olimpiysky Prospekt, bypassing Parking N2 and turning right, you can reach the press center. If you continue to move from this place so that the oval building is on the left, you can get to the conference room.
"Olympic" sports complex: concerts
A team of architects led by M. Posokhin created a multifunctional structure. Therefore, in November 1982, the first concerts were held at the Olimpiysky, in which Alla Pugacheva took part among other artists. Over the years the complex has existed, many world-famous stars have also performed there, such as Adriano Celentano, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Status Quo, Patricia Kaas, Depeche Mode, Bjork, Rammstein, Ricky Martin, George Michael, Enrique Iglesias, Christina Aguilera, Elton John, Whitney Houston, Eros Ramazzotti, Shakira, Paul McCartney.
Concert program for 2014
At events in the CCM "Olympic" is almost always a full house. To give an idea of the richness of the annual concert program, it is enough to say that, for example, the following concerts have already been held during 2014:
- Depeche Mode - March 7;
- Lube group - March 15;
- 30 Seconds To Mars - March 16;
- Justin Timberlake (first concert in Russia) - May 17;
- Black Sabbath - June 1;
- Linkin Park - June 2;
- "Muz - TV Award" for 2014 - June 6;
- Armin Van Buuren — September 27.
As for the upcoming events, until the end of 2014, the Olimpiysky sports complex invites viewers to:
- concert "Ehh, Take a Walk!" - 15th of November;
- creative evening of composer I. Krutoy - November 22;
- show program "Disco of the 80s" - November 29;
- concert of the festival "Song of the Year" - December 6;
- concert "Retro FM Legends" - December 13;
- concert of the group "SPLIN" - December 20.
This is only part of what in 2014 SKK Olimpiysky offers Muscovites and tourists. In addition, from the end of December to January 11, 2015, it will be possible to become a spectator there at concerts of the Ice Age show.
Ticket offices and tickets
The events that the Olimpiysky sports complex offers to attend are always of great interest. Central ticket offices where you can buy tickets for them are located at the metro station "Prospekt Mira", st. Schepkina, 47. They work daily from 10:00 to 21:00 hours without a lunch break. In addition, you can purchase electronic tickets that are booked and paid over the Internet and printed on a regular printer. And also at 16 Olimpiysky Prospekt, p. 2, there are ticket offices near the pool of the complex where one-time tickets for sports services can be purchased.
CCM "Olympic" is waiting for spectators and those who want to bring their body into excellent physical shape throughout the year. In addition, a huge book market operates in the western and southern parts of the sports complex, which operates in the morning.